Seats And Seat Belts; Changing A Flat Tire; Combination Lap And Shoulder Belts - Fleetwood 2012 American Eagle Owner's Manual

slowly to a safe place.
• Park on a firm level surface.
• Turn off the ignition.
• Set the parking brake.
• Turn on the hazard flasher system.
• Ensure your passengers are safely located
and children monitored.
• Get professional roadside assistance.

Changing a Flat Tire

Even with good tire maintenance and normal
driving, you may experience a flat tire. Summon
professional help through your auto club, travel
service, or a local truck service facility. Your
motor home is not equipped with a jack or other
lifting device. Do not attempt to lift the motor
home with a jack. Consult the Chassis
Operator's/Owner's Guide/ Manual for addi-
tional information on tire inflation and proper
torque or the leveling system.
WARNING
!
Wheels and tires equipped with your motor home are
extremely heavy and may weigh 100 pounds or more.
Do not attempt to remove the spare tire (if equipped)
unless you are capable of handling the weight.
WARNING
!
To avoid personal injury and/or property damage if a
blowout or other tire damage occurs, obtain expert tire
service help. Do not attempt to change the tire yourself.

SEATS AND SEAT BELTS

Seat belts help to restrain you and your pas-
sengers in case of a collision. In most states,
the law requires their use.
Seat belts provide the best restraint when:
• the seat back is upright
• the occupant is sitting upright (not
slouching)
• the lap belt is snug and low on the hips
• the shoulder belt is snug against the chest
• the knees are straight forward
WARNING
!
Make sure that you and your passengers, including
pregnant women, wear safety belts. Be sure that lap
belts fit snugly and as low as possible around the hips.
If safety belts are not used properly, the risk of you or
your passengers being injured in a collision greatly
increases.
For your safety, your vehicle has combination
lap and shoulder belts for the driver and front
seat passenger and lap belts without retractors in
all other designated seating positions.
Always drive and ride with your seatback
upright and the lap belt snug and low across the
hips to reduce the risk of serious injury to the
abdomen or neck that could be caused by slid-
ing under the safety belts in a collision.
Never let a passenger hold a child on his or her
lap while the vehicle is moving. The passenger
cannot protect the child from injury in a colli-
sion. Refer to sections on Safety Restraints for
Children and Safety Belts for Children.
Never use a single belt for more than one person
or across more than one seating position. This
greatly increases the risk that one or both of the
people will be injured in a collision. Each desig-
nated seating position in your vehicle has a spe-
cific seat belt assembly which is made up of
one buckle and one tongue that are designed to
be used as a pair.
Combination Lap and
Shoulder Belts
While your vehicle is in motion, the combination
lap and shoulder belt adjusts to your movement.
However, if you brake hard, corner hard or if your
vehicle receives an impact, the lap and shoulder
belt locks and prevents you from moving.
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