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Seats
ANWARNING
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,theseat
canonlybeadjustedwhenthevehicleissta-
tionary.
—Becarefulwhenadjustingtheseat.Adjust-
ingtheseatwithoutpayingattentioncan
pinchfingersorlimbs,whichincreasesthe
riskofinjury.
—Alwayspullforwardonthebackresttomake
sureitischeckifit iscorrectlylockedin
place.
aAeeeaa1)
Appliesto:vehicleswithentryassistance
Entry/exitassistancecreateseasieraccesstothe
third-rowseating”.
Fig.56Second-rowseating:foldingtheseatupright
To beabletoenterandexit,youmustfoldthe
backrestonthesecondrowseatdown,andthen
foldtheseatupward.
Foldingthesecondrowseatbackrestdown
>Pulltheleverupward>page54,fig.53.Or
>Fromthethirdrowseat*,pullthereleasestrap
ontheseatinfront-arrow->fig.55.
>Thebackrestfoldsdownbyitself.
Foldingthesecondrowseatupward
> Pulltheseatupby thelever@untilitisfolded
upward©fig.56.
Ifthesecondrowseatsarenotfoldeddownand
lockedintothefloorwhenyoubegintodrive,
thenthe1S}indicatorlightturnsonintheinstru-
mentclusterdisplayaswellasthemessageSec-
ondrowseatunlocked.Riskofinjuryforrear
passengers.Awarningtonewillalsosound.
AWARNING
—Whenthesecondrowseatsarefolded
down,theymustnot beusedasafootrest
orhaveobjectsplacedonthemasthisin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,neveral-
lowpeopletorideinthethirdrow*ifthe
secondrowseatsarefoldedupward.
—To reducetheriskofanaccident,neverdrive
withobjectsonthefoldedthirdrow*backr-
estsifthesecondrowseatsarefoldedup-
right.
—Bemindfulofpersonsinthethirdrow*
whenfoldingdownthesecondrowseats.
Notpayingattentionwhenfoldingdown
seatscancausepinchinginjuries.
—Ifyouareunlocking thesecondrowseat
backrest
fromthethirdrowseat*>fig.55,
becarefulofanypassengersinthesecond
rowseatsorwithinthebackrest'srangeof
motion.Notpayingattentionwhenfolding
downseatscancauseinjuries.
—Alwayspullforwardonthebackresttomake
sureitischeckifitiscorrectlylockedin
place.
C@)Note
To reducetheriskofdamage,movetherear
headrestraintsdownbeforefoldingtherear
backrestsforward>page57.
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Seats
Foldingthebackrestdown/up(thirdrow
seats)
Appliestovehicleswiththirdrowseats
B4M-0036}
Fig.58Thirdrowseats:foldingthebackrest
Foldingthebackrestdown/up
Thebuttonsarelocatedinthereararea(A)andin
theluggagecompartment@)©fig.58.
>Pressthebutton@or@)untilthebackrestis
completelyfoldeddownorup.
Youcanfoldthebackrestsupordownatthe
sametimeusingthebutton@andQ).
Ifthebackrestsarenotintheirlockedposition,
theEaindicatorlightandthemessagePlease
movethirdrowseattoitslockedposition.See
owner'smanualwillappearintheinstrument
clusterdisplay.Awarningtonewillalsosound.
Unfoldingtheheadrestraints
Theheadrestraintisautomaticallyfoldedin
whenthebackrestisfoldeddown.Youmust
manuallyunfoldtheheadrestraintafterunfold-
ingthebackrest.
>Unfoldtheheadrestraintbytiltingitupward
untilyoufeelitclickintoplace.
56
MeaningoftheLEDinthebutton
—IftheLEDblinks,thebackrestisstillnotin its
endposition.
—IftheLEDturnson,thebackrestisin itsend
position.
ZAWARNING
—Becarefulwhenfoldingandunfoldingthe
backrests.Notpayingattentionandnot
checkingwhenfolding/unfoldingthebackr-
estscanleadtopinchinginjuries.
—Alwayspullforwardonthebackresttomake
sureitischeckifitiscorrectlylockedin
place.
—Donotdriveiftheindicatorlightinthebut-
tonisblinking>fig.58.Thissituationin-
creasestheriskofanaccident,sincethe
backrestisnotlockedinplaceanditisnotin
itsendposition.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,neverdrive
withpersonsinthethirdrow-seatifthe
seatsarenotfoldedcompletelyupright.
®Note
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,makesurethe
second-rowseatbackrestisuprightbefore
foldingthethird-rowseatbackrestupor
down.
