Safet Y; Passive Safety; Basic Informat Ion - Skoda YETI Owner's Manual

128 Passive Safet y

Safet y

Passive Safet y

Basic informat ion

Driving t he saf e w ay
Passive safet y measures reduce t he risk of injury in accident situa-
t ions.
In t his sect ion you w ill find import ant informat ion, t ips and not es on t he subject of
passive safet y in your vehicle. We have combined everyt hing here which you
should be familiar wit h, for example, regarding seat belt s, airbags, child seat s and
safet y of children. Therefore, please follow especially t he not es and w arnings in
t his sect ion in your ow n int erest and in t he int erest of your passengers.
WARNING
● This chapt er cont ains import ant inf ormat ion on how t o use t he vehicle f or
t he driver and his occupant s. You w ill f ind furt her inf ormat ion on saf et y, w hich
concerns you and t hose t ravelling w it h you, in t he f ollow ing chapt ers of t his
Owner's Manual.
● The complet e on-board lit erat ure should alw ays be in t he vehicle. This ap-
plies in part icular, if you rent out or sell t he vehicle.
Saf et y equipment
The safety equipment is part of t he occupant prot ect ion and it can
reduce t he risk of injuries in accident sit uat ions.
"Do not put at risk" your safet y and t he safet y of t hose t ravelling wit h you . In t he
event of an accident , t he safet y equipment can reduce t he risk of injuries.
The follow ing list cont ains part of t he safet y equipment in your vehicle:
● Three-point seat belt s for all t he seat s,
● belt force limit er for front seat s,
● belt t ensioner for front seat s,
● seat belt height adjust er for front seat s,
● front airbag for t he driver and front passenger,
● driver's knee airbag,
● front side airbags,
● rear side airbags,
● head airbags;
● anchoring point s for child seat using t he "ISOFIX" syst em,
● anchoring point s for child seat using t he "Top Tet her" syst em,
● head rest raint adjust able for height ,
● adjust able st eering column.
The specified safet y equipment works t oget her, in order t o opt imally prot ect you
and t hose t ravelling wit h you in accident sit uat ions. The safet y equipment does
not prot ect you or t he people t ravelling wit h you, if you or your occupant s adopt
an incorrect seat ed posit ion or t he equipment is not correct ly adjust ed or used.
For t his reason you will be provided w it h informat ion on why t hese equipment
component s are very import ant , how it prot ect s you and t he occupant s, w hat
should be observed when using t he equipment and how you and t he people t rav-
elling wit h you can make full use of t he exist ing safet y equipment. This Ow ner's
Manual cont ains important warning not es, which you and t hose t ravelling w it h
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you should pay at t ent ion t o in order t o reduce a risk of injury.
Saf et y concerns everybody!
Before set t ing of f
The driver is always fully responsible for his occupant s and for t he
operat ing safet y of t he vehicle.
For your own safet y and t he safet y of t he people t ravelling wit h you, please pay
at t ent ion t o t he following point s before set t ing off:
● Ensure t hat t he light ing and t he t urn signal syst ems are funct ioning properly.
● Inspect t he t yre inflat ion pressure.
● Ensure t hat all t he window s offer a good visibilit y t o t he out side.
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