Chevrolet Beat diesel Owner's Manual page 46

42 Seats and Restraints
Proper positioning of adults and
teenagers.
Adults and teenagers seated in the front
driver and passenger seats can also
improve their safety and the effecti-
veness of the air bags by using proper
seating positions.
For the best seating position of adults
and teenagers:
Wear the three-point safety belts at
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all times.
All occupants, including the driver,
should always wear their safety
belts whether or not an air bag is
also provided at their seating
position to minimize the risk of
severe injury or death in the event of
a crash.
Air bags do not deploy in rear and
side-impact collisions. Occupants
not wearing their safety belts will
not be protected by any restraint
system, resulting in severe injuries
or death in these types of collisions.
Occupants who are not properly
wearing their safety belts may be
thrown forward by braking before
impact, placing their bodies near or
against the air bag modules. This
can cause severe injury from the
force of air bag's deployment.
Move the back of the seat rearward
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as far back as is comfortable and
safe.
Positioning your seat farther away
from the air bag module will not
decrease the effectiveness of the air
bag. Greater distance from the
module means greater protection
from the air bag's forceful and
sudden deployment. Never move
the driver's seatback so far as to
impair the driver's ability to
comfortably reach the steering
wheel, pedals and other instrument
and controls.
Tilt the seat back slightly and do not
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lean forward.
Tilt the seatback slightly, and sit
with your back against the back of
the seat. Do not lean or otherwise
position your body close - within 15
cm (6 inch) - to the air bag module.
Do not rest any part of your body on
or near the plastic trim covering the
air bag module (the hub of the
steering wheel or the passenger side
of the instrument panel above the
glove box). Try to keep your head
and body more than 25 to 30 cm (10
to 12 inches) away from the air bag.
More distance is safer.