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- Always make sure each person in the vehicle
properly adjusts their head restraint. Adjust
the head restra int so the upper edge is as
even as possible w ith the top of your head .
If that is not possible, try to adjust the head
restra int so that it is as close to th is position
as possib le. Move the head restra int so that
it is as close to t he back of the he ad as pos -
sible.
- Never attempt to adjust head restra int
w hile d riving. If you have dr iven off a nd
must adjust the dr iver headrest for any rea-
son, first stop the vehicle safely before at-
tempting to adjust the head restraint .
- Children must a lways be proper ly restrained
in a chi ld restraint that is appropriate for
their age and size r=)
page 166.
Examples of improper seating positions
The occupant restraint syst em con only reduce
the risk of injury if vehicle occupants ore properly
seated.
Imp roper seating posi t ions can cause se rious in-
jury or death . Safety belts can only work when
they ar e properly positioned on the body. Im -
prope r seating positions reduce the effectiveness
of safe ty belts and w ill even increase the risk of
injury and death by moving the safety belt to crit-
ical areas of the body . Improper seating posit ions
also increase the risk of ser ious injury and death
when an airbag deploys and strikes an occupant
who is not in the prope r seat ing pos ition. A d river
is respons ible for the safety of a ll vehicle occu -
pants and especia lly fo r children . There fore:
"' Never allow anyone to assume an inco rrect
seat ing pos it ion w hen t he ve hicle is being used
r=) & .
The follow ing bulletins list only some sample po-
sitions that will increase the risk of serious injury
and dea t h. Our hope is that these examp les w ill
make you more aware of seat ing pos it ions tha t
are dangerous .
Therefore, wh enever th e vehicle is moving:
- never stand up in the veh icle
- never stand on the seats
Dri vi ng s af e t y
- never kneel on the seats
- neve r ride wit h t he seatback recl ined
- neve r lie down on the seats
- neve r lean up against the instrument
panel
- never s it on the edge of the seat
- never s it sideways
- never lean out the window
- never put your feet out the window
- neve r put your feet on t he instr ument pane l
- neve r rest your feet on the seat cushion or back
of the seat
- neve r ride in the footwell
- never ride in the cargo area
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WARNING
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Imp roper seating positions increase the risk
of ser ious perso nal injur y and death whenever
a ve hicle is being used .
- Always make sure that all ve hicle occupants
stay in a proper seating posit ion and a re
properly restra ined whe never the veh icle is
be ing used.
Driver's
and front
passenger's
footwell
Important safety instructions
Applies to: vehicles with knee airbags
A
WARNING
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Always make sure t hat the knee airbag can in-
flate w ithout interference. Objects between
yourself and the airbag can increase the risk
of injury in an accide nt by interfering with the
way t he a irbag dep loys or by be ing pushed in-
to you as the a irbag dep loys .
- No persons (ch ildren) or animals should ride
in the footwell in front of the passenger
seat . If the a irbag deploys, this can res ult in
ser ious or fatal injur ies.
- No objects of a ny kind should be ca rried in
the footwell a rea in front of the dr iver's or
pa sse nger's seat. Bulky objects (shopp ing
bags, for exam ple) can hamper or preven t
proper dep loymen t of t he airbag . Sma ll ob -
jects can be thrown thro ugh the vehicle if
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