—Donotplaceanyobjectsonthethirdrow
seatbackrestifitisnotcompletelyfolded
down.
G)Tips
—Verylow temperaturescancausemalfunc-
tionswhenfoldingandunfoldingthebackr-
ests.Ifthisisthecase,movingthevehicle
toawarmerarea(such asagarage)will
help.
—Thebackrestcannotbefoldeddownorupif
thevehicledooronthesidetobeadjusted
isclosed.
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Seats
Headrestraints
Frontheadrestraints
Appliesto:vehicleswithadjustableheadrestraints
B4M-0060)
Fig.59Frontseat:adjustingtheheadrestraint
Adjusttheheadrestraintssotheupperedgeisas
evenaspossiblewiththe topofyourhead.Ifthat
isnotpossible,trytoadjustasclosetothisposi-
tionaspossible.
Adjustingtheheadrestraints
>Tomovea headrestraint*upwardorforward,
holditatthesideswithbothhandsandslideit
upwardorforwarduntilyoufeelitclickinto
place.
>Tomovetheheadrestraint*downwardorback-
ward,pressthesidebuttonandslidethehead
restraintdownwardorbackward.Releasethe
buttonandslidetheheadrestraintfartheruntil
itlocksintoplace.
Z\WARNING
Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>page257, Properadjustmentofhead
restraints.
mateMery
Appliesto:vehicleswithadjustableheadrestraints
B4M-0137|
Fig.61Rearseat:removingtheheadrestraint
Ifpassengerswillbesittingintherearseats,
movetheheadrestraintsinthesecondrowall
thewayuporfolduptheheadrestraintsonthe
occupiedthirdrowseats>/\.
Movingtheheadrestraints
>Tomovetheheadrestraintupward,holditat
thesideswithbothhandsandslideitupward
untilitclicksintoplace>fig.60.
>Tomovetheheadrestraintdown,pressthe
button-arrow->fig.60andslidetheheadre-
straintdownward.
Foldingtheheadrestraintsforthethirdrow
seats*downandup
>Foldtheheadrestraintdownbypullingonthe
tab
>page56,fig.57.
>Unfoldtheheadrestraintbytiltingitupward
untilyoufeelitclickintoplace.
Removingtheheadrestraints
>Movetheheadrestraintupwardasfarasitcan
go.>
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Seats
>Pressthereleasepoint>fig.61usingtheme-
chanicalkey>page29,Keysetandpressthe
button-arrow->fig.60.Pulltheheadrestraint
outofthebackrestatthesametime>A\.
Installingtheheadrestraints
>Slidethepostsontheheadrestraintdowninto
theguidesuntilthepostsclickintoplace.
>Pressthebutton-arrow->fig.60andslidethe
headrestraintallthewaydown.Youshould not
be
abletoremovetheheadrestraintfromthe
backrestwithoutpressingthebutton.
ZXWARNING
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>page257,Properadjustmentof
headrestraints.
—Onlyremovetheheadrestraintsforthesec-
ond rowseatswhenitisnecessaryforinstal-
linga childsafetyseat>page290,Child
safety.Installtheheadrestraintagainim-
mediatelyoncethechildsafetyseatisre-
moved.Drivingwiththeheadrestraintsre-
movedornotintheuprightpositionincreas-
estheriskofseriousinjury.
Memoryfunction
Appliesto:vehicleswithmemoryfunction
Withthememoryfunction,youcansaveandre-
call
seatprofilesusingthememorybuttonsin
thedoortrimpanelandwiththevehiclekey.
Thedriver'sseatprofileisstoredagainandas-
signedtothevehiclekeyeachtimethevehicleis
locked.Whenyouopenthedoor,theseatprofile
isautomaticallyrecalled.Iftwopeopleuseone
vehicle,itisrecommendedthateachpersonal-
waysuses“hisorherown”vehiclekey.
Dependingontheequipment,itmaybepossible
tostorethefollowingsettings:
—Driver'sseat:seat,steeringwheel*,exterior
mirrors*
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AaaCoy]
Appliesto:vehicleswithmemoryfunction
Thedriver'sseatprofilecanbeassignedtothe
vehiclekeywhenthevehicleislocked.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle
settings>Seats>Driver'sseat>Storeset-
tingson remotecontrolkey.
@Tips
Ifyoudonotwishtohavetheseatprofilefor
anotherdriverassignedtothevehiclekey,
switchthememoryfunctionoffintheInfo-
tainmentsystem.
atleast
Appliesto:vehicleswithmemoryfunction
S 3
3
2
=zta
Fig.62Driver'sdoor:memoryfunctionbuttons
Storingaseatprofile
SET. >Pressthebutton.TheLEDinthebutton
willturnon.
