headrest AUDI A4 2019 Owners Manual

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Seats

>Toselectaseatsetting,turnthemultifunction
button@)inthecorrespondingdirectionuntil
thedesiredseatsettingisoutlinedinred.
>Thearrows(B)representthepossibleadjust-
ments.Forexample,tolowerthelumbarsup-
port,pressthemultifunctionbutton@down.
Thecorrespondingarrow©lightsup.
Thefollowingseatsettings@arepossible:
Massagefunction*-selectthemassagetype
Wave,Stretch,KneadorOff.Youcanadjustthe
intensityofeachmassagefrom1to3.Youcan
switchtheselectedmassageon/offusingthe
button®)©fig.58.
Lumbarsupport-youcanadjustthelumbarsup-
portup/downandtobestronger/weaker.
Sidebolsters*-youcanincrease/decreasethe
sidesupportintheseatusingthesidebolsters
ontheseatbackrest.
@®Tips
—Themassagefunctionswitchesoffautomat-
icallyafterapproximately10minutes.
—Theairinthesidebolsters*isreleasedas
soonasthedriver'sdooropens.Thismakes
ispossibletoenterandexitthevehicle
morecomfortably.Assoonasyoustartdriv-
ingthevehicle,thesidebolstersfill.
(eTaheae4
Appliesto:vehicleswithacomfortfrontcenterarmrest
Thereisastoragecompartmentunderthearm-
rest.


Fig.59Comfortcenterarmrestbetweenthedriver'sseat
andfrontpassenger'sseat
>Toadjusttheangle,raisethearmrestfromthe
startingpositionnotchbynotch.
>Tobringthearmrestbackintothestartingpo-
sition,raiseitoutofthe top notchandfoldit
backdown.
Thearmrestcanslideforwardandback.
Headrestraints
Frontheadrestraints
Appliesto:vehicleswithadjustableheadrestraints

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Fig.60Frontseat:adjustingtheheadrestraint*
Adjusttheheadrestraintssotheupperedgeisas
evenaspossiblewiththe topofyourhead.Ifthat
isnotpossible,trytoadjustasclosetothisposi-
tion aspossible.
Adjustingtheheadrestraints
>Tomoveaheadrestraint*upwardorforward,
holditatthesideswithbothhandsandslideit
upwardorforwarduntilyoufeelitclickinto
place.
>Tomovetheheadrestraint*downwardorback-
ward,pressthesidebuttonandslidethehead
restraintdownwardorbackward.Releasethe
buttonandslidetheheadrestraintfartheruntil
itlocksintoplace.

Z\WARNING
Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>page250,Properadjustmentofhead
restraints.

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Seats

TaeMery
Appliesto:vehicleswithadjustableheadrestraints


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Fig.62Rearseat:removingtheheadrestraint
Ifpassengersaresittingintheouterrearseats,
adjusttheheadrestraintsso thattheupperedge
oftheheadrestraintisaslevelaspossiblewith
theupperpartoftheirhead.Ifthatisnotpossi-
ble,trytoadjustasclosetothispositionaspos-
sible.Ifyourvehiclehasamiddleseat,adjust
thatheadrestraintallthewayup>A\.
Movingtheheadrestraints
>Tomovetheheadrestraintupward,holditat
thesideswithbothhandsandslideitupward
untilitclicksintoplace>fig.61.
>
Tomovetheheadrestraintdown,pressthe
button-arrow->fig.61andslidetheheadre-
straintdownward.
Removingtheheadrestraints
>Movetheheadrestraintupwardasfarasitcan
go.
>Pressthereleasepoint>fig.62usingtheme-
chanicalkey>page29,Keysetandpressthe
button-arrow->fig.61.Pulltheheadrestraint
outofthebackrestatthesametime>A\.
60
Installingtheheadrestraints
>
Slidethepostsontheheadrestraintdowninto
theguidesuntilthepostsclickintoplace.
>Pressthebutton-arrow->fig.61 andslidethe
headrestraintallthewaydown.Youshould not
be
abletoremovetheheadrestraintfromthe
backrestwithoutpressingthebutton.

