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Getting started
Driving
Driving
Warning! G
Do not lay any objects in the driver's foot-
well. Be careful that floor mats or carpets
in the driver's footwell have sufficient
clearance for the pedals.
During sudden driving or braking maneu-
vers the objects could get caught between
the pedals. You could then no longer
brake or accelerate.
Fastening the seat belts
Warning! G
Due to the considerably larger interior
compared to other vehicles, for occupants
in the rear of the vehicle not properly
wearing their seat belts, the risk of injury
in an accident is significantly increased.
They are much more likely to be thrown
around in the vehicle in slight frontal im-
pacts or even during emergency braking
maneuvers.
Always fasten your seat belt before driving
off. Always make sure your passengers are
properly restrained, even those sitting in
the rear and pregnant women.
Failure to wear and properly fasten and
position your seat belt greatly increases
your risk of injuries and their likely severity
in an accident. You and your passengers
should always wear seat belts.
If you are ever in an accident, your injuries
can be considerably more severe without
your seat belt properly buckled. Without
your seat belt buckled, you are much more
likely to hit the interior of the vehicle or be
ejected from it. You can be seriously in-
jured or killed.
In the same crash, the possibility of injury
or death is lessened if you are wearing
your seat belt. The airbags can only protect
as expected if the occupants are using their
seat belts
( page 78).
Warning! G
Children 12 years old and under must nev-
er ride in the front seat, except in a
Maybach authorized BabySmart
TM1
com-
patible child seat, which operates with the
BabySmart
TM
system installed in the vehi-
1 BabySmart
TM
is a trademark of Siemens
Automotive Corp.
cle to deactivate the front passenger air-
bag when it is properly installed. Other-
wise they will be struck by the airbag when
it inflates in a crash. If this happens, serious
or fatal injury will result.
According to accident statistics, children
are safer when properly restrained in the
rear seating positions than in the front
seating positions. Infants and small chil-
dren must ride in back seats and be seated
in an appropriate infant or child restraint
system, which is properly secured with the
vehicle's seat belt and top tether strap, or
secured via lower anchors and top tether
strap, fully in accordance with the child
seat manufacturer's instructions.
A child's risk of serious or fatal injuries is
significantly increased if the child re-
straints are not properly secured in the ve-
hicle and the child is not properly secured
in the child restraint.
Warning! G
Never let more people ride in the vehicle
than there are seat belts available. Be sure
everyone riding in the vehicle is correctly
restrained with a separate seat belt.
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