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Safety features of your vehicle Seats
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orfatalinjuryinasuddenstopor
collision.
• Alwaysdriveandridewithyour
seatbackuprightandthelap
portionoftheseatbeltsnugand
lowacrossthehips.Thisisthe
bestpositiontoprotectyouin
caseofanaccident.
• Inordertoavoidunnecessaryand
perhapssevereairbaginjuries,
alwayssitasfarbackaspossible
fromthesteeringwheelwhile
maintainingcomfortablecontrolof
thevehicle.Werecommendthat
yourchestisatleast250mm(10
inches)awayfromthesteering
wheel.
WARNING
Rear seatbacks
• Therearseatbackmust
besecurelylatched.Ifnot,
passengersandobjectscould
bethrownforwardresultingin
seriousinjuryordeathinthe
eventofasuddenstoporcollision.
• Luggageandothercargoshould
belaidflatinthecargoarea.If
objectsarelarge,heavy,ormust
bepiled,theymustbesecured.
Undernocircumstancesshould
cargobepiledhigherthanthe
seatbacks.Failuretofollowthese
warningscouldresultinserious
injuryordeathintheeventofa
suddenstop,collisionorrollover.
• Nopassengershouldrideinthe
cargoareaorsitorlieonfolded
seatbackswhilethevehicleis
moving.Allpassengersmust
beproperlyseatedinseatsand
restrainedproperlywhileriding.
• Whenresettingtheseatbackto
theuprightposition,makesureit
issecurelylatchedbypushingit
forwardandbackwards.
• Toavoidthepossibilityofburns,
donotremovethecarpetinthe
cargoarea.Emissioncontrol
devicesbeneaththisfloor
generatehightemperatures.
WARNING
Afteradjustingtheseat,always
checkthatitissecurelylockedinto
placebyattemptingtomovethe
seatforwardorbackwardwithout
usingthelockreleaselever.Sudden
orunexpectedmovementofthe
driver’sseatcouldcauseyoutolose
controlofthevehicleresultinginan
accident.
WARNING
• Useextremecautionsothat
handsorotherobjectsarenot
caughtintheseatmechanisms
whiletheseatismoving.
• Donotputacigarettelighter
onthefloororseat.Whenyou
operatetheseat,gasmaygush
outofthelighterandcausefire.