>Pressmemorybutton[1]or[2].
Asignaltonewillsoundwhenitissuccessfully
stored.
Recallingaseatprofile
>Ifthedriver'sdoorisopenandtheignitionis
switchedoff,pressthememorybutton.
>Ifthedriver'sdoorisclosedortheignitionis
switchedon, pressandholdthememorybut-
tonuntiltheseat adjustmentiscomplete.>
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Stowingandusing
Foldingthebackrestupright
>Pulltheleverup>page54,fig.53andfoldthe
backrestuprightuntilitlocksintoplace>A\.
Foldingthecenterbackrestdown*
>Toreleasethebackrest,pullthereleasestrap
atthefrontorrearsideoftheseat>fig.71or
>fig.72.
> Foldthebackrestforward.
Foldingthecenterbackrest upright*
>Foldthebackrestupwarduntilitlocksinto
place>A\.
Thecenter backrestmaybefoldeddownsepa-
rately*.Thisallowsyoutotransportlongobjects
(suchasskis)insidethevehicle.
ZAWARNING
—Becarefulwhenreleasingthebackrestand
foldingitforward.Toreducetheriskofbe-
ingpinched,payattentionandcheckwhen
foldingbackrestsforward.
— Thebackrestmustbelatchedsecurelyto en-
surethatthesafetybeltisprotectingthe
centerseatingposition.
— Thebackrestmustbesecurelylatchedso
objectscannotslideforwardoutofthelug-
gagecompartmentduringsuddenbraking.
—Alwayspullforwardonthebackresttomake
sureitischeckifit iscorrectlylockedin
place.
—Toreducetheriskofinjuryinvehicleswith
thirdrowseats*,the centerbackrestmust
beintheuprightpositionandlockedinto
placeiftherearepassengersridinginthe
thirdrow*.
@)Note
Makesuretheoutersafetybeltsarenot
pinchedordamagedwhenfoldingtheseat
back.
—Readandfollowthewarnings>A\inEntry/
exitassistance(secondrowseats)on
page55and>@inFoldingthebackrest
down/up(thirdrowseats)onpage56.
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,movetherear
headrestraintsdownbeforefoldingtherear
backrestsforward>page57.
Luggagecompartmentnet
Appliesto:vehicleswithluggagecompartmentnet
Thecargonetpreventssmallobjectsfromslid-
ing.
»Attachthehooksfortheluggagecompartment
netinthetie-downs>fig.73.
AWARNING
—Neversecurea childsafetyseattothetie-
downs.
— Theluggagecompartmentnetisonlystrong
enoughtosecurelightobjects.Heavyob-
jectsarenotadequatelysecured.Attempt-
ingtosecureheavyobjectsincreasestherisk
ofinjury.
Cargofloor
Fig.74Luggagecompartment:installingthecargofloor
Removingandinstallingthecargofloor
>Toremovethecargofloor,pulltheentirecargo
floortowardthebackofthevehicle.>
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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.
Theinformationinthissectionapplies toall
modelversionsofyourvehicle.Someofthefea-
turesdescribedinthissectionsmaybe standard
equipmentonsomemodels,ormaybeoptional
equipmentonothers.Ifyouarenotsure,ask
yourauthorizedAudidealer.
ZXWARNING
—Alwaysmakesurethatyoufollowthe in-
structionsandheedtheWARNINGSinthis
manual.Itisinyourinterestandinthein-
terestofyourpassengers.
—AlwayskeepalloftheOwner'sLiterature
manualsinyourAudiwhenyoulendorsell
yourvehiclesothatthisimportantinforma-
tionwillalwaysbeavailabletothedriver
andpassengers.
—AlwayskeeptheOwner'sLiteraturehandyso
thatyoucanfinditeasilyifyouhaveques-
tions.
254
Importantthingstodobeforedriving
Safetyiseverybody'sjob!Vehicleandoccupant
safetyalwaysdependsontheinformedandcare-
fuldriver.
Foryoursafetyandthesafety ofyourpassen-
gers,beforedrivingalways:
>Makesurethatalllightsandsignalsareoperat-
ingcorrectly.
> Makesurethatthetirepressureiscorrect.
>
Makesurethatallwindowsarecleanandafford
goodvisibility totheoutside.
>Secureallluggageandotheritemscarefully
=>page62.
>Makesurethatnothingcaninterferewiththe
pedals.
