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- never knee l on the seats
- never ride with t he seatback reclined
- never lie down on the rear seat
- never lean up against the instrument pa nel
- never sit on the edge of the seat
- never sit sideways
- never lean out the window
- never put your feet out the window
- never put your feet o n the ins t rumen t panel
- never rest you r feet on the seat cushion or
back of the seat
- never ride in the footwe ll
- never ride in the cargo area
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WARNING
Imprope r seat ing positions increase the
ris k of se rious personal injury and death
whenever a veh icle is being used.
- Always make sure that a ll vehicle occu-
pants stay in a pro per seat ing pos it ion
and are properly restra ined whenever t he
vehicle is be ing used .
Driver
and passenger
side footwell
Important safety instructions
Appl ies to vehicles: with knee airbags
A
WARNING
Always make s ure that the knee ai rbag can
inf late without interfe rence. Objects be-
tween yourse lf and the airbag can increase
the risk of injury in an acc ident by interfer-
ing with the way the a irbag deploys or by
being pushed into you as the airbag de-
ploys.
- No persons (children) or animals should
ride in the footwell in front of the pas-
senger seat. If the airbag deploys, this
can res ult in serious or fata l injuries.
- No objects of any kind sho uld be car ried
in the footwell area in fron t of t he driv-
er's or passenger's seat. Bulky objects
(shopping bags, for example) can ham -
per or prevent proper deployment of the
airbag. Small objects can be thrown
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through the vehicle if the airbag deploys
and inju re you or your passengers.
Pedal
area
Pedals
The pedals must always be free to move and
must never be interfered with by a floor mat
or any other object.
Make sure that a ll peda ls move free ly without
interference and that nothing prevents them
from return ing to their orig inal positions.
Only use floor mats that leave t he pedal area
free and can be secured with floor mat fasten-
ers .
If
a brake circuit fai ls, increased brake pedal
trave l is required to bring the vehicle to a full
stop.
A
WARNING
Pedals that can not move free ly can cause
loss of vehicle control and increase the risk
of ser ious injury.
- Never place any objec ts in the drive r's
footwell. An obje ct cou ld get into the
pedal area a nd inte rfe re wit h pedal fun c-
tion. In case of sudde n brak ing o r a n ac-
cident, yo u wou ld not be a ble to brake or
accelerate!
- Always ma ke su re th at no t hing can fall
or move into the driver's footwel l.
Floor mats on the driver side
Always use floor mats that can be securely
attached to the floor mat fas teners and do
not interfere with the free movement of the
pedals.
.,. Make sure t hat the floor ma t s are prope rly
secured an d cannot move and interfere wit h
the peda ls ~ _& .
Use only floor mats t ha t leave t he peda l area
unobstru cte d a nd th at are firmly secured so
that t hey cannot slip out of position. You can
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