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Dr
iv
ing safet
y
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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, a lways 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 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-
creas
e
the risk of injury in a crash.
- Never dr ive with the backrest recl ined or
t ilted far back! The farther the backrests are
t ilt ed back, the greater the risk of injury due
to incorrect pos itioni ng of
t
he safety
belt
and improper se ating positio n.
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Children m ust always ride
in
child safety
seats
¢
page 152.
Spec ial preca utions ap-
ply when installing a ch
ild
safety sea
t
on the
front passenger seat
¢
page 132
.
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 pos ition
¢
page 66
.
"'
Keep both feet flat in the footwell in front of
the rear seat.
"'
Faste
n
and wear safety belts prope rly
¢
page 127
.
"'
Make sure that ch ildren are always properly re-
stra ined in a child restraint that is appropria
t
e
for
their size and age
¢
page
152
.
A
WARNING
Passengers who a re improperly seated on the
rear se-at can be se riously injured in a crash
.
116
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Each passenger must always sit on a seat
of
their own and proper ly fasten and wea
r
the
safety belt belong ing to that seat.
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Safety belts only offer maximum protection
when the seatback is securely latched in the
upright pos ition and the safety belts are
properly positioned on the body. By not sit-
ting upr ight
,
a rear seat passenger increases
the risk of pe rsonal injury from imprope rly
posit
ioned safety belts!
Proper adjustment of head restraints
Applies
to
vehicles: with adjustable
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 30
Head restraint
:
viewed
from th
e fro
nt
The head restraints must be correctly adjusted to
achieve t he best protection.
"'
Adjust the head restraints so the upper edge is
as even as possib le with the top of your head. If
that is not poss ible, try to
adju
st the head re-
straint so that
it
is as close to this position as
possible
c>
fig.
130.
Adjust ing head restraints
c>
page 62.
A
WARNING
All seats are equipped with head restraints.
Driving without head rest raints or with head
restra ints that a re not properly adjusted in-
creases the risk of serio us or fatal nec
k inj
ury
d ramatically. To help reduce the risk of injury:
- Always drive with the head restra ints in
place and properly adjusted.
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