Dr iv in g saf e t y
- Never attempt to adjust head restraint
wh ile driving. If you have dr iven off and
must adjust the driver headrest for any rea-
son, first stop the vehicle safely before at-
tempting to adj ust the head restra int.
- Children must always be properly restrained
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 can only reduce
the risk of injury if vehicle occupants are properly
seated .
Improper seating positions can cause serious in-
jury or deat h. Safety belts can only work when
they are properly positioned on the body . Im-
proper seating positions reduce the effect iveness
of safety belts and will even increase the risk of
inju ry and death by moving the safety be lt to crit-
ical a reas of t he body. Improper seat ing posit ions
a lso increase the risk of serious injury and dea t h
when an airbag deploys and strikes an occupant
who is not in the proper seating position. A driver
is responsib le for the safety of all vehicle occu-
pants and especially for children. Therefore :
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Never allow anyone to ass ume an incorrect
seating position when the vehicle is being used
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The fo llowing bulletins list only some sample po -
sitions that will increase the risk of serio us injury
and death. Our hope is that these examples will
make you more aware of seating posit ions that
are dangerous.
Therefore, when ever th e vehicle is moving:
- never stand up in the vehicle
- never st and on the seats
- never knee l on the seats
- never ride with the seatback reclined
- never lie down on the seats
- never lean up against the instrument pane l
- never sit on the edge of the seat
- never sit sideways
- never lea n out t he window
- never put your feet out the window
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- never put your feet on the instrument panel
- neve r rest your feet on t he seat cushion or bac k
of the seat
- neve r ride in the footwell
- never ride in the cargo area
.8, WARNING
Imp roper seating positions increase the risk
of ser ious personal inju ry and dea t h whenever
a veh icle is being used.
- Always make sure that all veh icle occupants
st ay in a proper sea t ing posit ion and a re
proper ly restrained whenever the vehicle is
being used .
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 all pedals move free ly without in-
terference and that nothing prevents them from
retur ning to their or iginal pos itions .
Only use floor mats that leave the pedal area free
and can be secured with floor mat fasteners.
If a bra ke circuit fails, increased brake pedal trav -
el is req uired to bring the vehicle to a fu ll stop.
.8, WARNING
Pedals that cannot move freely can cause loss
of vehicle contro l and increase the risk of seri-
ous injury.
- Never place any objects in the driver's foot-
wel l. An object could get into the pedal area
and interfere with pedal funct ion. In case of
sudden braking or an accident, you would
not be able to brake or acce le rate!
- Always make sure that nothing can fall or
move into the driver's footwell.
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