run flat FORD E SERIES 2009 4.G Quick Reference Safety Guide

Vans and wagons should be op erated atasafe speed, whichinsome conditi onsmay beless than the
posted spe ed limit.
S a fet ybelts must be used by alloccupan ts.
¥80% ofpeopl efata llyinjured inroll over crashes involving allvehicle typeswerenotwearing safetybelts.
¥Pass engers candra ma tica lly redu cethei rrisk ofbei ng killed orseriou sly injured inacrash byusing
their saf ety belts .
¥Orga niza tions thatown vans and wagons shouldhaveawritten safetybeltusepolicy.
¥Driv er ssh oul dbe resp onsibl efor enforcing thepolicy.
Driv ers mus tbe wel lrested ,alert and maintain asafe speed forweather androad conditions.
Driv ers mus tbe esp ecial lycauti ouson curved roads andmaintain asafe speed toavoid running offthe road.
Ifthe vehi cle’ swhe elsprocee doff the roadway, graduallyreducespeed andsteer back ontotheroadway when
itis saf eto do so. Avoid abru pt maneu verstoreturn the vehicl eto the roadway.
Inthe event ofaflat tire or trea dseparati on,gradually slowdown thevehicle andavoid abrupt maneuvers.
Becaus evans andwagons aresu bstantial lylonger, widerand heavier thancars, they:
¥Req uire more space and addi tional reliance onthe sideview mirrorsforchanging lanes.
¥Do not respond asquic kly to abr upt steering maneuvers.
¥Req uire additiona lbr aking timeanddistance.
An organ ization that owns anextended lengthvanorwagon shouldselect one ortwo experienced drivers
to dr ive the vehic leon aregul arbasi s to ensure the safety ofeach trip.
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This van orwago n, li k e an yve hi cle de sign ed to ca rry ve ry heavy loa ds,m us tbe driven differe ntly from a
pass enge r
car.The extr awei ght canaffect stop ping distance andmaneuverability. The higher centerofgravity
and other fea tures ma yred uce the ability tomake abrupt maneuvers andmay increa sethe risk ofrollover
comp ared toapassenger car.
Do not pla ce any loa ds on the roof ofpassenger wagons.Thisraises thecenter ofgravity, whichincreas esthe
ris k of roll over.
When loa ding your wagon, passengers shouldfillthe front rows ofseats first.
T he numb erofoccup ants inthe vehicle shouldnotexceed thenumb erofavailable safetybeltrestraint systems.
Donot exceed theweight limitssp ecified onthe certification label.Exceeding anyvehicl eweight rating
limi tatio nco uld resu ltin seri ousdam age to the veh icle, loss ofvehi cle control, vehiclerollove ran d/or personal
injury .Plea se ref er toyour Owner ’sGuide foradditional imp ortant information onvehi cleweight limits.
Tow in g tra ile rs beyon dthe maxi m um reco mm en d ed gro ss tra ile rw ei gh tco uld resu lt in aloss of vehic lecontro l,
v eh icle
rol lover and per sona linj ury. Please refer toyour Owner’s Guideformore information ontowi ng.
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