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Vehicles Equipped with an Air Bag
An air bag inflates with great force. Do not place objects, including
either installed or portable wireless equipment, in the area over the air
bag or in the air bag deployment area. If in-vehicle wireless
equipment is improperly installed and the air bag inflates, serious
injury could result.
ELECTRONIC DEVICES
Most modern electronic equipment, for example equipment in
hospitals and cars, is shielded from RF energy. However, certain
electronic equipment is not, therefore:
Do not use your smartphone near medical equipment without
requesting permission.
Smartphones may affect the operation of some implanted cardiac
pacemakers and other medically implanted equipment. Pacemaker
patients should be aware that the use of a smartphone very close to a
pacemaker might cause the device to malfunction. Avoid placing the
phone over the pacemaker, e.g. in your breast pocket. When using the
phone, place it at your ear opposite the pacemaker. If a minimum
distance of 15 cm is kept between the phone and the pacemaker, the
risk of interference is limited. If you have any reason to suspect that
interference is taking place, immediately turn off your smartphone.
contact your cardiologist for more information.
Some hearing aids might be disturbed by smartphones. In the event of
such disturbance, you may want to consult your service provider, or
call the customer services line to discuss alternatives.
Operation of your smartphone close to other electronic equipment,
such as televisions, radios and personal computers may cause
interference.
AIRCRAFT
Turn off your smartphone before boarding any aircraft.
Do not use it on the ground without crew permission.
To prevent interference with communication systems, you must not
use your smartphone while the plane is in the air.
BLASTING AREAS
Turn off your smartphone when in a blasting area or in areas posted
"Turn Off Two-way Radio" to avoid interfering with blasting
operations. Construction crews often use remote control RF devices
to set off explosives.
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