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Dr iv ing s af e t y
There fore, wh enever th e vehicle is
moving :
- never stand up in the vehicle
- never stand on the seats
- never knee l on the seats
- never ride with the seatback reclined
- never lie down on the rear seat
- never lean up aga inst the instrument panel
- never sit on the edge of the seat
- never sit sideways
- never lean out the window
- never put your feet out the window
- never put your feet on the instrument panel
- never rest your feet on the seat cushion or
back of the seat
- never ride in the footwell
- never ride in the cargo area
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WARNING
Improper seat ing positions increase the
risk of serious personal injury and death
whenever a veh icle is being used .
- Always make sure that all vehicle occu-
pants stay in a proper seating pos it ion
and are properly restra ined whenever the
vehicle is be ing used.
Driver
and passenger
side footwell
Important safety instructions
App lies to vehicles: with knee airbags
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WARNING
Always make sure that the knee airbag can
inflate without interference. Objects be-
tween yourse lf and the airbag can increase
the risk of inj ury in an acc ident by interfer-
ing with the way the a irbag deploys or by
being pushed into you as the airbag de-
ploys.
- No persons (children) or animals should
ride in the footwell in front of the pas-
senger seat. If the airbag deploys, this
can result in se rious or fata l injuries.
- No objects of any kind should be carried
in the footwe ll area in front of the driv-
er's or passenger's seat . Bulky objects
(shopping bags, for example) can ham-
per or prevent proper deployment of the
airbag. Small objects can be thrown
through the vehicle if the airbag deploys
and injur e you or your passenge rs.
Pedal
area
Pedals
The pedals must always be free to move and
must never be interfered with by a floor mat
or any other object.
Make su re t hat a ll peda ls move free ly without
interference and that not hing preven t s t hem
from return ing to their or ig inal positions .
Only use floor mats that leave the pedal a rea
free and can be secu red with floor mat fasten-
ers.
If a brake circu it fa ils, increased brake pedal
t ravel is required to bring the vehicle to a full
stop.
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WARNING
Pedals t hat cannot move free ly can ca use
loss of vehicle contro l and increase the risk
of serious injury.
- Never place any objects in the driver's
footwell. An object could get into the
pedal area and interfere with pedal func-
tion. In case of sudden braking or an ac-
cident, you wou ld not be able to brake or
accelerate!
-Always make sure that nothing can fall
or move into the driver's footwell.
Floor mats on the driver side
Always use floor mats that can be securely
attached to the floor mat fasteners and do
not interfere with the free movement of the
pedals.
.,. Make sure that the floor mats are properly
secured and cannot move and interfere with
the pedals
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