11Safe driving
WARNING (Continued)
●Keep your back straight and resting completely against the seat back-
rest and the front seats correctly adjusted. Never place any part of your
body in the area of the airbag or very close to it.
●If passengers on the rear seats are not sitting in an upright position,
the risk of severe injury due to incorrect positioning of the belt web in-
creases.
WARNING
Incorrect seat adjustment may lead to accidents and severe injuries.
●Only adjust the seats when the vehicle is stationary, as the seats
could move unexpectedly while the vehicle is in motion and you could
lose control of the vehicle. Furthermore, an incorrect position is adopted
when adjusting the seat.
●Only adjust the height, seat backrest and forwards or backwards po-
sition of the seat when there is nobody in the seat adjustment area.
●There must be no objects blocking the seat adjustment area.
●Only adjust the height, angle and longitudinal position of the rear
seats when nobody is in the way.
●The seat adjustment and lock areas must be kept clean.
Danger of injuries due to an incorrect sitting position
If the seat belts are worn incorrectly or not at all, the risk of severe injuries
increases. Seat belts can provide optimal protection only if the belt web is
properly worn. The seat belt cannot offer its full protection if the belt web is
not positioned correctly. This could result in severe and even fatal injuries.
The risk of severe or fatal injuries is especially increased when a deploying
airbag strikes a vehicle occupant who has assumed an incorrect sitting po-
sition. The driver is responsible for all passengers in the vehicle, particularly
children.
The following list shows just some examples of incorrect sitting positions
which can be dangerous to all vehicle occupants.
Whenever the vehicle is in motion:
●Never stand in the vehicle.
●Never stand on the seats.
●Never kneel on the seats.
●Never tilt your seat backrest too far to the rear.
●Never lean against the dash panel.
●Never lie on the rear bench.
●Never sit on the front edge of a seat.
●Never sit sideways.
●Never lean out of a window.
●Never put your feet out of a window.
●Never put your feet on the dash panel.
●Never put your feet on the surface of a seat or seat backrest.
●Never travel in a footwell.
●Never sit on the armrests.
●Never travel on a seat without wearing the seat belt.
●Never carry any person in the luggage compartment.
WARNING
Every incorrect sitting position increases the risk of severe or fatal inju-
ries in the event of accidents or sudden braking or manoeuvres.
●All passengers must assume the proper sitting position and be prop-
erly belted in while travelling.
●Vehicle occupants in incorrect sitting positions, not wearing their
seat belt or too close to the airbag run the risk of suffering severe or fatal
injuries, particularly if the airbag deploys and hits an occupant sitting in
an incorrect position.
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