ASTON MARTIN DB AR1 Q 2003 Owners Guide

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SPECIAL WARNINGS ON USE OF SAFETY RESTRAINTS FOR CHILDREN:
A child, regardless of age, should always be restrained when travelling in a
vehicle. The following precautions are strongly recommended.
Do not allow children to travel in the vehicle without restraint. Approved child
seats or harnesses should always be used.
Each seat belt assembly must be used by only one occupant. It is dangerous to put
a seat belt around a child being carried on the occupants lap.
Child restraint anchorages are designed to withstand only those loads imposed
by correctly fitted child restraints. Under no circumstances are they to be used
for adult seat belts, harnesses or for attaching other items or equipment to the
vehicle
CHILDREN AND THE USE OF CHILD SAFETY SEATS
An infant or child that is not properly restrained can be seriously injured or killed
in a crash. Seat belts are designed for adults and larger children; infants and
smaller children must be restrained in an approved child safety seat.
All child restraint systems are designed to be secured by lap belts, or the lap belt
portion of a lap-shoulder belt. Children could be endangered in a crash if their
child restraints are not properly secured in the vehicle. If you choose to use a
child safety seat, follow the manufacturers instructions. Never hold a baby or
child on your lap while riding in the car.
For use in USA, the child safety seat must be in conformity with Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard 213. Look for the statement on the box and seat.
Check the seat manufacturers instructions for proper use and installation - use
the correct size seat and properly secure the seat in the car in accordance with
the manufacturers instructions. Be sure to read and follow the 'Installation and
Use Instructions' provided with the child seat.
Remember that children who have outgrown child restraints should wear the
vehicle's seat belt.

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SECS
CHILD SEATS AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS
DO NOT install a rearward facing child seat in the front passenger seat position.
If a front seat position must be employed, use only a forward facing child seat
with the passenger seat set as far rearwards as practical.
Airbags
In order to provide optimum occupant protection the DB AR1 is equipped
with a driver airbag mounted in the centre of the steering wheel and front
passenger airbag located in the fascia panel immediately in front of the
passenger seat. The airbags are supplementary to the seat belts.
Note: There are important airbag safety labels on the sun visors (illustrated
below).

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Some models may have additional safety labels elsewhere, easily visible to the
vehicle occupants. Ensure that you have read and complied with the instructions
on these labels prior to driving the vehicle.
Do not change or modify or tamper with the steering wheel, passenger side
fascia or any other part of the airbag system. Such actions could disable the
system or cause inadvertent inflation.
The airbags are designed to deploy only in a serious frontal collision. Their
purpose is to provide additional protection for the front seat occupants if
thrown forwards in an accident. The system is designed so that it will not
deploy in the event of trivial frontal impacts such as minor contacts when
parking. The airbag system is not designed to protect against side or rear
impacts.
WARNINGS:
No objects whatsoever should be attached to the centre cover of the steering
wheel or the passenger fascia panel. Such objects could cause harm if the vehicle
is in a crash severe enough to cause the airbags to deploy.
All occupants, including the driver, should always wear seat belts, whether or not
an airbag is provided , to decrease the risk of injury or death in the event of a crash
CHILD SEATS AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS
DO NOT install a rearward facing child seat in the front passenger seat position.
If a front seat position must be employed, use only a forward facing child seat
with the passenger seat set as far rearwards as practical.
Any work on the airbag system must only be done by an Aston Martin Dealer.

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Interior Storage
Door Storage
Open storage pockets are provided below the arm rests in both doors.
Front Armrest Storage
The front armrest lid is lockable.
The boot release switch and the
accessory socket are fitted in the
front armrest storage box.
Rear Storage
A rear storage area is provided
behind the driver and passenger
seats. Tie down straps enable
items to be secured.

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B - Controls
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Contents
Introduction....................................................................................... 1-B-2
Information/Warning Lights................................................................. 1-B-4
Instrument Panel Illumination............................................................. 1-B-9
Instruments ......................................................................................1-B-10
Steering Column Controls - Left Hand Stalk ...................................... 1-B-12
Steering Column Controls - Right Hand Stalk .................................... 1-B-14
Steering Wheel ................................................................................. 1-B-15
Console Mounted Controls............................................................... 1-B-16
Bonnet (Hood) and Boot (Trunk) ....................................................... 1-B-23
Accessory Socket .............................................................................. 1-B-26
Interior Lights ................................................................................... 1-B-27

B - Controls
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Introduction
Your DB AR1 has been designed to provide easy access to all primary
controls. The illustrations below show the main controls on the centre
console and instrument panel. The operation and function of each control
is described on the following pages.

B - Controls
1-B-3 Take a moment to familiarise yourself with those controls which you will
require most frequently and with the additional functions which may be
required in an emergency.

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Information/Warning Lights
The Instrument Panel contains a number of information and warning lights
mounted above the instruments.
The information/warning light colours are significant and have the following
uses:
RED is used to warn drivers of concerns which may endanger them (e.g. Seat
Belt Warning, Brake System Warning, etc.) or to indicate potentially serious
problems with the car (e.g. Low Oil Pressure, Low Engine Coolant, etc.)