Skoda Scala 2019 Owner's Manual page 16

14 Correct and safe › Before your journey
Keep your feet in the footwell.
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Use the entire seat.
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Do not lean forward or sit to the side.
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Do not hold your limbs out the window.
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cm.
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For vehicles with driver's knee airbag, adjust the
driver's seat longitudinally so that the distance
from the legs to the dash panel in the area of the
knee airbag is at least 6 cm.
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Adjust the angle of the backrest so that the steer-
ing wheel can be reached at the top with your arms
slightly bent.
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Move the passenger seat back as far as possible.
The front passenger must maintain a minimum dis-
tance of 25 cm from the dash panel.
Correct belt webbing arrangement
be placed in front of the pelvis and fit tightly.
In pregnant women, the lap belt part must be as
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low as possible on the pelvis, so that no pressure is
exercised on the abdomen.
The webbing must not be pinched or twisted and
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rub against sharp edges.
The tongue may only be inserted into the buckle of
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the associated seat.
The webbing must be tight. Therefore, do not at-
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tach clamps or similar items to the webbing for ad-
justing the seatbelt according to body size.
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Adjust the driver's seat
in the longitudinal di-
rection so that the
pedals can be fully
pushed through with
slightly bent legs.
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Adjust the steering
wheel so that the dis-
tance between the
A
steering wheel and
sternum is at least 25
B
The webbing arrange-
ment is extremely im-
portant for the seatbelts
to offer the best possi-
ble protection.
The shoulder belt part
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must run over the mid-
dle of the shoulder and
rest firmly on the
body.
The lap belt part must
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Correct steering wheel position
Be mindful of the effect of the airbag system
Airbag systems can only properly protect if all occu-
pants have been secured and they are in the correct
seating position.
No persons, animals or objects such as cup holders
may be in the deployment area of the air-
bags » page 35.
Do not cover or stick anything over the steering
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wheel or the dash panel. The front airbags were
not able to deploy.
The front passenger airbag should be switched off in
some situations » page 36.
Securing children properly
Do not carry a child on your lap, and secure the
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child and yourself with a seatbelt.
Only transport children in a suitable child
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seat » page 32.
Children under 150 cm tall will not be properly pro-
tected without a child seat. Children that have been
inadequately secured can be thrown through the ve-
hicle in the event of an accident or a sudden ma-
noeuvre. You can cause life-threatening injuries to
yourself and other occupants.
If children lean forward or assume a wrong sitting
position while driving, they are more likely to be in-
jured in the event of an accident. This is especially
true for children who are carried in the passenger
seat - when the airbag system triggers, they can be
seriously injured or killed!
Hold the steering
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wheel with both hands
on the outer edge in
the "9 o'clock" and "3
o'clock" position. Oth-
erwise, you may expe-
rience serious injury to
the arms, hands and
head when deploying
the airbag.