Seat Alhambra Owner's Manual page 160

WARNING
When the vehicle is not in use or being
watched, always lock the doors and the
rear lid to reduce the risk of serious injury or
death.
Do not leave children unwatched, espe-
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cially when the boot is open. Children
could climb into the luggage compartment,
close the rear lid from inside and be unable
to escape themselves. This could lead to
serious injury or death.
Never allow children to play in or around
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the vehicle.
Never transport people in the luggage
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compartment.
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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place equipment and heavy objects in the
boot.
Always secure objects with suitable
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ropes or straps so that they cannot be
pushed inside the cabin and move around
the areas around the front or side airbags
in the event of sudden braking or an acci-
dent.
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Operation
While driving, always keep object com-
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partments closed.
Do not place hard, heavy or sharp ob-
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jects inside the vehicle interior, in open
storage compartments, the rear shelf of
the boot or on the dash panel.
Remove hard, heavy and sharp objects
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from clothes and pockets inside the vehicle
and store securely.
WARNING
The transport of heavy object changes ve-
hicle handling and increases braking dis-
tance. Heavy loads that have not been
stored or secured correctly could cause
loss of control and result in serious injury.
Vehicle handling changes when trans-
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porting heavy objects due to a change in
the centre of gravity.
Distribute the load as uniformly and as
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low down on the vehicle as possible.
Store heavy objects in the luggage com-
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partment as far from the rear axle as possi-
ble.
CAUTION
Hard objects on the rear shelf of the boot
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could chafe the wires of the heating ele-
ment and antenna of the rear window and
cause damage.
The side window antenna could be dam-
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aged due to chafing from objects.
Note
The ventilating slits between the heated
rear window and the shelf must not be cov-
ered so that used air can escape from the
vehicle.