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Dr iv ing Safely
• Adjust the head restraints so the upper edge
is as even as possible with the top of your
head. If that is not possib le, try to adjust
the head restraint so that it is as close to
this position as possible
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fig . 194.
• If there are passengers in rear seat, fo ld the
head restraints up on the occupied seats or
s lide the cent er head restra int upward at
least t o the next notch.
Adjusting head restraints
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page 77 .
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WARNING
All seats are equipped with head re-
straints. Driving without head restraints or
with head restra ints tha t are not properly
adjusted increases t he risk of ser ious or fa-
t al neck injury dramat ically. To help reduce
the risk of injury:
- Always drive with the head restraints in
place and proper ly adjusted.
- Every person in the veh icle must have a
properly adju sted head restra int .
- Always make su re each pe rson in the ve-
hicle proper ly adjusts the ir head re-
st raint . Adju st the head restrain t s so the
upper edge is as even as possi ble wit h
the top of your head . If that is not possi-
ble, try to adjust the head restra int so
that it is as close to this position as pos-
sible .
- Never attempt to adjust head rest raint
wh ile driving. If you have driven off and
must adjust the dr iver head rest for any
reason, first stop the vehicle safe ly be-
fore attempting to adjust the head re-
st rain t .
- Children must always be properly re-
st rained in a child restrai nt t hat is appro-
pr iate for their age and s ize
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page 20 4.
Examples of improper seating positions
The occupant restraint system can only re-
duce the risk of injury if vehicle occupants are
properly sea ted.
Imp roper sea t ing posit ions can cause serio us
inj ury or death . Safety belts can on ly work
when they are properly positioned on the
body. Improper seating positions red uce the
effectiveness of safety belts and will even in-
crease the risk of injury and death by moving
the safety belt to crit ical areas of the body.
Improper seating positions also increase the
risk of ser ious inj ury and death when an air-
bag dep loys and str ikes an occupant who is
not in t he proper seating posi t ion. A dr iver is
responsible for the safety of all vehicle occu-
pan t s and espec ially for child ren . Therefore :
• Never allow anyone to assume an incor rect
seating posi t ion when t he vehicle is bei ng
used
Q.&, .
The following bulle tins list only some sample
pos it ions that will increase the risk of serious
injury and dea t h. Our hope is that t hese exam-
ples will ma ke you more aware of seat ing po-
sitions t hat are dangerous .
Therefore , whenever the vehicle is
moving:
- never sta nd up in t he vehicle
- neve r sta nd on t he seats
- neve r kneel on the seats
- neve r ride wit h the seatback reclined
- never lie down on the rear seat
- never lean up against the instrument panel
- neve r sit on the edge of t he seat
- neve r sit sideways
- neve r lean out t he window
- neve r put your feet out the window
- never put your feet on the instrument panel
- never rest your feet on the seat cush ion or
back of the seat
- never ride in the footwell
- neve r ride in the cargo area
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WARNING
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Improper seating posit ions increase the
risk of ser ious persona l injury and death
whenever a vehicle is being used.
-Always make sure that all vehicle occu-
pants stay in a proper seating position
and are properly rest rained whenever the
veh icle is being used .
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