Dr iv in g saf e t y
- After closing the rear lid, a lways make sure
that it is properly closed and locked.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe-
cially w ith the rear lid left open. A ch ild
could crawl into the vehicle through the lug-
gage compartment and close the rear lid be-
coming trapped and unable to get out . Be-
ing t rapped in a veh icle can lead to se rious
persona l injury.
- Never let children play in or around the veh i-
cle .
- Never let passengers ride in the luggage
compartment. Vehicle occupants must al-
ways be prope rly rest ra ined in one of the ve-
hicle's seating posi t ions.
(D Tips
- Air circulat ion helps to reduce window fog-
g ing . Stale air escapes to the outside
th rough vents in the t rim panel. Be sure to
keep these slots free and open.
- The t ire pressu re must correspond to the
load. The tire pressure is shown on the tire
pressure labe l. The tire pressu re labe l is lo-
cat ed on t he driver 's side B-pillar. The t ire
pressure labe l lists the recommended cold
tire inflation pressures for the vehicle at its
max imum capacity weig ht and the t ires t hat
were on your vehicle at the t ime it was man-
ufactured. For recommended tire pressures
for normal load cond itions, please see chap-
ter
¢ page 341.
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 proper ly
¢ page 255, Loading the luggage compartment.
In a col lision, the laws of physics mean that even
sma lle r items that are loose in the vehicle will
become heavy missiles that can cause ser ious in-
jury. Items in t he vehicle possess energy which
vary with vehicle speed and the weight of the
item . Veh icle speed is the most significant factor .
For examp le, in a frontal collision at a speed of
30 mph (48 km/h), the forces act ing on a 10-lb
256
(4.5 kg) object are about 20 times 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 inju ries
that a 200 lbs. (90 kg) item flying freely through
the passenger compartment could cause in a col-
lis ion like t his.
A WARNING
Weak, damaged or imp roper straps used to
secure items to tie-downs can fa il dur ing hard
braking or in a coll ision a nd cause ser io us pe r-
sona l injury .
- Always use suitable mo unt ing st raps and
proper ly sec ure it ems to t he t ie -downs in
the luggage compa rtment to help preven t
items from shifting or flying forward as dan -
ge rous missi les .
- When the rear seat backrest is folded down,
a lways use suitable mo unting straps and
properly sec ure items to the tie-downs in
the luggage compartment to help prevent
items from flying forward as dangerous
miss iles into the passenger compartment.
- Never attach a child safety seat tether strap
to a t ie-down.
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