Operation Manual

Seat belts
Seat and restraint systems 4-9
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senger in the event of an accident. Always
use the provided seat belts.
Carefully review the following information
for proper seat belt usage.
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All seats are equipped with a seat belt which
uses one combined lap-and-shoulder belt with
an emergency locking retractor.
This system is designed to provide both com-
fort and safety. It permits full extension and
automatic retraction of the belts during nor-
mal vehicle operation. A sensing device
inside the belt retractor is designed to lock the
retractor in the event of a sudden change in
the vehicle’s motion.
WARNING
 To help reduce the risk of injury or death
in an accident, seat belts and child
restraint systems must always be used.
Refer to “Child restraint systems” on page
4-14 for additional information.
 Never use one seat belt for more than one
person.
 Never carry more people in your vehicle
than there are seat belts.
 Always adjust the seat belt for a snug fit.
 Always place the shoulder belt over your
shoulder and across your chest. Never put
it behind you or under your arm.
 Always wear the lap belt as low as possible
across your hips, not around your waist.
 Never modify or alter the seat belts in
your vehicle.
 To reduce the risk to the driver of serious
injury or death during deployment of the
driver’s airbag, always properly wear the
seat belt and adjust the driver’s seat as far
back as possible while maintaining a posi-
tion that still enables you to fully apply the
pedals, easily control the steering wheel,
and safely operate the vehicle.
 To reduce the risk to a front seat passen-
ger of serious injury or death from a
deploying airbag, make sure the passenger
always wears the seat belt properly,
remains seated all the way back and
upright in their seat, and moves the seat as
far back as possible. Refer to “Supplemen-
tal Restraint System (SRS) - airbag” on
page 4-22 for additional information.
 Never hold an infant or child in your arms
or on your lap when riding in this vehicle
even when you are wearing your seat belt.
Never place any part of the seat belt you
are wearing around an infant or child.
Failure to follow these simple instructions
creates a risk of serious injury or death to
your child in the event of an accident or
sudden stop.
 Children 12 years old and under should
always ride in the rear seat and be prop-
erly restrained. This reduces their risk of
serious injury or death in an accident,
especially due to a deploying front passen-
ger airbag. Refer to “Child restraint sys-
tems” on page 4-14 for additional
information.
WARNING
 Any child who is too small to properly
wear a seat belt must be properly
restrained in an appropriate child
restraint system. Children 12 years old
and under should be seated only in the
rear seat to reduce their risk of serious
injury or death in an accident, especially
from the deployment of a front passenger
airbag.
 Infants MUST be placed in a rear-facing
child safety seat and positioned in the rear
seat.
 In the event of an accident, all seat belt
assemblies, including retractors and
attachment hardware, should be inspected
by an authorized Mitsubishi Motors
dealer to determine whether replacement
is necessary.
Seat belt instructions
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