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- Every person in t he vehicle must have a
properly adjusted head restra int.
- Always make sure each person in the vehicle
properly adjusts their head rest raint. Adjus t
t he head restra int so the upper edge is as
even as possible w ith the top of your head.
If that is not possible, try to adjust the head
restra int so t hat it is as close to t his position
as possible.
- Applies to: forward/back adjustable head
restra ints: Move the head restra int so that it
is as close to the back of the head as possi-
ble.
- Never attempt to adjust head restra int
wh ile driving. If you have dr iven off and
must adjust t he dr iver headrest for any rea-
son, first st op the vehicle saf ely before at-
tempting to adju st the head restraint .
- Children must always be properly rest rained
in a child restraint that is appropriate for
their age and size
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Examples of improper seating positions
The occupant restraint system con only reduce
the risk of injury if vehicle occupants ore properly
seated.
Imp roper seating posit ions can cause serious in-
ju ry or death. Safety belt s can only work when
they are properly positioned on the body. Im -
proper seating positions reduce the effectiveness
of safety belts and w ill even increase the risk of
inju ry and death by moving the safety belt to crit-
ical areas of t he body. Improper seating posit ions
also increase the risk of serious injury and death
when an airbag deploys and strikes an occupant
who is not in t he prope r seating position . A driver
is respons ible for the safety of all vehicle occu-
pants and especially fo r children. Therefo re:
""Never allow anyone to assume an incorrect
seating posit ion when t he vehicle is being used
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The follow ing bulletins list only some sample po-
sitions that will increase the risk of serious injur y
and death. Our hope is that these examp les w ill
make you more aware of seati ng posit ions t hat
are dangerous.
Dri vi ng s af e t y
Therefore , whenever the vehicle is moving :
- never stand up in t he vehicle
- never stand on t he seats
- never kneel on the seats
- never ride wit h the seatback reclined
- never lie down on the seats
- never lean up against the instrument panel
- never sit on t he edge of the seat
- never sit sideways
- never lean out t he window
- never put your feet out the wi ndow
- never put your feet on the instrument panel
- never rest your feet on the seat cushion or back
of the seat
- never ride in the footwell
- never ride in the cargo area
A WARNING
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Improper seating positions increase the risk
of serious personal inj ury and death whenever
a vehicle is being used.
- Always make sure that all vehicle occupants
stay in a proper seating posit ion and are
proper ly restrained whenever the vehicle is
being used.
Driver's and front
passenger's footwell
Important safety instructions
Applies to : vehicles wit h knee airbags
A WARNING
Always make sure t hat the knee airbag can in-
fl ate w ithout interfe rence. Objects between
yourself and the airbag can increase t he risk
of inju ry in an accident by interfering with the
way the airbag deploys or by being pushed in-
to you as the airbag deploys.
- No persons (children) or animals should ride
in the footwell in front of the passenger
seat . If the airbag deploys, this can result in
serio us or fatal injur ies.
- No objects of any kind should be carried in
the footwell area in front of the dr iver's or
passenger's seat. Bulky objects (shopping
bags, for examp le) can hamper or prevent
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