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S e at s a n d s tor a g e
Rear seats
General information
Safe transportation of passengers on the rear
seats requires proper safety precautions .
Fig. 57
Correc t sea t pos ition on the rear bench s eat
All passengers on the rear seats must be seat-
ed in compliance with the safety guidelines
explained in
¢ page 98
and
¢ page 106.
The correct seating position is critical for the
safety of front
and
rear seat passengers alike
¢ page 91.
A
WARNING
, -
-
- Occupants in the front
and
rear seats
must always be properly restrained.
- Persons taller than 4 feet 11 inches
(1.
50 m) must never sit in the rear seat
area . The rear passenger compartment
is
too small for passenger taller than 4 feet
11 inches
(1.
50 m).
- The minimum clearance between the
passengers' heads and the rear window
must never, under any circumstances, be
less than 1 inch (2.5 cm) with the pas-
sengers sit t ing fully upright. Taller per-
sons, as well as children on booster seats
who are too close to the rear window,
can suffer severe head and neck injuries
when the rear lid is closed or if a crash
occurs. Always make sure that rear seat
passengers ca nnot be struck when the
rear lid is closed .
- When the rear backrest is folded down
do not allow passengers to occupy the
load surface available while the vehicle is
in motion. Vehicle occupa nts must al-
ways be properly restrained.
- Never store any heavy, hard objects on
the rear lid cover. This can be hazardous
for rear seat occupants if the rear lid is
opened or if the vehicle is braked sud-
denly or in the event of a crash .
- Loose items inside the passenger com-
partment, can fly forward in a crash or
sudden maneuver and injure occupants .
Always sto re articles in the luggage com-
partment and use the faste ning eyes, es-
pecia lly when the rear seatbacks have
been fo lded down.
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
¢
page 91, Proper seating positions
for passengers in rear seats.
Rear window shelf
'
You can place light articles of clothing on the
rear window shelf behind the seatback .
A
WARNING
~
-
Whenever you are driving, do not leave any
hard objects on the rear window shelf or
a llow your pet to sit on the she lf. These
could become a hazard for veh icle occu-
pants in the event of sudden brak ing or a
crash!
(i)
Tips
- A vent slot is located between the shelf
and the rear w indow. Do not block the
vent with any items you may place on the
rear window she lf.
- Do not place bulky items on the rear win-
dow shelf as they wou ld restr ict or block
the driver's vision through the rear view
m irror .
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