>Adjustfrontseat,headrestraintandmirrors
correctlyforyourheight.
>Instructpassengerstoadjusttheheadre-
straintsaccordingtotheirheight.
> Makesuretousetherightchildrestraintcor-
rectlytoprotectchildren>page290,Child
safety.
>Sitproperlyinyourseatandmakesurethat
yourpassengersdothesame>page53,Front
seats.
>Fastenyoursafetybeltandwearitproperly.Al-
soinstructyourpassengerstofastentheirsafe-
tybeltsproperly>page260.
Whatimpairsdrivingsafety?
Safedrivingisdirectlyrelatedtotheconditionof
thevehicle,thedriveraswellasthedriver’sabili-
tytoconcentrateontheroadwithoutbeingdis-
tracted.
Thedriverisresponsibleforthesafetyoftheve-
hicleandallofitsoccupants.If yourabilityto
driveisimpaired,safetyrisksforeverybodyinthe
vehicleincreaseand youalsobecomeahazardto
everyoneelseontheroad>/\.Therefore:
>Donotletyourselfbedistractedbypassengers
orbyusingacellulartelephone.
>NEVERdrivewhenyourdrivingabilityisim-
paired(bymedications,alcohol,drugs,etc.).
>Observealltrafficlaws,rulesoftheroadand
speedlimitsandplaincommonsense.
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>ALWAYSadjustyourspeedtoroad,trafficand
weatherconditions.
>Take frequentbreaksonlongtrips.Donotdrive
formorethantwohoursatastretch.
>DoNOTdrivewhenyouaretired,underpres-
sureorwhenyouarestressed.
Z\WARNING
Impaireddrivingsafetyincreasestheriskof
seriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwhenevera
vehicleisbeingused.
Correctpassenger
seatingpositions
Properseatingpositionforthedriver
Theproperdriverseatingpositionisimportant
forsafe,relaxeddriving.
B4G-0374
Fig.221Correctseatingposition
Foryourownsafetyandtoreducetheriskofin-
juryinthe eventofanaccident,werecommend
thatyouadjustthedriver'sseattothefollowing
position:
>Adjustthedriver'sseatso thatyoucaneasily
pushthepedalsallthewaytothefloorwhile
keepingyourknee(s)slightlybent>A\.
>Adjusttheangleoftheseatbacksothatitisin
anuprightpositionsothatyourbackcomesin
fullcontactwithitwhenyoudrive.
>Adjustthesteeringwheelsothatthereisadis-
tanceofatleast10inches(25cm)betweenthe
steeringwheelandyourbreastbone>fig.221.
Ifnotpossible,seeyourauthorizedAudidealer
aboutadaptiveequipment.
>Adjust thesteeringwheelso thatthesteering
wheelandairbagcoverpointsatyourchestand
notatyourface.
>Graspthetopofthesteeringwheelwithyour
elbow(s)slightlybent.
>Adjusttheheadrestraintsotheupperedgeis
asevenas possiblewiththetopofyourhead.If
thatisnotpossible,trytoadjusttheheadre-
straintso thatitisasclosetothispositionas
possible.
>Fastenandwearsafetybeltscorrectly
=>page263.
>Alwayskeepbothfeetinthefootwell so that
youareincontrolofthevehicleatalltimes.
For detailedinformationonhowtoadjustthe
driver'sseat,see>page53.
ZAWARNING
Driverswhoareunbelted,outofpositionor
tooclosetotheairbagcanbeseriouslyinjured
by anairbagasitunfolds.Tohelpreduce the
riskofseriouspersonalinjury:
—Alwaysadjustthedriver'sseatandthe
steeringwheelsothatthereareatleast
10inches(25cm)betweenyourbreastbone
andthesteeringwheel.
—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.
—Alwayssitinanuprightpositionandnever
leanagainstor placeanypart ofyourbody
tooclosetotheareawheretheairbagsare
located.
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Drivingsafety
—Beforedriving,alwaysadjustthefront seats
andheadrestraintsproperlyandmakesure
thatallpassengersareproperlyrestrained.
—Neveradjusttheseatswhilethevehicleis
moving.Yourseatmaymoveunexpectedly
and youcouldlosecontrolofthevehicle.
—Neverdrivewiththebackrestreclinedortilt-
edfarback!Thefartherthebackrestsare
tiltedback,thegreatertheriskofinjurydue
toincorrectpositioningofthesafetybelt
andimproperseatingposition.
—Childrenmustalwaysrideinchildsafety
seats>page290.Specialprecautionsapply
wheninstallinga childsafetyseatonthe
frontpassengerseat>page268.
