16 Correct and safe › Sitting safely
The lap belt part must be placed in front of the pel-
vis and fit tightly.
In pregnant women, the lap belt part must be as
low as possible on the pelvis, so that no pressure is
exercised on the abdomen.
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Sitting safely
For the safety of the occupants and to reduce the
risk of injury in the event of an accident, the follow-
ing instructions must be observed:
Stand the backrests upright. If the front passenger
seat backrest has been folded forward, only the
seat behind the driver's seat may be used for trans-
porting passengers.
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The webbing must not be pinched or twisted and
rub against sharp edges.
The webbing must not pass over solid or fragile
objects in clothing, such as a key ring, etc.
The tongue may only be inserted into the buckle of
the associated seat.
The webbing must be tight. Therefore, do not at-
tach clamps or similar items to the webbing for ad-
justing the seat belt according to body size.
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Engage the rear seat backrests correctly.
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Adjust the height-adjustable headrest so that the
top of the headrest is as close as possible to the
top of the head.
On the occupied rear seat, the headrest should not
be in the lower position although the upper edge of
the headrest should be at the same height as the
top of the head.
Keep your feet in the footwell.
Use the entire seat.
Do not lean forward or sit to the side.
Do not hold your limbs out the window.
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Correct steering wheel position
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Hold the steering
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wheel with both hands
on the outer edge in
the “9 o'clock” and
“3 o'clock” position.
Otherwise, you may
experience serious in-
jury to the arms, hands
and head when deploy-
ing the airbag.
Adjust the driver's seat
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in the longitudinal di-
rection so that the
pedals can be fully
pushed through with
slightly bent legs.
Adjust the steering
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wheel so that the dis-
tance A between the
steering wheel and
Securing children properly
Do not carry a child on your lap, and secure the
child and yourself with a seat belt.
Only transport children in a suitable child
seat » page 32.
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sternum is at least 25
cm.
Adjust the angle of the backrest so that the steer-
ing wheel can be reached at the top with your arms
slightly bent.
Move the passenger seat back as far as possible.
The front passenger must maintain a minimum dis-
tance of 25 cm from the dash panel.
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Children under 150 cm tall will not be properly pro-
tected without a child seat. Children that have been
inadequately secured can be thrown through the ve-
hicle in the event of an accident or a sudden ma-
noeuvre. You can cause life-threatening injuries to
yourself and other occupants.
Correct belt webbing arrangement
If children lean forward or assume a wrong sitting
position while driving, they are more likely to be in-
jured in the event of an accident. This is especially
true for children who are carried in the passenger
seat - when the airbag system triggers, they can be
seriously injured or killed!
The webbing arrange-
ment is extremely impor-
tant for the seat belts to
offer the best possible
protection.
The shoulder strap
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must run over the mid-
dle of the shoulder,
must never run over
the neck, and must lie
firmly against the body
(it must not run over loose layers of clothing).
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