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mustalwaysliesecurelyagainstthechild'sbody.
● Ifnecessary,tightenthebeltsothatitliessecurelyagainstthechild'sbody.
Observeanylegislationconcerningthesafetyofabroken-downvehicle.Forexample,manycountriesstipulatethat
youhavetoswitchonthehazardwarninglightsandwearahigh-visibilitywaistcoat.
Checklist
Toensureyourownsafetyandthesafetyofyourpassengers,observethefollowingactionsinthespecifiedorder →
:
1. Stopthevehicleatasafedistanceawayfrommovingtrafficandonasuitablesurface.
2. Switchonthehazardwarninglightswiththe button.
3. Applythehandbrakefirmly.
4. SelecttheneutralpositionormovetheselectorlevertothePposition.
5. Switchofftheengineandremovethekeyfromtheignition.
6. Ensurethatalloccupantsexitthevehicleandgostraighttoasafeplaceawayfrommovingtraffic,e.g.behind
thesafetybarrier.Observethecountry-specificregulationsconcerninghigh-visibilitywaistcoats.
7. Takeallvehiclekeyswithyouwhenyouleavethevehicle.
8. Placethewarningtriangleinpositiontodrawtheattentionofotherroaduserstoyourvehicle.
9. Allowtheenginetocooldownandifnecessaryseeksuitablyqualifiedexpertassistance.
Iftheignitionisswitchedonandthehazardwarninglightsactivated,youcanstillindicateachangeindirectionor
changeoflanewiththeturnsignallever.Thewarninglightswillbeinterruptedtemporarily.
Switchonthehazardwarninglights
Switchonthehazardwarninglightsinthefollowingsituationstoalertfollowingtraffic:
—Ifthetrafficinfrontslowssuddenly.
—Youreachtheendofatrafficjam.
—Thereisanemergencysituation.
—Thevehiclehasbrokendown.
—Whentow-startingortowing.
Alwaysfollowlocalregulationsfortheuseofthehazardwarninglights.
Ifthehazardwarninglightsarenotworking,youmustuseanalternativemethodofdrawingattentiontothebroken-
downvehicle.Thismethodmustcomplywithtrafficlegislation.
WARNING
Anybroken-downvehicleposesahighaccidentriskforthevehicleoccupantsandotherroadusers.
● Stopthevehicleassoonasitispossibleandsafetodoso.
● Parkthevehicleatasafedistancefrommovingtraffic.
● Switchonthehazardwarninglights.
● Neverleaveanyonealoneinthevehicle,particularlychildrenorpeoplerequiringassistance.Thisappliesin
particularwhenthedoorsarelocked.Peoplelockedinthevehiclemaybesubjectedtoveryhighorverylow
temperatures.
WARNING
Ignoringanyoftheitemsonthisimportantsafetychecklistcanleadtoaccidentsandsevereinjuries.
Makingyouandyourvehiclesafe
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