Properseatingpositionforthefri
passenger
Theproperfrontpassengerseatingpositionis
importantforsafe,relaxeddriving.
Foryourownsafetyandtoreducetheriskofin-
juryinthe eventofanaccident,werecommend
thatyouadjusttheseatforthefrontpassenger
tothefollowingposition:
>Adjusttheangleoftheseatbacksothatitisin
anuprightpositionandyourbackcomesinfull
contactwithitwheneverthevehicleismoving.
>Adjusttheheadrestraintsotheupperedgeis
asevenaspossiblewiththe topofyourhead.If
thatisnotpossible,trytoadjusttheheadre-
straintsothatitisasclosetothispositionas
possible>page57.
>Keepbothfeetflatonthefloorinfront ofthe
frontpassengerseat.
>Fastenandwearsafetybeltscorrect-
ly>page263.
Fordetailedinformationonhowtoadjustthe
frontpassenger'sseat,see>page53.
ZAWARNING
Frontseatpassengerswhoareunbelted,out
ofpositionortooclosetotheairbagcanbe
seriouslyinjuredorkilledbytheairbagasit
unfolds.Tohelpreducetheriskof seriousper-
sonalinjury:
256
—Passengersmustalwayssitinanuprightpo-
sitionandneverleanagainstor placeany
partoftheirbodytooclosetothearea
wheretheairbagsarelocated.
—Passengerswhoareunbelted,outofposi-
tion ortooclosetotheairbagcanbeseri-
ouslyinjuredbyanairbagasitunfoldswith
greatforceintheblinkofaneye.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthereareatleast
10inches(25cm)betweenthefrontpas-
senger‘sbreastboneandtheinstrument
panel.
—Eachpassengermustalwayssitonaseat of
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>page290.Specialprecautionsapply
wheninstallinga childsafetyseatonthe
frontpassengerseat>page268.
Properseatingpositionsforpassengersin
rearseats
Rearseatpassengersmustsituprightwithboth
feetonthefloorconsistentwiththeirphysical
sizeandbeproperlyrestrainedwhenevertheve-
hicleisinuse.
Toreducetheriskofinjurycausedbyanincorrect
seatingpositionintheeventofasuddenbraking
maneuveroranaccident,yourpassengersonthe
rearbenchseatmustalways observethefollow-
ing:
>Iftherearepassengersontheouterrearseats,
adjusttheheadrestraintssotheupperedgeis>
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asevenaspossiblewiththe topofyourhead.If
thatisnotpossible,trytoadjusttheheadre-
straintso thatit isasclosetothispositionas
possible.Ifthereisapassengerinthecenter
rearseat,slidetheheadrestraintupward
=>page57.
>Makesurethattheseatbackissecurelylatched
intheuprightposition>page64.
>Keepbothfeetflatinthefootwellinfrontof
therearseat.
>Fastenandwearsafetybeltsproperly
=>page263.
>Makesurethatchildrenarealwaysproperlyre-
strainedinachildrestraintthatisappropriate
fortheirsizeandage>page290.
Properadjustmentofheadrestraints
Correctlyadjustedheadrestraintsareanimpor-
tantpartofyourvehicle'soccupantrestraintsys-
tem andcanhelptoreducetheriskofinjuriesin
accidentsituations.
B4G-0454
ZAWARNING
Passengerswhoareimproperly seatedonthe
rearseatcanbeseriouslyinjuredinacrash.
—Eachpassengermustalwayssitonaseatof
theirownandproperlyfastenandwearthe
safetybeltbelongingtothatseat.
—Safetybeltsonlyoffermaximumprotection
whentheseatbackissecurelylatchedinthe
uprightpositionandthesafetybeltsare
properlypositionedonthebody.Bynotsit-
tingupright,arearseatpassengerincreases
theriskofpersonalinjuryfromimproperly
positionedsafetybelts!
—Alwaysadjusttheheadrestraintproperlyso
Fig.222Headrestraint:viewedfromthefront
Theheadrestraintsmustbecorrectlyadjustedto
achievethebestprotection.
>Adjust theheadrestraintssotheupperedgeis
asevenas possiblewiththetopofyourhead.If
thatisnotpossible,trytoadjusttheheadre-
straintso thatitisasclosetothispositionas
possible.Position*theheadrestraintasclose
aspossibletothe backofyourhead.
>Iftherearepassengersinrearseat,foldthe
headrestraintsup ontheoccupiedseats.
Adjustingheadrestraints>page57.
thatitcangivemaximumprotection.
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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