ZXWARNING
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>page250,Properadjustmentof
headrestraints.
—Onlyremovetheheadrestraintsfromthe
rearseatswhenitisnecessaryforinstalling
a child
safetyseat>page285,Childsafety.
Installtheheadrestraintagainimmediately
oncethechildsafetyseatisremoved.Driv-
ingwiththeheadrestraintsremovedornot
intheuprightpositionincreasestheriskof
seriousinjury.

Memoryfunction
Appliesto:vehicleswithmemoryfunction
Withthememoryfunction,youcansaveandre-
callseatprofilesusingthememorybuttonsin
thedoortrimpanelandwiththevehiclekey.
Thedriver'sseatprofileisstoredagainandas-
signedtothevehiclekeyeachtimethevehicleis
locked.Whenyouopenthedoor,theseatprofile
isautomaticallyrecalled.Iftwopeopleuseone
vehicle,itisrecommendedthateachpersonal-
waysuses“hisorherown”vehiclekey.
Depending ontheequipment,itmaybepossible
to
storethefollowingsettings:
—Driver'sseat:seat,exteriormirror*
NaC Appliesto:vehicleswithmemoryfunction
Thedriver'sseatprofilecanbeassignedtothe
vehiclekeywhenthevehicleislocked.

MENU >SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle

>

Stowingandusing


occupantsduringsuddendrivingorbraking
maneuversorintheeventofanaccident.
©)Note
Lettheluggagecompartmentcoverrollup
slowlytoreducetheriskofdamage.
Increasingthesizeofthevehicleinterior
Appliesto:vehicleswithfoldingbackrests

Therearseatbackrestscanbefoldedforwardei-
therseparately*ortogether.
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“0 a

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Fig.71Centerbackrest:foldingthecenter backrestfor-
ward
Foldingthe outerrearbackrestsforwardand
backward
>Pullthereleaselever(@)inthedirectionofthe
arrowandfoldthebackrest forward.Letthe
backrestlatchintothelowestposition.
> Foldthebackrestbackupagainuntilitlocksin-
toplaceandtheredmarking(8)isnolonger
visible>/\.
Foldingthecenterrearbackrestforwardand
backward
>Pullontheupperreleaselever(@)andfoldthe
backrestforward(2).
66
> Foldthebackrestbackwarduntilitlocksinto
place.
Whensecured,thebackrestcan belocked©us-
ingthemechanicalkey>page30.Thisprevents
accessintotheluggagecompartmentfromthe
vehicleinterior.Youcanonlyenlargetheluggage
compartmentifthebackrestisnotlocked.

Z\WARNING
—Becarefulwhenreleasingthebackrestand
foldingitforward.Toreducetheriskofbe-
ingpinched,payattentionandcheckwhen
foldingbackrestsforward.
— Thebackrestmustbesecurelylatchedto en-
surethesafetybeltisprotectingtherear
seatpositions.
— Thebackrestmustbesecurelylatchedso
objectscannotslideforwardoutofthelug-
gagecompartmentduringsuddenbraking.

@)Note
—Toreducetheriskofdamagingthefront
seats,makesurethereisenoughspacebe-
tweenthefrontseatandtherearseat
equipmentwhenfoldingthecenter backrest
forward.
—Ifyoumovethefrontseatbackwhenthe
rearseatbackrestisfoldedforward,you
coulddamagetheheadrestraintsonthe
rearseat.
—Toreduce theriskofdamage,movetherear
headrestraintsdownbeforefoldingtherear
backrestsforward>page60.
—Whenfoldingthebackrestforward,make
suretheoutersafetybeltsareinthebelt
guiderecessso thattheydonot get pinched
inthebackrestlockanddamaged.Otherob-
jectsshould beremovedfromtherear
benchseattoprotectthebackrestfrom
damage.

