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Suzuki 2008 Reno User Manual

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SEATS AND RESTRAINT SYSTEMS

85Z14-03E

Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as
fast as it goes.

Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’s just
a seat on wheels.

Put someone on it.

Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle.
The rider doesn’t stop.

The person keeps going until stopped by
something. In a real vehicle, it could be the
windshield...

or the instrument panel...

or the safety belts!

With safety belts, you slow down as the
vehicle does. You get more time to stop.
You stop over more distance, and your

L3U1015A

L3U1016A

L3U1017A

L3U1018A

L3U1019A

L3U1020A

Safety Belts: