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Dr iv ing s a fe ty
- Always drive with the head restraints in
place and properly adjusted.
- Every person in the vehicle must have a
properly adjusted head restra int.
- Always make sure each person in the vehicle
properly adjusts their head restraint. Adjust
the head restra ints so the upper edge is as
even as possib le with the top of your head.
If that is not possib le, try to adjust the head
restra int so that it is as close to th is position
as possib le.
- Never attempt to adjust head restraint
wh ile driving.
If
you have dr iven off and
must adjust the driver headrest for any rea-
son, first stop the vehicle safely before at-
tempting t o adju st the head restr aint.
- Children must always be properly restrained
in a chi ld restrain t th at is a ppropria t e fo r
their age and size
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Examples of improper seating positions
The occupant restraint system can only reduce
the risk of injury if vehicle occupants are properly
seated.
Imp roper seating positions can cause se rious in-
ju ry or deat h. Safety belts can only wo rk when
they are properly posi t ioned o n the body . Im-
proper seating posi t ions reduce t he effe ct iveness
of safety belts and w ill even increase the risk of
inj ury and death by moving the safety be lt 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 position. A driver
is respo nsible for the safety of all vehicle occu-
pants and especially fo r children. Therefo re:
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Never allow anyone to assume an incorrect
seat ing pos ition w hen the veh icle is being used
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The fo llow ing bulletins list only some sample po-
sitions that will increase the risk of serious inju ry
and death. Our hope is that these examples will
make you more aware of seat ing pos it io ns t hat
a re dangero us.
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Therefore , whenever the vehicle is moving :
- neve r stand up in th e vehicle
- neve r sta nd on the seats
- neve r kneel on the seats
- never ride with the seatback recl ined
- neve r lie down on the rear seat
- neve r lean up against the instrument panel
- never sit on the edge of the seat
- neve r sit sideways
- neve r lean out t he window
- neve r put your feet out t he window
- never put your feet on the instrument panel
- neve r rest your feet on the seat cushion or back
of the seat
- never ride in the footwell
- never ride in the cargo area
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A
WARNING
Imp roper seating positions increase the risk
of ser ious personal injury and death whenever
a veh icle is being used.
- Always make sure that all veh icle occupants
stay in a proper seating posit ion and are
properly restrained whenever the vehicle is
be ing used .
Pedal
area
Pedals
The pedals must alway s be free to move and
must never be interfered with by a floor mat or
any other object.
Make su re t hat all pedals move free ly without in-
te rfe rence and t hat nothing prevents t hem from
retur ning to their orig inal positions.
Only use floor mats that leave the pedal a rea free
and can be secured wit h floor ma t faste ne rs.
If a brake circuit fails, increased brake pedal trav-
el is requ ired to bring t he vehicle to a fu ll stop.
A
WARNING
Pedals that ca nnot move freely ca n cause loss
of vehicle contro l and increase the risk of seri-
ous injury.
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