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Dr iv ing Safel y
to reduce the risk of inj ury when the vehi-
cle is not being used.
- After closing the rear lid, always make
sure that it is properly closed and locked.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es-
pecially with the rear lid left open . A
child could crawl into the vehicle through
the luggage compartment and close the
rear lid becoming trapped and unable to
get out . Being trapped in a vehicle can
lead to serious persona l injury.
- Never let children play in or around the
vehicle .
- Never let passengers ride in the luggage
compartment . Vehicle occupant s must
always be proper ly restrained in one of
the vehicle's seating positions.
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Tips
- Air circulation helps to reduce window
fogging . Stale air escapes to the outside
th rough vents in the trim panel. Be sure
to keep these slots free and open.
- The t ire pressure must correspond to the
load. The t ire pressure is shown on the
tire pressure label. The t ire pressure la-
bel is locate d on the dr iver's side B-pi llar.
The t ire pressure label lists the recom-
mended cold t ire inflat ion pressures for
the vehicle at its maximum capacity
weight and the tires that were on your
vehicle at the time it was manufact ured.
For recommended t ire pressures for nor-
mal load conditions, please see chapter
¢ page 251.
Tie-downs
The luggage compartment is equipped with
four tie-downs to secure luggage and other
items .
Use the tie-downs to secure your cargo prop-
erly ¢ page 145, Loading the luggage com-
partment .
In a coll ision, the laws of physics mean that
even smaller items that are loose in the vehi-
cle will become heavy missiles that can cause
serious injury. Items in t he vehicle possess en-
ergy which vary with vehicle speed and the
weight of t he item . Vehicle speed is the most
significant factor.
For example, in a frontal collision at a speed
of 30 mph (48 km/h), the forces acting on a
10-lb (4.5 kg) object are about 20 t imes the
normal weight of the item. This means that
the weight of the item would sudden ly be
about 200 lbs . (90 kg). You can imag ine the
injur ies that a 200 lbs . (90 kg) item fly ing
fr eely t hrough the passenger compa rtme nt
cou ld cause in a col lision like t his.
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WARNING
Weak, dam aged or imprope r st raps used
to secure items t o tie-downs can f ail dur-
ing hard braking or in a collision and cause
serious personal injury.
-Always use suita ble mo unt ing straps and
properly secure items to the tie-downs in
the luggage compa rtment to help pre-
vent items from shift ing or fly ing fo r-
ward as dangerous missiles.
- When the rear seat backrest is folded
down, always use suitable mounting
straps and properly secure items to the
tie-downs in t he luggage compartment
to hel p prevent items from fly ing for-
ward as dangerous missiles into the pas-
senger compartment.
- Never attach a chi ld safety seat t ether
st rap to a t ie-down .
Reporting
Safety
Defects
Applicable to U.S.A.
If you believe that your vehi cle
has a def ect whi ch could cause
a crash or could cause injury or
death, you should immediately
inform the National Highway
Traffic Safet y Administration
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