OPERATOR'S MANUAL

CAB
Factorscontributingtoreduced
seatbeltlife:
•Heavytruckstypicallyaccumulate
twiceasmanymilesasthe
averagepassengercarinagiven
timeperiod.
•Seatandcabmovementin
truckscausesalmostconstant
movementofthebeltduetoride
characteristicsandseatdesign.
Theconstantmovementofthebelt
insidetherestrainthardwareand
thepotentialforthebelttocome
incontactwiththecabandother
vehicleparts,contributestothe
wearoftheentiresystem.
•Environmentalconditions,suchas
dirtandultravioletraysfromthe
sun,willreducethelifeoftheseat
beltsystem.
Duetothesefactors,thethree-point
safetybeltsysteminstalledinyour
vehiclerequiresthoroughinspection
every20,000miles(32,000km).If
thevehicleisexposedtosevere
environmentalorworkingconditions,
morefrequentinspectionsmaybe
necessary.
Anyseatbeltsystemthatshowscuts,
fraying,extremeorunusualwear,
signicantdiscolorationduetoUV
(ultraviolet)exposure,abrasiontothe
seatbeltwebbing,ordamagetothe
buckle,latchplate,retractorhardware
oranyotherobviousproblemshould
bereplacedimmediately,regardless
ofmileage.
WARNING
Itisimportanttorememberthat
anytimeavehicleisinvolvedinan
accident,theentireseatbeltsystem
mustbereplaced.Unexposed
damagecausedbythestressofan
accidentcouldpreventthesystem
fromfunctioningproperlythenext
timeitisneeded.Failuretocomply
mayresultindeathorpersonal
injury.
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