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Stowingandusing

Increasingthesizeoftheluggage
compartment
Appliesto:vehicleswithreleaseleverintheluggagecompart-
ment
Therearseatbackrestscanbefoldedforwardei-
therseparately*ortogether.
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g
=© a

Fig.72Luggagecompartment:releaselever(example)
Foldingthebackrestforward
>Pullthereleaselever>fig.72inthedirection
ofthearrowtofoldthebackrest forward.
Foldingthebackrestbackintothe upright
position
> Foldthebackrestbackupagainuntilitlatches
or
theredmarking(@)>page66,fig.70isno
longervisible>A\inIncreasingthesizeofthe
vehicleinterioronpage66.

Z\WARNING
—Becarefulwhenreleasingthebackrestand
foldingitforward.Toreducetheriskofbe-
ingpinched,payattentionandcheckwhen
foldingbackrestsforward.
—Whenreleasingtherearseatbackrest,make
suretherearenopeopleoranimalswithin
itsrangeofmotion.Thebackrestwillfold
forwardautomaticallyafteritisreleased.
®Note
—To reducetheriskofdamage,movetherear
headrestraintsdownbeforefoldingtherear
backrestsforward>page60.
—Toreducetheriskofdamagetothefront
seats,makesurethereisenoughspacebe-
tweenthefrontseatandtherearseat
equipmentwhenoperatingthereleaselev-
er.


Partitionnet(uprightbackrestposition)
Appliesto:vehicleswithpartitionnet
Thepartitionnetpreventsobjectsfromsliding
fromtheluggagecompartmentintothepassen-
gercompartment.
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%a
Fig.73Behindthebackrest:hangingthepartitionnet

B8W-0122

Fig.74Behindthebackrest:removingthepartitionnet
Attaching
> Pullthe netupward.Attachthecrossbraceto
themountingeyeletsabovethebackrest
-arrows->fig.73.
Removing
>Foldthebackrestsforward>page66.
>Presstheleftandrightbuttonsonthepartition
netandliftthenetupwardtoremoveit
>fig.74.
Installing
>Foldthebackrestsforward>page66.
>Slidetheleftandrightsidesofthepartitionnet
intothemount.
>Pressthepartitionnetdowndiagonallyatthe
leftandrightuntilitlocksintoplaceandthe
redmarkingsonthebuttonsarenolongervisi-
ble.
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>

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Drivingsafety

Drivingsafety
Basics
Safedrivinghabits
Pleaseremember-safetyfirst!
Theindividualsafetyfeaturesofyourvehiclecan
worktogetherasasystemtohelpprotectyou
and
yourpassengersinawiderangeofaccidents.
Thesefeaturescannotworkasasystemifthey
arenot alwayscorrectlyadjustedandcorrectly
used.
Thischaptercontainsimportantinformation,
tips,instructionsandwarningsthatyouneedto
readandobserveforyourownsafety,thesafety
of
yourpassengersandothers.Wehavesummar-
izedherewhatyouneedtoknowaboutsafety
belts,airbags,childrestraintsaswellaschild
safety.Yoursafetyisforusprioritynumber1.Al-
waysobservetheinformationandwarningsin
thissection-foryourownsafetyaswellasthat
ofyourpassengers.
Theinformationinthissectionappliestoall
modelversionsofyourvehicle.Someofthefea-
turesdescribedinthissectionsmaybe standard
equipmentonsomemodels,ormaybeoptional
equipmentonothers.Ifyouarenotsure,ask
yourauthorizedAudidealer.

ZAWARNING
—Alwaysmakesurethatyoufollowthein-
structionsandheedtheWARNINGSinthis
manual.Itisinyourinterestandinthein-
terestofyourpassengers.
—AlwayskeepalloftheOwner'sLiterature
manualsinyourAudiwhenyoulendorsell
yourvehiclesothatthisimportantinforma-
tionwillalwaysbeavailabletothedriver
andpassengers.
—AlwayskeeptheOwner'sLiteraturehandyso
thatyoucanfinditeasilyifyouhaveques-
tions.

