Correct And Safe Seated Position - Skoda Fabia Owner's Manual

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Anchoring points for child seats using the TOP TETHER system.
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Head restraints adjustable for height
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Adjustable steering column.
The specified safety equipment works together, in order to optimally protect
you and those travelling with you in accident situations.
The safety equipment does not protect you or the people travelling with you, if
you or your occupants adopt an incorrect seated position or the equipment is
not correctly adjusted or used.
If the seat belt is not fastened properly, this may result in injuries during an
accident caused by the deployed airbag.

Correct and safe seated position

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Correct seated position of the driver
Adjusting the steering wheel position
Correct seated position of the front passenger
Correct seated position of the rear seat passengers
Examples of incorrect seated positions
WARNING
The front seats and all head restraints must be adjusted to match body
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size at all times and the seat belt must always be fastened properly to pro-
vide the most effective levels of protection to passengers.
Each occupant must correctly fasten the seat belt belonging to the seat.
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Children must be fastened » page
suitable restraint system.
If the occupant adopts an incorrect seated position, he is exposed to life-
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threatening injuries, in case he is hit by a deployed airbag.
If the occupants on the rear seats are not sitting upright, the risk of injury
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is increased due to incorrect routing of the seat belt.
The seat backrests must not be tilted too far back when driving, as this
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will impair the function of the seat belts and of the airbag system – risk of
injury!
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Not valid for sports seats.
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22, Transporting children safely with a
Correct seated position of the driver
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Read and observe on page 9 first.
For your own safety and to reduce the risk of injury in the event of an accident,
we recommend the following settings.
Adjust the driver's seat in the forward/back direction so that the pedals
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can be fully depressed with slightly bent legs.
Adjust the seat backrest so that the highest point of the steering wheel
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can be reached with your arms at a slight angle.
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Adjust the steering wheel so that the distance
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wheel and your chest is at least 25 cm
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wheel » page 10, Adjusting the steering wheel position.
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Adjust the head restraint so that the top edge of the head restraint is at
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the same level as the top of your head
Correctly fasten the seat belt
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WARNING
Always assume the correct seated position before setting off and do not
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change this position while driving. Also advise your passengers to adopt
the correct seated position and not to change this position while the car is
moving.
Maintain a distance of at least 25 cm to the steering wheel. Not keeping
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to this minimum distance will mean that the airbag system will not be able
to properly protect you – risk of death!
Fig. 1
The correct distance of the driver
to the steering wheel / correctly
adjusted head restraint
between the steering
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» Fig. 1. Adjusting the steering
» Fig. 1.
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» page 12, Wearing seat belts.
Passive Safety
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