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Driving
Safely
unfolds with great force in the blink of
an eye .
- Always make sure that there are at least
10 inches (25 cm) between the front
passenger's breastbone and the instru-
ment panel.
- Each passenger must always sit on a seat
of their own and properly fasten and
wear the safety belt belonging to that
seat.
- Before driving, always adjust the front
passenger seat and head restraint prop-
erly.
- Always keep your feet on the floor in
front of the seat. Never rest them on the
seat, instrument panel, out of the win-
dow, etc. The airbag system and safety
belt will not be able to protect you prop-
erly and can even increase the risk of in-
jury in a crash.
- 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 safety
seats
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page 203.
Special precautions
apply when installing a child safety seat
on the front passenger seat
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page 182 .
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 vehicle is in use.
To reduce the risk of injury caused by an incor-
rect seating position in the event of a sudden
braking maneuver or an accident, your pas-
sengers on the rear bench seat must always
observe the following :
.. If there are passengers in the rear seat, fold
the head restraints up on the occupied seats
or slide the center head restraint upward at
least to the next notch
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page 80.
.. Make sure that the seatback is securely
latched in the upright position
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page 82.
.. Keep both feet flat in the footwell in front of
the rear seat .
.. Fasten and wear safety belts properly
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page 177.
.. Make sure that children are always properly
restrained in a child restraint that is appro-
priate for their size and age
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page 203.
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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 .
- Safety belts only offer maximum protec-
tion when the seatback is securely latch-
ed in the upright position and the safety
belts are properly positioned on the
body. By not sitting upright, a rear seat
passenger increases the risk of personal
injury from improperly positioned safety
belts!
- Always adjust the head restraint properly
so that it can give maximum protection.
Proper adjustment of head restraints
-
Correctly adjusted 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. 19S Head restra int: viewed from the front
The head restraints must be correctly adjust-
ed to achieve the best protection.
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