Importantthingstodobeforedriving
Safetyiseverybody'sjob!Vehicleandoccupant
safetyalwaysdependsontheinformedandcare-
fuldriver.
Foryoursafetyandthesafety ofyourpassen-
gers,beforedrivingalways:
>Makesurethatalllightsandsignalsareoperat-
ingcorrectly.
>Makesurethatthetirepressureiscorrect.
>Makesurethatallwindowsarecleanandafford
goodvisibility totheoutside.
>Secureallluggageandotheritemscarefully
>page64.
>Makesurethatnothingcaninterferewiththe
pedals.
>Adjustfrontseat,headrestraintandmirrors
correctlyforyourheight.
>Appliesto:adjustableheadrestraints:Instruct
passengerstoadjusttheheadrestraintsac-
cordingtotheirheight.
>Makesuretouse therightchildrestraintcor-
rectlytoprotectchildren>page285,Child
safety.
>Sitproperlyinyourseatandmakesurethat
yourpassengersdothesame>page58,Front
seats.
>Fastenyoursafetybeltandwearitproperly.Al-
soinstructyourpassengerstofastentheirsafe-
tybeltsproperly>page253.
Whatimpairsdrivingsafety?
Safedrivingisdirectlyrelatedtotheconditionof
thevehicle,thedriveraswellasthedriver’sabili-
ty toconcentrateontheroadwithoutbeingdis-
tracted.
Thedriverisresponsibleforthesafetyoftheve-
hicleandallofitsoccupants.Ifyourabilityto
driveisimpaired,safetyrisksforeverybodyinthe
vehicleincreaseand youalsobecomeahazardto
everyoneelseontheroad>A\.Therefore:
>Donotletyourselfbedistractedbypassengers
orbyusinga cellulartelephone.
>NEVERdrivewhenyourdrivingabilityisim-
paired(bymedications,alcohol,drugs,etc.).
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>

Drivingsafety

>Observealltrafficlaws,rulesoftheroadand
speedlimitsandplaincommonsense.
>ALWAYSadjustyourspeedtoroad,trafficand
weatherconditions.
>Take frequentbreaksonlongtrips.Donotdrive
formorethantwohoursatastretch.
>DoNOTdrivewhenyouaretired,underpres-
sureor whenyouarestressed.

ZXWARNING
Impaireddrivingsafetyincreasestheriskof
seriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwhenevera
vehicleisbeingused.


Correctpassenger
seatingpositions
Properseatingpositionforthedriver
Theproperdriverseatingpositionisimportant
forsafe,relaxeddriving.

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Fig.214Correctseatingposition
Foryourownsafetyandtoreducetheriskofin-
juryinthe eventofanaccident,werecommend
thatyouadjustthedriver'sseattothefollowing
position:
>Adjustthedriver'sseat so thatyoucaneasily
pushthepedalsallthewaytothefloorwhile
keepingyourknee(s)slightlybent>/\.
>Adjusttheangleoftheseatbacksothatitisin
anuprightpositionsothatyour backcomesin
fullcontactwithitwhenyoudrive.
>Adjustthesteeringwheelsothatthereisadis-
tanceofatleast10inches(25cm)betweenthe
steeringwheelandyourbreastbone>fig.214.
Ifnotpossible,seeyourauthorizedAudidealer
aboutadaptiveequipment.
248
>Adjust thesteeringwheelso thatthesteering
wheelandairbagcoverpointsatyourchestand
notatyourface.
>Graspthetopofthesteeringwheelwithyour
elbow(s)slightlybent.
>Appliesto:adjustableheadrestraints:Adjust
the
headrestraintsotheupperedgeisaseven
as possiblewiththetopofyourhead.Ifthatis
notpossible,trytoadjusttheheadrestraintso
thatitisasclosetothispositionaspossible.
>Fastenandwearsafetybeltscorrectly
=>page256.
>»Alwayskeepbothfeetinthefootwell so that
youareincontrolofthevehicleatalltimes.
Fordetailedinformationonhowtoadjustthe
driver'sseat,see>page58.

