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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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Before driving, always adjust the front pas-
senger seat and head restraint properly.
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Always keep your feet on the floor
in
front
of the seat. Never
rest
them on the seat, in-
strument panel, 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
tilted far back! The farther the backrests are
tilted back, the greater
the
risk of injury due
to incorrect positioning of the safety belt
and
improper
seating
position
.
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Children
must
a lways ride in
child
safety
seats¢
page 151.
Spec ial precaut
ion
s
ap-
ply when installing a
child
safety seat on
the
front passenger seat
¢
page 129.
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:
~
Make sure that the seatback is securely
latched
in the upright position
¢
page 64.
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Keep both feet flat in the footwell in front of
the rear seat
.
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Fasten and wear safety belts
properly
¢
page 124
.
~
Make sure
that
children are always properly re-
strained in
a child
restraint
that
is appropriate
for their
size and age
¢
page 151
.
A
WARNING
Passengers who are improperly seated on the
rear seat can be seriously injured
in
a crash
.
Driving
safety
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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 protection
when the seatback is securely latched in the
upright position and the safety belts are
properly positioned on the body
.
By not sit
-
ting upright, a rear seat passenger increases
the risk of personal
injury
from improperly
positioned safety
belts!
-Always
adjust the head restra int properly so
that
it
can
give maximum protection.
Proper adjustment of head restraints
Applies to vehicles: with adjustable
head rest
raints
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.
119
Head restraint: viewed from the front
The head restraints must be correctly adjusted to
achieve the best protection.
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Adjust the
head
restraints so the
upper
edge is
as even as possible with the top of your head. If
that
is
not possible, try to adjust the head re-
straint so that
it
is as close to this position as
possible
¢
fig
.
119.
Adjusting
head
restraints
¢
page
57.
A
WARNING
-
~
All seats are equipped with head
restraints.
Driving without head restraints or with head
restraints that are not properly adjusted in-
creases the risk of serious or fatal neck
injury
dramatically
.
To help
reduce
the
risk
of injury:
~
115
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