Occupant safety
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Safety and security
G Warning
Emergency tensioning retractors contain per-
chlorate, which may require special handling
and regard for the environment. Check with
your local government's disposal guidelines.
California residents, see
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/
HazardousWaste/Perchlorate/index.cfm.
Airbag system
G Warning
To reduce the risk of serious or fatal injuries
in the event of an accident with a high rate of
deceleration, for example due to an airbag in-
flating within milliseconds or due to sudden
braking, please observe the following points:
O all vehicle occupants must select a seat
position in which they can wear their seat
belt correctly and which is as far back
from the airbag as possible. The seat po-
sition of the driver must be such that the
vehicle can be driven safely. The distance
from the driver's seat to the pedals must
be such that the driver can fully depress
the pedals. The distance between the
driver's chest and the center of the air-
bag cover must be more than 10 in
(25 cm). The driver's arms should be
slightly bent when holding the steering
wheel.
O vehicle occupants should wear their seat
belt correctly at all times and lean back
against the backrest, which should be po-
sitioned as upright as possible.
O adjust the head restraints in such a way
that the upper edge of the head restraint
is at the same height as the seat occu-
pant's head.
O move the co-driver's seat as far to the
rear as possible, especially if a child is se-
cured in a restraint system installed on
this seat.
O it is not permitted to secure a rearward-
facing child restraint system to the co-
driver's seat. Children in a rearward-fac-
ing child restraint system must be se-
cured on a suitable rear seat.
O if you secure a forward-facing child re-
straint system to the co-driver's seat, you
must move the co-driver's seat as far
back as possible.
O do not lean forward, for example over the
padded boss of the steering wheel, espe-
cially when the vehicle is in motion.
O do not put your feet on the dashboard.
O only hold the steering wheel by the outer
rim. This allows the airbag to inflate fully.
If you hold the inside of the steering
wheel, you could be injured if the airbag
is deployed.
O do not lean on the doors from inside the
vehicle.
O make sure that no persons, animals or
objects are present between the vehicle
occupants and the deployment range of
the airbags.
O do not place any items in the storage
compartment above the passenger's air-
bag if they protrude from the compart-
ment. The passenger's airbag must be
able to inflate unimpeded.
O do not place any objects between the
seat backrest and the door.
O do not hang any hard objects, for exam-
ple coat hangers, on the grab handles or
coat hooks.
The risk of injuries from an airbag cannot be
entirely ruled out, due to the high speed at
which the airbag is required to inflate.
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