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to be buckled properly . If removal of heavy clothing is all that is needed to permit the seatbelt to be buckled properly , remove the heavy clothing and do not use the extender .
. Never leave the seatbelt extender ’ s tongue plate engaged with the seatbelt buckle when not in use . Doing so may prevent the airbag system from functioning properly .
. Never connect the seatbelt extender to the passenger seatbelt buckle when the passenger seat is empty ; doing so may prevents the airbag system from functioning properly .
. Do not use the extender if the buckle of the extender rests over the abdomen .
. Do not let someone else use the extender . Use of an extender when it is not needed could reduce the effectiveness of the seatbelt and result in more serious injury or death in the event of a collision .
. Use the extender only for the front seatbelts and only for the model for which it was originally provided . Never use the extender for the rear seatbelts or for a different model .
. Before you fasten a seatbelt extender , make sure that the seatbelt extender is not twisted . A twisted seatbelt extender can increase the risk of a severe injury in an accident .
. Do not use more than one seatbelt extender at a time . Doing so could decrease the effectiveness of the seatbelt and increase the risk of injury or death in an accident .
. Do not use a seatbelt extender that has been used in an accident or damaged .
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. Make sure that the front passenger ’ s frontal airbag ON indicator light is on when you use a seatbelt extender in the front passenger ’ s seat . The front passenger ’ s frontal airbag OFF indicator light must also be off . If it is on , the front passenger ’ s SRS airbag will not deploy in a collision , which could result in death or serious injury . Refer to “ Front Passenger ’ s Frontal Airbag ON and OFF INDICA- TOR LIGHTS ” FP179 .
. The following conditions may cause the SRS frontal airbag system to detect that the driver and front passenger are wearing seatbelts , which prevents the SRS frontal airbag system from operating correctly .
– The tongue plates of the driver and front passenger seatbelt extenders are inserted into the seatbelt buckles , but the respective extenders and seatbelts are not connected .
– Leaving the tongue plate of the extender inserted into the seatbelt buckle when not in use .
These conditions may prevent the seatbelt warning light and warning alarm from operating correctly . They may also prevent the SRS frontal airbags from operating correctly in a collision , which can
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