WARNING
● Every person who drives or rides in this vehicle should use a seat belt at all times.
● Do not ride in a moving vehicle when the seatback is reclined. This can be dangerous. The shoulder belt will not be against your body. In an accident, you could be thrown into it and receive neck or other serious injuries. You could also slide under the lap belt and receive serious internal injuries.
● For the most effective protection when the vehicle is in motion, the seat should be upright. Always sit well back in the seat with both feet on the floor and adjust the seat belt properly.
Fastening the seat belts
s1 Adjust the seat. See “Seats” earlier in this section.
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s2 Slowly pull the seat belt out of the retractor and insert the tongue into the buckle until you hear and feel the latch engage.
● The retractor is designed to lock during a sudden stop or on impact. A slow pulling motion permits the seat belt to move, and allows you some freedom of movement in the seat.
● If the seat belt cannot be pulled from its fully retracted position, firmly pull the belt and release it. Then smoothly pull the belt out of the retractor.
s3 Position the lap belt portionlow and snug on the hipsas shown.
s4 Pull the shoulder belt portion toward the retractor to take up extra slack. Be sure the shoulder belt is routed over your shoulder and across your chest.
The front passenger seat belt and the rear three- point seat belts have a locking mechanism for child restraint installation. It is referred to as the automatic locking mode or child restraint mode.
When automatic locking mode is activated the seat belt cannot be extended again until the seat belt tongue is detached from the buckle and fully retracted. Once retracted, the seat belt is in the
emergency locking mode. See “Child restraints”
later in this section for more information.
The automatic locking mode should be used only for child restraint installation.
During normal seat belt use by a passen- ger, the locking mode should not be acti- vated. If it is activated it may cause uncom- fortable seat belt tension.
WARNING
When fastening the seat belts, be certain that the seatbacks are completely se- cured in the latched position. If they are not completely secured, passengers may be injured in an accident or sudden stop.
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Unfastening the seat belts
s1 To unfasten the seat belt, press the button on the buckle. The seat belt automatically re- tracts.
Checking seat belt operation
Seat belt retractors are designed to lock seat belt movement by two separate methods:
● When the seat belt is pulled quickly from the retractor.
● When the vehicle slows down rapidly.
To increase your confidence in the seat belts, check the operation as follows.
● Grasp the shoulder belt and pull forward quickly. The retractor should lock and re- strict further belt movement.
If the retractor does not lock during this check or if you have any questions about seat belt opera- tion, see a NISSAN dealer.
Center of rear seat
Selecting correct set of seat belts:
The center seat belt buckle is identified by the word “CENTER.” The center seat belt tongue can be fastenedonlyinto the center seat belt buckle.
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Shoulder belt height adjustment (Front seats)
The shoulder belt anchor height should be ad- justed to the position best for you. (See “Precau- tions on seat belt usage” earlier in this section.) To adjust, pull out the adjustment buttons1 and
move the shoulder belt anchor to the desired positions2, so the belt passes over the center of the shoulder. The belt should be away from your face and neck, but not falling off your shoulder.
Release the adjustment button to lock the shoul- der belt anchor into position.
WARNING
● After adjustment, release the adjust- ment button and try to move the shoul- der belt anchor up and down to make sure it is securely fixed in position.
● The shoulder belt anchor height should be adjusted to the position best for you.
Failure to do so may reduce the effec- tiveness of the entire restraint system and increase the chance or severity of injury in an accident.