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Driving
Safely
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Proper
adjustment
of head
restraints
Correctly adjusted head restraints are an important part
of your vehicle's
occupant
restraint system and
can
help
to reduce the
risk
of injuries in
accident
situations.
Fig.
100
Correctly
adjusted
head restraint
viewed from the side
The
head restraints must be correctly adjusted to achieve
the best protection.
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Adjust
the head
restraint so that
the
upper
edge of
the
restraint
is
level with
the top
of your head, but no lower
than
eye level
and so it
is
as close to the back of your
head as possible
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fig.
100.
Adjusting
head
restraints=>
page
77.
&
WARNING
Driving
without head
restraints
or
with
improperly
adjusted head
restraints increases the risk of
serious
injuries in a collision
.
To
help reduce the
risk
of
injury:
•
Always drive with the head restraints in place and properly
adjusted.
•
Every person in the vehicle must have a properly adjusted head
restraint.
Controls and equip-
ment
Safety first
Vehicle operation
&
WARNING (continued)
•
Always
make
sure
each person in the
vehicle
properly
adjusts
their head restraint. Each head restraint
must
be
adjusted
according
to occupants' size
so
that the upper edge is
as
even
with the top of the person's head, but no lower than eye level
and
so it is
as close to the back of to the head as possible
.
•
Never
attempt
to adjust head restraint while driving. If you
have driven off
and
must
adjust
the driver headrest for
any
reason,
first
stop
the
vehicle
safely before
attempting
to
adjust
the head
restraint.
•
Children must
always
be properly restrained in
a child
restraint
that
is appropriate
for their age and
size
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page
159.
•
Examples
of improper
seating
positions
The occupant
restraint
system
can
only reduce
the risk
of
injury if vehicle occupants ore properly seated.
Improper seating
positions can
cause serious
injury or
death
.
Safety belts
can
only work when they are properly
positioned on the body.
Impr
oper
seating positions reduce
the effectiveness of safety belts
and
will even increase the
risk of
injury
and death by moving the safety belt
to
critical
areas of the body. Improper seating positions also increase
the risk of serious injury and
death
when an airbag deploys
and strikes an occupant who
is
not in
the p roper
seating
position. A driver is responsible
for
the safety
of
all vehicle
occupants and especially for children. Therefore:
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Never allow anyone to assume an
incorre
ct
seating posi-
tion when the vehicle is being used
~
&
.
The following bullets
li
st only some
sample positions that will
increase the risk of serious
injury
and death.
Our
hope is that these
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