Seat Toledo 2019 Owner's Manual page 63

Never put your feet out of a window.
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Never put your feet on the dash panel.
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Never put your feet on the surface of a seat.
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Do not allow anyone to travel in the foot-
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well.
Never travel without wearing the seat belt.
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Do not allow anyone to travel in the lug-
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gage compartment.
WARNING
Any incorrect sitting position increases
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the risk of severe injuries.
Sitting in an incorrect position exposes
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the vehicle occupants to severe injuries if
airbags are triggered, by striking a vehicle
occupant who has assumed an incorrect
sitting position.
Before the vehicle moves, assume the
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proper sitting position and maintain it
throughout the trip. Before every trip, in-
struct your passengers to sit properly and
to stay in this position during the trip
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page 58, Correct position of the vehicle
occupants.
Safe driving
Correct adjustment of front head
restraints
Correctly adjusted head restraint as
Fig. 74
viewed from the front and the side.
Properly adjusted head restraints are an im-
portant part of passenger protection and can
reduce the risk of injuries in most accident sit-
uations.
Adjust the head restraint so that its upper
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edge is, as far as possible, at the same level
as the top of your head, or at the very least,
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at eye level Fig. 74.
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Adjusting the head restraints
Active head restraints*
Vehicle occupants are pressed into their
seats during a rear end collision. The resulting
body pressure on the seat backrest activates
the active head restraint* on the front seat,
which moves rapidly forwards and upwards
at the same time. This movement reduces the
distance between the occupant's head and
the head restraint, thus reducing the risk of in-
juries such as whiplash.
WARNING
Travelling with the head restraints re-
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moved or improperly adjusted increases
the risk of severe injuries. An improper ad-
justment of the head restraints may cause
death in an accident and increase the risk
of suffering injuries during abrupt braking
actions or unexpected manoeuvres.
The head restraints must always be ad-
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justed according to the height of the pas-
senger.
Note
The active head restraints* could also be
triggered if a vehicle occupant applies a
high level of pressure to the seat backrest
(e.g. by "falling" back into the seat when
entering the vehicle) or if pressure is ap-
plied to a front seat head restraint from the
rear. This accidental activation is, however,
not dangerous, as the active head re-
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straints will return to the original position
immediately and are thus once again
ready.
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