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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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