ZAWARNING
Driverswhoareunbelted,outofpositionor
tooclose totheairbagcanbeseriouslyinjured
by anairbagasitunfolds.To helpreduce the
riskofseriouspersonalinjury:
—Alwaysadjustthedriver'sseatandthe
steeringwheelsothatthereareatleast
10inches(25cm)betweenyour breastbone
andthesteeringwheel.
—Alwaysadjustthedriver'sseatandthe
steeringwheelsothatthereareatleast
4inches(10cm)betweenthekneesandthe
lowerpartoftheinstrumentpanel.
—Alwaysholdthesteeringwheelontheout-
sideofthesteeringwheelrimwithyour
handsatthe9o'clockand3o'clockposi-
tionstohelpreducetheriskofpersonalin-
juryifthedriver'sairbaginflates.
—Neverholdthesteeringwheelatthe
12o'clockpositionorwithyourhandsat
otherpositionsinsidethesteeringwheel
rimoronthesteeringwheelhub.Holding
the
steeringwheelthewrongwaycancause
seriousinjuriestothehands,armsandhead
ifthedriver'sairbagdeploys.
—Pointingthesteeringwheeltowardyour
facedecreasestheabilityofthesupplemen-
taldriver'sairbagtoprotectyouinacolli-
sion.

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Drivingsafety


—Alwayssitinanuprightpositionandnever
leanagainstor placeanypartofyourbody
tooclosetotheareawheretheairbagsare
located.
—Beforedriving,alwaysadjustthefront seats
andheadrestraintsproperlyandmakesure
thatallpassengersareproperlyrestrained.
—Neveradjusttheseatswhilethevehicleis
moving.Yourseatmaymoveunexpectedly
and youcouldlosecontrolofthevehicle.
—Neverdrivewiththebackrestreclinedortilt-
edfarback!Thefartherthebackrestsare
tiltedback,thegreatertheriskofinjurydue
toincorrectpositioningofthesafetybelt
andimproperseatingposition.
—Childrenmustalwaysrideinchildsafety
seats>page285.Specialprecautionsapply
wheninstallinga childsafetyseatonthe
frontpassengerseat>page261.
Properseatingpositionforthefront
passenger
Theproperfrontpassengerseatingpositionis
importantforsafe,relaxeddriving.

Foryourownsafetyandtoreducetheriskofin-
juryinthe eventofanaccident,werecommend
thatyouadjusttheseatforthefrontpassenger
tothefollowingposition:
>Adjusttheangleoftheseatbacksothatitisin
anuprightpositionandyour backcomesinfull
contactwithitwheneverthevehicleismoving.
>Appliesto:adjustableheadrestraints:Adjust
theheadrestraintsotheupperedgeisaseven
as possiblewiththetopofyourhead.Ifthatis
notpossible,trytoadjusttheheadrestraintso
thatitisasclosetothispositionas possible
=>page59.
>Keepbothfeetflatonthefloorinfrontofthe
frontpassengerseat.
>Fastenandwearsafetybeltscorrect-
ly>page256.
Fordetailedinformationonhowtoadjustthe
frontpassenger'sseat,see>page58.

