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Driving
Safely
• Fasten and wear safety belts correctly
9 page
143.
• Always keep both feet in the footwell so
that you are in control of the vehicle at all
t imes.
For detailed information on how to adjust the
driver's seat, see
<=> page 54.
A
WARNING
Drivers who are unbelted, out of position
or too close to the airbag can be seriously
injured by an airbag as it unfolds . To help
reduce the risk of serious personal injury:
- Always adjust the driver's seat and the
steering wheel so that there are at least
10 inches (25 cm) between your breast-
bone and the steering wheel.
- Always adjust the driver's seat and the
steering wheel so that there are at least
4 inches (10 cm) between the knees and
the lower part of the instrument panel.
- Always hold the steering wheel on the
outside of the steering wheel rim with
your hands at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock
positions to help reduce the risk of per-
sonal injury if the driver's airbag inflates.
- Never hold the steering wheel at the
12 o'clock position or with your hands at
other positions inside the steering wheel
rim or on the steering wheel hub. Hold-
ing the steering wheel the wrong way
can cause serious injuries to the hands,
arms and head if the driver's airbag in-
flates.
- Pointing the steering wheel toward your
face decreases the ability of the supple-
mental driver's airbag to protect you in a
collision.
- Always sit in an upright position and nev-
er lean against or place any part of your
body too close to the area where the air-
bags are located.
- Before driving, always adjust the front
seats and head restraints properly and
make sure that all passengers are prop-
erly restrained.
- Never adjust the seats while the vehicle
is moving. Your seat may move unexpect-
edly and you could lose control of the ve-
hicle .
- Never drive with the backrest reclined or
tilted far back! The farther the backrests
are tilted back, the greater the risk of in-
jury due to incorrect positioning of the
safety belt and improper seating posi-
tion .
- Children must always ride in child seats
<=> page 175.
Special precautions apply
when installing a child seat on the front
passenger seat
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page
149.
Proper seating position for the front
passenger
The proper front passenger seating position
is important
for safe, relaxed driving.
For your own safety and to reduce the risk of
injury in the event of an accident, we recom-
mend that you adjust the seat for the front
passenger to the following position:
• Adjust the angle of the seatback so that it is
in an upright position and your back comes
in full contact with it whenever th e vehicle is
moving.
• Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge
is as even as possible with the top of your
head. If that is not possible, try to adjust
the head restraint so that it is as close to
this position as possible <=>
page
134 . Move
the head restraint so that it is as close to the
back of the head as possible.
• Keep both feet flat on the floor in front of
th e front passenger seat.
• Fasten and wear safety belts correctly
<=> page
143.
For detailed information on how to adjust the
front passenger's seat, see
9
page 53.
WARNING
Front seat passengers who are unbelted,
out of position or too close to the airbag
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