warning Hyundai Equus 2016 Owner's Guide

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Restraint of pregnant women
Pregnant women should fasten a
lap/shoulder belt whenever possible
as specifically recommended by their
doctors. The lap portion of the belt
should be worn AS SNUGLY AND
LOW AS POSSIBLE on the hips, not
across the abdomen.
Injured person
A seat belt should be used to trans-
port an injured person. Before doing
this, you should consult a physician
for recommendation.
One person per belt
A single seat belt should never be
fastened over two people (including
children). This may increase the
severity of injury in case of an acci-
dent.
- Pregnant women
Pregnant women must not
place a lap portion of a seat belt
over their abdomen where they
have an unborn child. A safety
belt above the abdomen may
seriously injure or even cause
death of an unborn child in an
impact.
WARNING

Children under age 13 must always
ride in rear seats and be properly
restrained to minimize the risk of
injury in an accident, a sudden stop
or a sudden maneuver. According to
the accident statistics, children are
safer when being properly restrained
in rear seats than in the front pas-
senger's seat. Even with advanced
air bag systems, children may be
seriously injured or killed. A child,
who is too big for a child restraint,
must fasten a seat belt provided.
All 50 states have child restraint
laws, which require children to travel
in approved child restraint devices.
The laws to govern and restrict chil-
dren's age, height, and weight, at
which a seat belt is allowed to use
instead of a child restraint, differ
among states. So, you should check
any specific requirements in your
state, before travelling. A child
restraint must be properly placed
and installed in a rear seat. You must
use a commercially available child
restraint, which meets the require-
ments of the Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards (FMVSS).
A child restraint is generally
designed to be secured in a seat by
a lap belt, lap/shoulder belts, or a
LATCH system.
A child may be injured or killed in a
crash, when a child restraint is not
properly secured.
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A child restraint must be
placed in a rear seat. Never
install a child or infant seat in
the front passenger's seat.
When an accident occurs and
the passenger-side air bag
inflates, it may severely injure
or kill an infant or a child.
Thus, always install a child
restraint in a rear seat.
When a child restraint is not in use, fasten it with a seat
belt or store it in the trunk, so
it does not fall forward in a
sudden stop or an accident.
Children may be seriously injured or killed by an inflating
air bag. All children, even who
are too big for child restraints,
must ride in a rear seat.
WARNING
A seat belt or a child restraint
easily gets hot, when it is
exposed to the sunlight in a
closed vehicle even in the mild
weather. Check the temperature
of a seat cover and buckles
before seating a child.
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Safety system of your vehicleTo reduce the chance of serious
or fatal injuries:
Children of all ages are safer when being restrained in a
rear seat. A child, seating in
front, may be forcefully struck
with an inflating air bag. This
may result in serious or fatal
injury.
Always follow the instructions of the child restraint manufac-
turer's for installation and
usage.
Always make sure that the child seat is properly secured,
and that your child is securely
restrained in the child seat.
Never hold a child in your arms or on your laps when
riding in a vehicle. The violent
impact in a crash may force
you miss the child from your
arms and the child may strike
against the vehicle interior.
Never fasten a single seat belt over you and a child. In a
crash, the belt may apply
sharp pressure on the child,
causing serious internal
injury.
Never leave a child unattend- ed in a vehicle – not even for a
short time. The vehicle is eas-
ily heated up, resulting in seri-
ous injury of a child inside.
Even very young children may
inadvertently move the vehi-
cle, entangle themselves in a
window frame, or lock them-
selves or others inside the
vehicle.
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Never allow two children, orany two persons, to fasten the
same seat belt.
Children often squirm and shift their position. Never let a
child ride with the shoulder
belt under their arm or behind
their back. Always properly
seat and secure a child in a
rear seat.
Never allow a child to stand up, or kneel on a seat or a
floor mat, while the vehicle is
in motion. During a collision
or a sudden stop, the child
may be violently strike against
the vehicle interior, resulting
in serious injury.
Never use an infant carrier or a child safety seat, which
"hooks" over a seatback. It
may not provide adequate
security in an accident.
Do not operate a rear power seat, when a child seat is
installed. The power seat may
be broken.
After an accident, have an authorized EQUUS dealer
check the child restraint, seat
belt, and tether/lower
anchors.
When the space to place a child restraint is insufficient
due to the driver's seat, install
it in the right rear seat.WARNING

