Seat Alhambra Owner's Manual page 158

Transport and practical
equipment
Transporting objects
Introduction
Always transport heavy loads in the luggage
compartment and place the seat backs in a
vertical position. Always use the anchors pro-
vided with suitable rope to secure heavy ob-
jects. Never overload the vehicle. Both the
carrying capacity as well as the distribution
of the load in the vehicle affect driving be-
haviour and braking ability
WARNING
Unsecured or incorrectly secured objects
can cause serious injury in case of a sud-
den manoeuvring or breaking or in case of
an accident. This is especially true when
objects are struck by a detonating airbag
and fired through the vehicle interior. To re-
duce the risks, please note the following:
Secure all objects in the vehicle. Always
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keep equipment and heavy objects in the
luggage compartment.
Always secure objects with suitable rope
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or slings so that they cannot enter the
areas around the front or side airbags in
case of sudden braking or an accident.
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Always ensure that objects inside the ve-
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hicle cannot move into the area of the air-
bags while driving.
While driving, always keep object com-
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partments closed.
Remove all objects from the front pas-
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senger seat when it is folded down. When
the seat backrest is folded down, it presses
on small and light objects and these are
detected by the weight sensor on the seat;
this sends false information to the airbag
control unit.
While the backrest of the front passenger
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seat is folded, the front airbag must remain
disconnected and control light
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Objects secured in the vehicle should
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never be placed in such a way as to make
passengers sit in an incorrect position.
If secured objects occupy a seat, this
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seat should not be occupied or used by
anyone.
WARNING
The driving behaviour and braking ability
change when transporting heavy and large
objects.
Adjust your speed and driving style to vis-
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ibility, road, traffic and weather conditions.
Accelerate gently and carefully.
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Avoid sudden braking and manoeuvres.
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Brake early.
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Operation
on.
Transporting a load
Secure all objects in the vehicle
Distribute the load throughout the vehicle,
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on the roof and in a trailer as uniformly as
possible.
Transport heavy objects as far forward as
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possible in the luggage compartment and
lock the seat backs in the vertical position.
Secure luggage in the luggage compart-
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ment with suitable straps on the fastening
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rings page 157.
Check the headlight adjustment
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page 133.
Use the suitable tyre pressure according to
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the load being transported. Read the tyre in-
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flation information label page
For vehicles with a tyre pressure indicator,
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change the vehicle load status
CAUTION
Objects on the shelf could chafe against
the wires of the heating element in the
heated rear window and cause damage.
Note
Please note the information about loading
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a trailer page 301 and the roof carrier
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system page 167.
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page 298.