In The Event Of An Accident - Maserati GRANCABRIO Owner's Manual

In the event of an
accident
It is important always to stay calm.
- If you are not directly involved,
stop at a safe distance of at least 10
m (11 yd) away from the accident
area.
- If you are on a highway, stop
without obstructing the emergency
lane and be especially careful if you
need to exit the vehicle.
- Turn off the engine and turn on the
hazard warning lights.
- At night, illuminate the accident
area with the headlights.
- Always act with caution: you should
not risk someone crashing into you.
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- Indicate that an accident has
occurred by placing the emergency
triangle in a well visible position
and at the prescribed distance.
- Call the emergency services,
providing as much information
as possible. On highways, use the
special emergency call boxes.
- Remove the ignition key from the
vehicles involved.
- If you smell fuel or other chemical
products, do not smoke and ask
people around you to put their
cigarettes out.
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To extinguish fi res, even small ones,
use a fi re extinguisher, blankets, sand
or earth. Never use water.
In multiple accidents occurred on
highways, particularly where visibility
is poor, there is a high risk of being
involved in other collisions. Leave
your vehicle immediately and move
away from it.
If there are injured persons
- Never leave an injured person
alone. Persons not directly involved
in the accident are also required to
give assistance.
- Do not crowd around injured
persons.
- Reassure the injured person that
help is on the way and stay close to
them to assist them.
- Unfasten or cut the seat belts
restraining the injured persons.
- Do not give the injured persons
anything to drink.
- The injured person should never be
moved.
- Remove the injured person from
the vehicle only in emergency
situation, e.g. if there is a risk of
fi re, sinking in water or falling
down into a pit. When removing
injured persons from the vehicle,
do not pull their limbs, bend their
head and, as far as possible, keep
their body in a horizontal position.
First aid kit (*)
Housed inside the luggage
compartment, this kit contains the
following:
- sterile gauze to cover and clean the
wounds;
- bandages of various size;
- treated adhesive bandages of
various sizes;
- an adhesive bandage strip;
- a pack of cotton wool;
- a bottle of disinfectant;
- a packet of paper cleaning tissues;
- a pair of rounded-end scissors;
- tweezers;
- two haemostatic loops.
(*) The fi rst-aid kit is provided with
vehicles to be used in markets where
these items are mandatory.