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Proper adjustment of head restraints
Correctly adjust ed head restraints are an im-
portant part of your vehicle's occupant re-
straint system and can help to reduce the risk
of injuries in accident situations.
Fig. 10 0
Correctly adjust ed head restraint viewed from
the side
The head restraints must be correctly adjust -
ed to achieve the best protection .
.,. Adjust the head restrai nt so that the upper
edge of the restrai nt is level w it h the top of
you r head, but no lower than eye level and
so it is as close to the back of you r head as
possible
¢ fig. 100.
Adjusting head rest raints ¢
page 61 .
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WARNING
Driving withou t head restra ints or w it h
head restra ints that are not proper ly ad-
justed increases t he risk of serious or fatal
neck injur iy dram ati cally. To help redu ce
t he risk of inj ury:
- Always drive wit h the head restra ints in
pla ce and properly adjusted.
- Every person in the veh icle must have a
properly adju st ed head restr aint.
- Always make sure each person in the ve-
hicle properly adju st s the ir head re-
st raint . Each head rest raint must be ad-
justed according to occupants' size so
that the upper edge is as even with the
top of t he person's head, but no lower
than eye level and so it is as close to the
back ofto the head as possib le.
- Never attempt to adjust head restraint
wh ile driving. If you have driven off and
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must adjust the driver headrest for any
reason, first stop the vehicle safely be-
fore attempting to adjust the head re-
straint .
- Children must always be properly re-
strained i n a child restraint that is appro-
priate fo r the ir age and size
¢ page 133.
Examples of improper seating positions
The occupant restraint system can only re-
duce the risk of injury if vehicle occupants are
properly seated .
Improper seating positions can cause serious
injury or death. Safety belts can only work
whe n they are properly positioned on the
body. Improper seating positions reduce the
effectiveness of safety belts and wi ll even in-
crease the risk of injury and death by moving
t he safety belt to critic al areas of t he body .
I mproper seating posit ions also increase t he
risk of serious inju ry and death w hen an air-
bag deploys and strikes an occupant w ho is
not in the proper seating posit ion. A driver is
responsible for the safety of all veh icle occu-
pants and especially for children. Therefore :
.,. Never allow anyone to assume an incorrect
seating position when the vehicle is being
used ¢ ,& .
The following bullets list on ly some sample
positions t hat will increase the risk of serio us
injury and death . Our hope is that these exam-
ples will make you more aware of seating po-
sitions that are dangerous.
Therefore , whenever the vehicle is
moving:
- never stand up in the vehicle
- never stand on the seats
- never kneel on t he seats
- never ride w it h t he seat back recl ined
- never lie down on the rear seat
- never lean up against the instrument panel
- never sit on the edge of the seat
- never sit sideways
- never lean out the window
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