General information
1. All people in the car while driving must be fastened with seat belts.
2. The front seat belts are equipped with automatic emergency tensioners. The procedure for using such belts is similar to the procedure for using belts of conventional design. The principle of functioning of emergency tensioners is discussed in more detail below in the corresponding subsection.
3. It is not allowed to use one seat belt for fastening more than one person.
4. The lumbar section of the belt should be located at the level of the hips, covering the hip joint of the seated person, as the most durable element of the human skeleton.
5. The shoulder section of the belt must not be passed under the arm or over the neck of the seated person.
6. Make sure the belt is not twisted.
7. Remember that the maximum effectiveness of the seat belt is achieved in the upright position of the seatback. Excessive tilt of the backrest increases the likelihood of the occupant slipping in the event of an impact under the belt.
8. The seat belts have three anchor points, one of which is equipped with an inertial return device with automatic jerk locking. Belts of this type do not need to be adjusted in length.
9. If a special child seat is installed, the seat belt must be permanently locked by pulling it completely out of the retractor. While holding it out, secure it to the child seat following the child seat manufacturer's instructions. Once the buckle is engaged, the excess length of the belt will wrap around the retractor drum and lock to secure the child seat.
10. To return the belt to normal operation, remove the child seat and allow the return device to wind the belt onto its inertia drum.
Rules for using seat belts
1. Slowly pull the belt out of the retractor, slung it over your shoulder and snap the belt buckle buckle into the buckle, then pull up on the shoulder section strap, checking that the buckle is secure in the buckle. Make sure the strap is not twisted - a twisted strap is dangerous in itself.
2. Lower the lap section of the belt as far as possible, placing it as low as possible on the hips. By pulling on the shoulder section, take up any slack and try to get the belt snug against your body. If necessary, tighten the belt and achieve a snug fit of its shoulder section to the body. The strap should pass diagonally across the ribcage of the seated person in such a way that the load on impact falls mainly on the strongest upper torso.
Warning! Failure to wear seat belts can result in serious injury in the event of an accident.
3. The driver of the vehicle, having fastened his seat belt, must check that all passengers are also properly fastened.
4. The correct position of the lap section of the belt will provide the safest repayment of the inertia of the body in the event of an accident, holding it by the strong bones of the hip joint. If the strap passes over the shoulder of the arm, the position of the upper anchorage of the strap on the car pillar should be corrected.
5. To adjust the position of the upper harness anchor, press the release button and slide the anchor up or down on the rack-mounted rail until the shoulder section of the harness is correctly positioned in relation to the neck. The mount has four fixed positions.
Warning! Never pass the shoulder section of the belt under your arm and do not wind it behind your back - this can be fraught with the most serious consequences in an accident.
6. A malfunctioning seat belt will not provide adequate protection to the driver/passenger in the event of an accident. Improper use of seat belts entails a serious risk of injury, damage and even death. If you are not sure that the adjustments are correct, have a Mitsubishi dealer check how the seat belts function. See below for more information on seat belts in your vehicle.
Diagonal lap belt
1. The laying scheme and the method of fastening the seat belt of the diagonal-waist design is shown in the illustration.
2. To unfasten the belt, press the red button labeled PRESS, which is located on the body of the buckle lock. When winding the belt with the return device drum, hold it by the buckle bracket. After getting out of the car, check that the belt does not get into the door opening and does not get caught when the door is slammed shut.
3. Belts of a diagonal-waist design are equipped with an inertial-type return device, the drum of which automatically selects the slack in the straps and constantly maintains a slight pre-tension of the belt pressed against the body. Inertial belts practically do not restrict the movements of the person fastened by them and allow him to easily change the position on the seat. In the event of a traffic accident or sudden braking of the car, the return device automatically locks the seat belt, ensuring that the body is fixed from dangerous movements.
4. The diagonal lap seat belts used on the considered car models on all seats, except for the front ones, are equipped with additional latches that provide the possibility of reliable fixation of special child seats. More detailed information on this issue can be obtained from Mitsubishi authorized service stations.
5. When the shoulder section of the belt is pulled out sharply, the locking mechanism of the return device is activated. The drum blocks the belt, eliminating the possibility of a dangerous 6 The diagonal lap belts used on the considered car models in all seats, except for the front ones, are equipped with additional clamps that provide the possibility of reliable fixation of special child seats. More detailed information on this issue can be obtained from Mitsubishi authorized service stations.
6. With a sharp pull of the shoulder section of the belt, the locking mechanism of the return device is activated. The drum blocks the belt, eliminating the possibility of dangerous movement of the passenger.
Automatic emergency belt tensioners
1. On some models, to provide additional protection to the driver/passenger, the front seat belts are equipped with devices that, when activated, provide automatic belt tension, which helps to eliminate the possibility of dangerous movement of the driver and passenger in the event of an accident.
2. The operation of automatic emergency tensioners occurs with directional overloads that occur during a severe frontal collision. At the same time, the front airbags are deployed.
3. When the device is activated, the seat belt remains in a taut position until the buckle of its buckle is removed from the buckle last.
4. Turning on the indicator lamp for additional security systems (SRS) warns the driver about possible malfunctions in the devices of the automatic emergency belt tensioners.