ZAWARNING
Frontseatpassengerswhoareunbelted,out
ofpositionortooclosetotheairbagcan be
seriouslyinjuredorkilledbytheairbagasit
unfolds.Tohelpreducetheriskofseriousper-
sonalinjury:
—Passengersmustalwayssitinanuprightpo-
sitionandneverleanagainstor placeany
partoftheirbodytooclosetothearea
wheretheairbagsarelocated.
—Passengerswhoareunbelted,outofposi-
tion ortooclosetotheairbagcanbeseri-
ouslyinjuredbyanairbagasitunfoldswith
greatforceintheblinkofaneye.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthereareatleast
10inches(25cm)betweenthefrontpas-
senger‘sbreastboneandtheinstrument
panel.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthereareatleast
4inches(10cm)betweenthefrontpassen-
ger‘skneesandthelowerpartoftheinstru-
mentpanel.
—Eachpassengermustalwayssitonaseatof
theirownandproperlyfastenandwearthe
safetybeltbelongingtothatseat.
—Beforedriving,alwaysadjustthefrontpas-
sengerseatandheadrestraintproperly.
—Alwayskeepyourfeetonthefloorinfrontof
theseat.Neverrestthemontheseat,in-
strumentpanel,outofthewindow,etc.The
airbagsystemandsafetybeltwillnot be
abletoprotectyouproperlyandcanevenin-
creasetheriskofinjuryinacrash.
—Neverdrivewiththebackrestreclinedortilt-
edfarback!Thefartherthebackrestsare
tiltedback,thegreatertheriskofinjurydue
toincorrectpositioningofthesafetybelt
andimproperseatingposition.
—Childrenmustalwaysrideinchildsafety
seats>page285.Specialprecautionsapply
wheninstallinga childsafetyseatonthe
frontpassengerseat>page261.

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Drivingsafety

Properseatingpositionsforpassengersin
itrtry
Rearseatpassengersmustsituprightwithboth
feetonthefloorconsistentwiththeirphysical
sizeandbeproperlyrestrainedwhenevertheve-
hicleisinuse.
Toreducetheriskofinjurycausedbyanincorrect
seatingpositionintheeventofasuddenbraking
maneuveroranaccident,yourpassengersonthe
rearbenchseatmustalwaysobservethefollow-
ing:
»Appliesto:adjustableheadrestraints:Ifthere
arepassengersontheouterrearseats,adjust
theheadrestraintssotheupperedgeisaseven
as possiblewiththetopofyourhead.Ifthatis
notpossible,trytoadjusttheheadrestraintso
thatitisasclosetothispositionaspossible.If
thereisapassengerinthecenterrearseat,
slidetheheadrestraintupward>page60.
>
Makesurethattheseatbackissecurelylatched
intheuprightposition>page66.
>
Keepbothfeetflatinthefootwellinfront of
therearseat.
>»Fastenandwearsafetybeltsproperly
=>page256.
>Makesurethatchildrenarealwaysproperlyre-
strainedinachildrestraintthatisappropriate
fortheirsizeandage>page285.

Z\WARNING
Passengerswhoareimproperly seatedonthe
rearseatcanbeseriouslyinjuredinacrash.
—Eachpassengermustalwayssitonaseat of
theirownandproperlyfastenandwearthe
safetybeltbelongingtothatseat.
—Safetybeltsonlyoffermaximumprotection
whentheseatbackissecurelylatchedinthe
uprightpositionandthesafetybeltsare
properlypositionedonthebody.Bynotsit-
tingupright,arearseatpassengerincreases
theriskofpersonalinjuryfromimproperly
positionedsafetybelts!
—Alwaysadjusttheheadrestraintproperlyso
thatitcangivemaximumprotection.

250
Properadjustmentofheadrestraints
Correctlyadjustedheadrestraintsareanimpor-
tantpartofyourvehicle'soccupantrestraintsys-
tem andcanhelptoreducetheriskofinjuriesin
accidentsituations.

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Fig.215Headrestraint:viewedfromthefront
Theheadrestraintsmustbecorrectlyadjustedto
achievethebestprotection.
>Appliesto:adjustableheadrestraints:Adjust
the
headrestraintssotheupperedgeisaseven
as possiblewiththetopofyourhead.Ifthatis
notpossible,trytoadjusttheheadrestraintso
thatitisasclosetothispositionaspossible.
Position*theheadrestraintascloseas possible
tothebackofyourhead.
>Ifthereisapassengerinthecenterrearseat,
slidetheheadrestraintupward.
Adjustingheadrestraints>page59.