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Rear-Facing child restraint
A rear-facing child restraint utilizes
the friction between the seating sur-
face and a child's back. The harness
system holds the child in place, and
keeps the child in position in an acci-
dent, and reduces the stress to the
fragile neck and spinal cord.
All children under age one must
always ride in a rear-facing child
restraint. There are several types of
rear-facing child restraints: infant-
only seats can be used only for rear-
facing. Convertible and 3-in-1 child
restraints typically have higher height
and weight limits for the rear-facing
position, allowing you to keep your
child rear-facing for a longer period
of time.Keep a child restrained in a rear-fac-
ing restraint as long as a child is
under the height/weight limits of a
child restraint. It is the best way to
keep them safe. Once your child out-
grows the rear-facing child restraint
limit, your child is ready for a forward-
facing child restraint with a harness.
Forward-Facing child restraints
A forward-facing child restraint uti-
lizes the friction between a child's
body and a harness. Keep a child
harnessed in a forward-facing child
restraint as long as the child is under
the height/weight limit of a child
restraint.
Once your child outgrows the for-
ward-facing child restraint limit, your
child is ready for a booster seat.
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NEVER install a child or infant
restraint in the front passen-
ger's seat. Placing a rear-facing
child restraint in front may
result in SERIOUS INJURY or
DEATH, when an inflating air
bag strikes the child restraint.
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Setting the automatic lockingmode of a passenger seat belt
The automatic locking mode restricts
a child's movement, which compro-
mises the effects of a seat belt and a
child restraint. To secure a child
restraint, follow the below proce-
dures.
To install a child restraint system in
rear seats, follow the below instruc-
tions:
1. Place the child restraint in a seat
and route the lap/shoulder belt
around or through the restraint,
following the restraint manufactur-
er’s instructions. Make sure the
seat belt webbing is untwisted.
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- Child seat installation
A child may be seriously injured or killed in a collision,
when the child restraint is not
properly anchored to the vehi-
cle, or when the child is not
properly secured in the child
restraint. Before installing a
child restraint, read the
instructions supplied by the
child restraint manufacturer.
When a seat belt does not operate as described in this
chapter, immediately have the
belt system checked by your
authorized EQUUS dealer.
Failure to follow the instruc- tions regarding child restraint,
which are provided in this
Owner's Manual and from a
child restraint manufacturer,
may increase the chance and
severity of injury in an acci-
dent.
If the vehicle head restraint prevents proper installation of
a child seat (as described in
the child seat system manu-
al), the head restraint of the
respective seating position
shall be readjusted or entirely
removed.
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Once the seat belt is released after
being fully retracted, the retractor
will automatically switch from the
"Automatic Locking" mode to the
"Emergency Locking" mode for
normal usage.
Securing a child restraint with"Tether Anchor" system
Hooks for a child restraint are locat-
ed on the package tray.
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■ 4 seater
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■ 5 seater
- Automatic loc king mode
A lap/shoulder belt automatical-
ly resets to be in the
"Emergency Locking" mode
whenever the belt is fully
retracted. Therefore, must fol-
low the 7 steps on the previous
page, when installing a child
restraint.
When the retractor is not set in
the "Automatic Locking" mode,
the child restraint may move,
when your vehicle sharply turns
or stops. A child may be seri-
ously injured or killed, when a
child restraint is not properly
anchored, such as failure to set
the retractor in the "Automatic
Locking" mode.
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1. Tie the child restraint seat tetherstrap over the seatback.
For a vehicle with an adjustable
head restraint, tie the tether straps
between the head restraint posts
and under the head restraint.
Otherwise, tie the tether strap over
the top of a seatback.
2. Connect the appropriate child restraint hooks to the tether strap
hooks, and securely tighten the
child restraint seat.
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A child may be seriously injured
or killed in a collision, when the
child restraint is not properly
anchored, and when the child is
not properly restrained in the
child restraint. Always follow
the instruction of child seat
manufacturer for installation
and usage.
WARNING
- Tether strap
Never install more than one
child restraint to a single tether
anchor or to a single lower
anchor. The increased load,
caused by multiple child
restraints, may break the tether
or lower anchors, causing seri-
ous injury or death.
WARNING
- Child restraint check
Make sure that the child
restraint is well secured by
slightly pushing and pulling it in
different directions. Improperly
installed child restraints may
slip, tip over, toss about, or
break apart, causing death or
serious injury.
WARNING
- Child restraint anchors
Child restraint anchors aredesigned to withstand the
load capacity, only when a
child restraint is correctly
installed. Under no circum-
stances, should child restraint
anchors not be used for adult
seat belts, and harnessing/
storing other items and equip-
ment.
The tether strap may not prop- erly work, when it is attached
to the wrong tether anchor.
WARNING

