In The Event Of An Accident - Maserati Quattroporte Automatic Owner's Manual

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In the event of an accident

It is important always to stay calm.
– If you are not directly involved, stop
at a distance of at least ten meters
away from the accident area.
– If you are on a motorway, stop
without obstructing the emergency
lane.
– Turn off the engine and switch on
the hazard lights.
– At night, illuminate the accident
area with the headlights.
– Always act with caution: you should
not risk someone crashing into you.
– Indicate that an accident has
occurred by placing the emergency
triangle in a well visible position and
at the prescribed distance.
– Call the emergency services,
providing as much information as
possible. On the motorway, use the
special call boxes.
– Remove the ignition key from the
vehicles involved.
– If you smell fuel or other chemical
products, do not smoke and ask
people around you to put their
cigarettes out.
To extinguish fires, even small ones, use
a fire extinguisher, blankets, sand or
earth. Never use water.
In multiple accidents occurred on
motorways, particularly where visibility
is poor, there is a high risk of being
involved in other collisions. Leave your
vehicle immediately and move away
from the area.
If there are injured persons
– Never leave the injured person
alone. Persons not directly involved
in the accident are also required to
give assistance.
– Do not crowd around injured
persons.
– Reassure the injured person that aids
are on the way and stay close to him/
her to help with possible panic
attacks.
– Release or cut the seat belts
restraining the injured persons.
– Do not give the injured persons
anything to drink.
– Never move an injured person.
– Remove the injured person from the
vehicle only if there is a risk of fire,
sinking in water or falling down into
a pit. When removing an injured
person, do not pull his/her limbs,
never bend his/her head and, as far
as possible, keep his/her body in a
horizontal position.
First aid kit
Housed inside the luggage
compartment, this kit contains the
following:
– sterile gauze to cover and clean the
wounds
– bandages of various size
– treated adhesive bandages of
various sizes
– an adhesive bandage strip
– a pack of cotton wool
– a bottle of disinfectant
– a packet of paper cleaning tissues
– a pair of rounded-end scissors
– tweezers
– two haemostatic tubes.
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