Head
Restraints
Slide the head restraint up or down
so
that the top
of
the
restraint is closest to the top of your ears. This position
reduces the chance
of a
neck injury
in
a
crash.
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
This part
of
the manual tells you how to use safety belts
properly. It
also
tells
you
some things you should not
do
with safety belts.
And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System, or
“air bag” system.
Your car has
a
light that comes on
as
a reminder
to
buckle up. (See “Safety Belt Reminder Light”
in
the
Index.)
In
many states and Canadian provinces, the law says to
wear safety belts. Here’s why:
They
work.
You
never know
if
you’ll be
in
a crash. If
you
do have
a
crash, you don’t know
if
it
will be a bad one.
A
few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be
so
serious that even buckled up a person wouldn’t survive.
But most crashes are
in
between. In many
of
them,
people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk
away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt or
killed.
After more than
25
years
of
safety belts
in
vehicles,
the
facts are clear.
In
most crashes buckling
up
does matter
...
a lot!
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