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Dr iv ing Safel y
to reduce the risk of inj ury when the vehi-
cle is not being used.
- After closing the rear lid, always make
sure that it is properly closed and locked.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es-
pecially with the rear lid left open . A
child could crawl into the vehicle through
the luggage compartment and close the
rear lid becoming trapped and unable to
get out . Being trapped in a vehicle can
lead to serious persona l injury.
- Never let children play in or around the
vehicle .
- Never let passengers ride in the luggage
compartment . Vehicle occupant s must
always be proper ly restrained in one of
the vehicle's seating positions.
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Tips
- Air circulation helps to reduce window
fogging . Stale air escapes to the outside
th rough vents in the trim panel. Be sure
to keep these slots free and open.
- The t ire pressure must correspond to the
load. The t ire pressure is shown on the
tire pressure label. The t ire pressure la-
bel is locate d on the dr iver's side B-pi llar.
The t ire pressure label lists the recom-
mended cold t ire inflat ion pressures for
the vehicle at its maximum capacity
weight and the tires that were on your
vehicle at the time it was manufact ured.
For recommended t ire pressures for nor-
mal load conditions, please see chapter
Q page278.
Tie-downs
The luggage compartment is equipped with
four tie-downs to secure luggage and other
items .
Use the tie-downs to secure your cargo prop-
erly ¢ page 169 , Loading the luggage com-
partment .
In a coll ision, the laws of physics mean that
even smaller items that are loose in the vehi-
cle will become heavy missiles that can cause
serious injury. It ems in t he vehicle possess en-
ergy which vary with vehicle speed and the
weight of t he item . Vehicle speed is the most
significant factor.
For example, in a frontal collision at a speed
of 30 mph (48 km/h), the forces acting on a
10-lb (5 kg) object are about 20 times the
normal weight of the item. This means that
the weight of the item would sudden ly be
about 200 lbs. (90 kg). You can imag ine the
injur ies that a 200 lbs . (90 kg) item fly ing
fr eely t hrough the passenger compa rtment
could cause in a col lision like t his.
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WARNING
Weak, damaged or imprope r st raps used
to secure items t o tie-downs can f ail dur-
ing hard braking or in a collision and cause
serious personal injury.
-Always use suita ble mo unt ing straps and
properly secure items to the tie-downs in
the luggage compa rtment to help pre-
vent items from shift ing or fly ing fo r-
ward as dangerous missiles.
- When the rear seat backrest is folded
down, always use suitable mounting
straps and properly secure items to the
tie-downs in t he luggage compartment
to hel p prevent items from fly ing for-
ward as dangerous missiles into the pas-
senger compartment.
- Never attach a chi ld safety seat t ether
st rap to a t ie-down .
Reporting
Safety
Defects
Applicable to U.S.A.
If you believe that your vehi cle
has a def ect whi ch could cause
a crash or could cause injury or
death, you should immediately
inform the National Highway
Traffic Safet y Administration
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