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OVERVIEWREPAIRS OPERATION CONTROLSDATAINDEX
CORRECT SITTING POSTURE SEAT ADJUSTMENT
The ideal seating position can make a vital
contribution to relaxed, fatigue-free
driving. The correct seating position also
works together with the safety belts and
airbags to provide occupants with
maximum levels of passive safety in an
accident. To ensure that the safety systems
operate with optimal efficiency, we
strongly urge you to observe the instruc-
tions contained in the following section.
For supplementary information on trans-
porting children, refer to page 38.
Sitting correctly with airbags
Always maintain an adequate
distance between yourself and all of
the airbags. Always hold the steering wheel
by the rim with the hands at the 9 and
3 o'clock positions to keep any chance of
injury to hands or arms to an absolute
minimum, should the airbag be deployed.
No one and nothing is to come between the
airbags and the seat occupant.
Never use the front passenger airbag cover
as a storage surface for objects of any kind,
or as a support for legs or feet, as this will
increase the risk of injury in a collision severe
enough in which the airbag will deploy.<
For airbag locations and additional infor-
mation on airbags, refer to page 37.
Safe with safety belts
Never allow more than one person to
wear a single safety belt. Never allow
infants or small children to ride in a
passenger's lap. Avoid twisting the belt
while routing it firmly across the hips and
shoulder, wear it as snugly against your
body as possible. Do not allow the belt to
rest against hard or fragile objects. Do not
route the belt across your neck, or run it
across sharp edges. Be sure that the belt
does not become caught or jammed.
Avoid wearing bulky clothing that prevents
the belt from fitting properly, and pull on
the belt periodically to retension it over
your shoulders. In the event of a frontal
impact, a loose lap belt could slide over the
hips, leading to abdominal injury. In addi-
tion, the safety belt's restraint effective-
ness is reduced if the belt is worn loosely.
Expectant mothers should always wear
their safety belts, taking care to position
the lap belt against the lower hips, where it
will not exert pressure against the abdom-
inal area.<
For information on using the safety belts,
refer to page 35.
Important adjustment information
Never try to adjust your seat while
operating the vehicle. The seat could
respond with an unexpected movement,
and the ensuing loss of vehicle control
could lead to an accident.
Never ride with the backrest reclined to an
extreme horizontal angle (especially impor-
tant for front passengers to remember).
Keep the backrest relatively upright to
minimize the risk of sliding under the
safety belt and sustaining injury in an acci-
dent.<
Adjusting the seats, see next page.
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