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Dr iv ing sa fe ty
- Always keep your feet on the floor in front
of the seat. Never rest them on the seat, in-
strument pane l, out of the window, etc. The
airbag system and safety belt will not be
able to protect you properly and can even in-
crease the risk of injury in a crash .
- Never drive with the backrest reclined or
t ilted far back! The farther the backrests are
t ilted back, the greater t he risk of inj ury due
to incorrect positioning of the safety belt
and improper seating position.
- Children must always ride in child safety
seats r=;, page 168 . Special pre caut ions ap-
ply when installing a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat r=;, page 148.
Proper seating positions for passengers in
rear seats
Rear seat passengers must sit upright with both
feet on the floor consistent with their physical
size and be properly restrained whenever the ve-
hicle is in use.
To reduce the risk of injury caused by an incorrect
seating position in the event of a sudden braking
maneuver or an accident, your passengers on the
rear bench seat must always observe the follow-
ing:
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If there is a passenger on the rear center seat-
ing posit ion, slide the center head restra int up-
ward at least to the next notch r=;, page 64.
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Make sure that the seatback is securely latched
in the upright position r=;, page 66.
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Keep both feet flat in t he footwell in front of
the rear seat.
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Fasten and wea r safety be lts properly
r:=;,
page 143.
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Make sure that children are always properly re-
strained in a child rest raint t hat is appropriate
for their size and age r=;, page 168.
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WARNING
Passengers who are improperly seated on the
rear seat can be seriously injured in a crash.
- Each passenger must always sit on a seat of
their own and properly fasten and wear the
safety belt belonging to that seat.
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- Safety belts only offer maximum protect ion
when the seatback is securely latched in the
upright position and the safety belts are
properly posit ioned on the body. By not sit-
ting upright, a rear seat passenger increases
the risk of personal injury from imprope rly
posit ioned safety belts!
- Always adju st the head restra int properly so
that it can give maximum protection.
Proper adjustment of head restraints
Correctly adjusted head restraints are an impor-
tant part of your vehicle's occupant restraint sys-
tem and can help to reduce the risk of injuries in
accident situations.
Fig . 1 51 Head restra int: viewed from t he front
The head restraints must be correctly adjusted to
achieve the best protection.
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Adjust the head rest raints so the upper edge is
as even as possib le with the top of your head. If
that is not possible, t ry to adjust the head re-
straint so that it is as close to this posit ion as
possible r=;, fig. 151.
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If there is a passenger on the rear center seat-
ing position, slide the center head restraint up-
ward at least to the next notch .
Adjusting head restraints r=;, page 64.
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WARNING
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All seats are eq uipped with head restraints.
Driving without head restraints or with head
rest raints tha t are not prope rly adjusted in-
creases the risk of serious or fata l neck injury
dramat ically. To help reduce t he risk of injury:
Ill-
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