Securing a child restraint to thelower anchor
Some manufacturers produce child
restraints, which are labeled as
LATCH or LATCH-compatible.
LATCH stands for "Lower Anchors
and Tethers for Children". These
child restraints are equipped with two
rigid or webbing-mounted attach-
ments, which are to be connected to
the two LATCH anchors in a specific
seat of your vehicle. This type of child
restraint does not use a seat belt to
be attached in a rear seat.
A sign is marked on the left rear and
right rear seatbacks to indicate the
location of the lower anchors for child
restraints. LATCH anchors are equipped in your
vehicle. The LATCH anchors are
located in the left rear and right rear
seats. Their locations are shown in
the illustration. There is no LATCH
anchor in the rear center seat.
The LATCH anchors are located
between the seatback and the seat
cushion. Follow instructions of the
child restraint manufacturer to prop-
erly install a LATCH or LATCH-com-
patible child restraint.
Upon installing the LATCH child
restraint, make sure that the seat is
properly attached to the LATCH and
tether anchors.
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Lower Anchor
Lower Anchor
Position Indicator
When using the vehicle's
"LATCH" system to install a
child restraint in a rear seat,
all seat belts taps of unoccu-
pied seats should be securely
buckled in metal latch plates,
and the seat belt webbing
must be fully retracted behind
the child restraint to prevent
the child from reaching or
holding any un-retracted seat
belts. Child's reaching to any
un-buckled metal latch plates
or tabs may result in strangu-
lation, serious injury or death
to the child.
Do not place anything around the lower anchors. Also make
sure that the seat belt is not
caught inside the lower
anchors.
WARNING

Also, test the child restraint before
seating your child. Slightly shake the
restraint from side to side. Also try to
tug the restraint forward. Check
whether the anchors securely hold
the restraint in place.
Do not scratch or pinch a rear seat
belt webbing with a child restraint
latch or a LATCH anchor during
the installation.The recommended weight for the
LATCH system is under 65 lbs (30
kg).
How to calculate the child
restraint weight :
Child restraint weight =
65 lbs (30 kg) - Child weightNOTICE
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- LATCH lower anchors
LATCH lower anchors are to be
used only in the left rear and
right rear seats. Never attempt
to install a child restraint in the
rear center seat. You may dam-
age the anchors, or the anchors
may fail and break apart in a
collision.
WARNING
When the child restraint is not
properly anchored, the risk of a
child's serious injury or death in
a collision greatly increases.
DANGER

(1) Driver’s front air bag
(2) Passenger’s front air bag
(3) Side air bag(4) Curtain air bag
(5) Driver’s knee air bag
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❈ The actual air bags in the vehicle may differ from the illustration.
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Even in vehicles with air bags, a driver and all passengers must
always wear the seat belts provided in order to minimize the risk and
severity of injury in the event of a collision or a rollover.
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