Z\WARNING
Allseatsareequippedwithheadrestraints.
Drivingwithoutheadrestraintsorwithhead
restraintsthatarenotproperlyadjustedin-
creasestheriskof serious orfatalneckinjury
dramatically.Tohelpreducetheriskofinjury:
—Alwaysdrivewiththeheadrestraintsin
placeandproperlyadjusted.
—Everypersoninthevehiclemusthavea
properlyadjustedheadrestraint.
—Alwaysmakesureeachpersoninthevehicle
properlyadjuststheirheadrestraint.Adjust
theheadrestraintssotheupperedgeisas
evenaspossiblewiththe topofyourhead.
Ifthatisnotpossible,trytoadjustthehead
restraintsothatitisasclosetothisposition
aspossible.

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Drivingsafety


—Neverattempttoadjustheadrestraintwhile
driving.Ifyouhavedrivenoffandmustad-
justthedriverheadrestforanyreason,first
stopthevehiclesafelybeforeattemptingto
adjusttheheadrestraint.
—Childrenmustalways beproperlyrestrained
inachildrestraintthatisappropriatefor
theirageandsize>page285.
Examplesofimproperseatingpositions
Theoccupantrestraintsystemcanonlyreduce
theriskofinjuryifvehicleoccupantsareproperly
seated.


Improperseatingpositionscancauseseriousin-
juryordeath. Safetybeltscanonlyworkwhen
theyareproperlypositionedonthebody.Im-
properseatingpositionsreducetheeffectiveness
of safety
beltsandwillevenincreasetheriskof
injuryanddeathbymovingthesafetybelttocrit-
icalareasofthebody.Improperseatingpositions
alsoincreasetheriskofseriousinjuryanddeath
whenanairbagdeploysandstrikesanoccupant
whoisnotintheproperseatingposition.Adriver
isresponsibleforthesafety ofallvehicleoccu-
pantsandespeciallyfor children.Therefore:
>Neverallowanyonetoassumeanincorrect
seatingpositionwhenthevehicleisbeingused
>A.
Thefollowingbulletinslistonlysomesamplepo-
sitionsthatwillincreasetheriskofseriousinjury
anddeath.Ourhopeisthattheseexampleswill
makeyoumoreawareofseatingpositionsthat
aredangerous.
Therefore,wheneverthevehicleismoving:
—neverstandupinthevehicle
—neverstandontheseats
—neverkneelontheseats
—neverridewiththeseatbackreclined
—neverliedownontheseats
—neverleanupagainsttheinstrumentpanel
—neversitontheedgeoftheseat
—neversitsideways
—neverleanout thewindow
—neverputyourfeetoutthewindow
—neverputyourfeetontheinstrumentpanel
—neverrestyourfeetontheseatcushionorback
oftheseat
—neverrideinthefootwell
—neverrideinthecargoarea

ANWARNING
Improperseatingpositionsincreasetherisk
ofseriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwhenever
avehicleisbeingused.
—Alwaysmakesurethatallvehicleoccupants
stayinaproperseatingpositionandare
properlyrestrainedwheneverthevehicleis
beingused.

Driver'sandfront
passenger'sfootwell
Importantsafetyinstructions
Z\WARNING
Alwaysmakesurethatthekneeairbagcanin-
flatewithoutinterference.Objectsbetween
yourselfandtheairbagcanincreasetherisk
ofinjuryinanaccident byinterferingwiththe
waytheairbagdeploysorbybeingpushedin-
toyouastheairbagdeploys.
—Nopersons(children)oranimalsshouldride
inthefootwellinfrontofthepassenger
seat.Iftheairbagdeploys,thiscanresultin
seriousorfatalinjuries.
—Noobjectsofanykindshouldbecarriedin
thefootwellareainfrontofthedriver'sor
passenger'sseat.Bulkyobjects(shopping
bags,forexample)canhamperorprevent
properdeploymentoftheairbag.Smallob-
jectscanbethrownthroughthevehicleif
theairbagdeploysandinjureyouoryour
passengers.


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