Head Restraints
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Slide the head restraint up
or
down
so
that the top
of
the
restraint is closest to the top
of
your
ears. This position
reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash.
Safety Belts: They’re
for
Everyone
This
part
of the manual tells you how to use safety belts
properly. It also tells you some things you should not do
with safety belts.
And
it explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
(SIR),
or
air
bag system.
I
A
CAUTION:
Don’t let anyone ride where
he
or
she can’t wear
a
safety belt properly.
If
you
are in
a
crash and
you’re not wearing
a
safety
belt,
your injuries
can
be much worse.
You
can
hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it.
You
can
be
seriously
injured or killed.
In
the same crash, you might
not be
if
you
are buckled up.
Always
fasten your
~
safety belt, and check that
your
passengers’ belts
are fastened properly too.
-
Your
vehicle has a light that
comes on as a reminder to
buckle up. (See “Safety Belt
Reminder Light” in the
Index.)
In most states and Canadian provinces, the law says to
wear safety belts. Here’s why:
They
work.
You never know if you’ll be in a crash.
If
you
do
have a
crash, you don’t know if it will be a bad
one.
A
few crashes are mild,
and
some crashes can be
so
serious that even buckled
up
a person wouldn’t survive.
But most crashes are in between. In many of them,
people
who
buckle
up
can survive and sometimes walk
away. Without belts they could have been badly
hurt
or
killed.
After more than
25
years of safety belts
in
vehicles,
the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling
up
does
matter
...
a
lot!
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