Restraint System

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The primary means of occupant restraint are the front and rear seat belts. Seat belts help to keep the occupants inside the passenger compartment and gradually reduce the impact forces during the following events:

Frontal impact
Rear impact
Side impact
Rollover event

All seat belt retractors have emergency locks. The retractors remain unlocked during normal operation and under normal driving conditions to allow free movement of the upper body of each occupant. The seat belt webbing is locked into position by a pendulum, which causes a locking bar to engage a cog on the spool of the retractor mechanism, when the following conditions occur:

Rapid extraction of the seat belt webbing from the retractor
Abrupt change in vehicle velocity
Operation of the vehicle on a steep slope

The seat belts have an automatic locking (cinch) feature. The cinch feature is activated when the seat belt webbing is completely extended from the retractor. It prevents the webbing from extending beyond the position at which it can retract. Use of the cinch feature is recommended for securing a child seat. The cinch feature may be cancelled by allowing the webbing to wind back completely into the retractor. After the cinch feature is cancelled, the webbing is unlocked. This vehicle is also equipped with a Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) system. Refer to Supplemental Inflatable Restraint System Description and Operation .