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Before Starting
Safety Tips
Transporting Passengers
WARNING!
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Do not leave children or animals
inside parked vehicles in hot
weather. Interior heat build-up may
cause serious injury.
•
It is extremely dangerous to travel in
a cargo area, inside of a vehicle. In a
collision, people travelling in these
areas are more likely to be seriously
injured.
•
Do not allow people to travel in
any area of your vehicle that is not
equipped with seats and seat belts.
•
Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in
a seat and using a seat belt properly.
Exhaust Gas
WARNING!
•
Exhaust gases can injure. They
contain carbon monoxide (CO),
which is colourless and odourless.
Breathing it can make you
unconscious and can eventually
poison you. To avoid breathing (CO),
follow these safety tips:
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Do not run the engine in a closed
garage or in confined areas any
longer than needed to move your
vehicle in or out of the area.
•
If it is necessary to sit in a parked
vehicle with the engine running,
adjust your heating or cooling
controls to force outside air into
the vehicle. Set the blower at high
speed.
•
If you are required to drive with
the liftgate open, make sure that all
windows are closed and the climate
control blowers switch is set at high
speed. DO NOT use the recirculation
mode.
The best protection against carbon
monoxide entry into the passenger
compartment is a properly maintained
engine exhaust system.
Whenever detecting a change in
the sound of the exhaust system or
eventual exhaust fumes inside the
vehicle have the Service Network
inspect the complete exhaust
system and adjacent body areas for
broken, damaged, deteriorated, or
mispositioned parts.
Open seams or loose connections could
permit exhaust fumes to seep into the
passenger compartment.
Vehicle Safety Checks
Seat Belts
• Inspect the belt system periodically,
checking for cuts, frays, and loose
parts. Damaged parts must be
replaced immediately.
• Do not disassemble or modify the
system.
• If the belt has been sharply pulled,
for example as the result of an
accident, the safety belt, together
with the anchoring devices, the
anchoring device mounting screws
and the pretensioner must be
completely replaced. Even if the belt
does not present any exterior signs of
wear or damage, it may have lost its
restraining properties.
Air Bag Warning Light
The
light should illuminate
and remain lit for a few seconds
bulb checking when the ignition
switch is pushed in RUN position (see
"Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) -
Air Bags" chapter in this section).
• If the light
does not illuminate
while starting, contact the Service
Network.
• If the light stays on, flickers, or comes
on while driving, have the system
checked by the Service Network.
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