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WARNING
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Front seat passengers who are unbelted,
out of position or too close to the airbag
can be seriously injured or killed by the air-
bag as it unfolds. To help reduce the risk of
serious personal injury:
- Passengers must always sit in an upright
position and never lean against or place
any part of their body too close to the
area where the airbags are located.
- Passengers who are unbelted, out of po-
sition or too close to the airbag can be
seriously injured by an airbag as it un-
folds with great force in the blink of an
eye.
- Always make sure that there are at least
10 inches (25 cm) between the front
passenger's breastbone and the instru-
ment panel.
- Always make sure that there are at least
4 inches (10 cm) between the front pas-
senger's knees and the lower part of the
instrument panel.
- Each passenger must always sit on a seat
of their own and properly fasten and
wear the safety belt belonging to that
seat .
- Before driving, always adjust the front
passenger seat and head restraint prop -
erly.
- Always keep your feet on the floor in
front of the seat . Never rest them on the
seat, instrument panel, out of the win-
dow, etc. The airbag system and safety
belt will not be able to protect you prop-
erly and can even increase the risk of in-
jury in a crash.
- Never drive with the backrest reclined or
tilted far back! The farther the backrests
are tilted back, the greater the risk of in-
jury due to incorrect positioning of the
safety belt and improper seating posi-
tion.
- Children must always ride in child seats
c>
page 136.
Special precautions apply
when installing a child seat on the front
passenger seat
c> page 115 .
Driving
Safely
101
Proper adjustment of head restraints
Correctly adjusted head restraints are an im-
portant part of your vehicle's occupant re-
straint system and can help to reduce the risk
of injuries in accident situations .
Fig. 109
Corre ctly adju ste d head restra int viewed from
the s ide
The head restraints must be correctly adjust -
ed to achieve the best protection.
.. Adjust the head restraint so that the upper
edge of the restraint is level with the top of
your head, but no lower than eye level and
so it is as close to the back of your head as
possible
c> fig. 109.
Adjusting head restraints
c>
page 70 .
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WARNING
Driving without head restraints or with
head restraints that are not properly ad-
justed increases the risk of serious or fatal
neck injuriy dramatically . To help reduce
the risk of injury:
- Always drive with the head restraints in
place and properly adjusted.
- Every person in the vehicle must have a
properly adjusted head restraint.
- Always make sure each person in the ve-
hicle properly adjusts their head re-
straint. Each head restraint must be ad-
justed according to occupants' size so
that the upper edge is as even with the
top of the person's head, but no lower
than eye level and so it is as close to the
back of to the head as possible.
- Never attempt to adjust head restraint
while driving. If you have driven off and
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