Chevrolet Spark Owner's Manual page 39

WARNING
• Children in secure child seats (in a
crash the forces are too great for an
adult to hold onto a child and the
adult will crush the child if they
share the same safety belt)
• No unbelted occupants (occupants
not wearing a safety belt are an in-
jury threat to themselves and to
other occupants in the vehicle be-
cause in a crash they become a free-
flying body that will strike other
persons in their path)
• No twisted safety belts (twisted
safety belts will not move freely and
restrain properly and can cut into
the occupants rather than spread
the force, thus increasing the risk
of injury and death)
• Lock doors (unlocked doors in-
crease the risk of injury and death
from external impacts and ejection
in a crash)
WARNING
• Make periodic checks (while riding
in the vehicle, check from time to
time to be sure that the lap portion
of the belt is snugly across the hips
and has not ridden up around the
waist and that the shoulder portion
is midway over the shoulder and
across the chest; properly positioned
belts allow the stronger structures
of the hips and shoulders to absorb
the forces of the belt against the
body, while improperly positioned
belts may cause neck injury or in-
jury to the vulnerable organs in the
abdominal area).
• No hard or breakable objects, be-
tween safety belts and body parts
(objects such as pens, glasses, etc.
in the occupant's pocket or on the
cloth can cause injury in the event
of a collision)
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SEATS AND OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEMS 2–5
WARNING
• Improper use of a safety belt can
cause serious injury. Do not modify
the safety belt. Do not add any de-
vice which would affect the opera-
tion of the safety belt.
• Before you close the door, make
sure the safety belt is out of the way.
Otherwise, the belt and/or the ve-
hicle body could be damaged.
WARNING
If the safety belt goes over an armrest
(if so equipped), lap portion of the
safety belt could force the occupant's
abdomen, not the bony pelvis, in a col-
lision.
• Be sure that the safety belt goes un-
der the armrests.
Failure to follow this can result in in-
juries or even death in case of a colli-
sion.