Daewoo Kalos, User Manual

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1–2 SEATS AND OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEMS
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WARNING
• Safety belts have been shown to
be the single most effective protec-
tion against injury or death in a
vehicular accident!
• As the owner and driver of your
vehicle, you must make certain
that each occupant is properly
wearing the safety belt provided at
the seating position.
• Pregnant women, injured, and
physically impaired persons
should also wear safety belts. Like
all other occupants, they are more
likely to suffer serious injury or
death, if they do not do so.
• The best way to protect the fetus
is to protect the mother.
• Why safety belts work, how to
wear them, and how to adjust your
seat position properly, is explained
in this section. Read all of the in-
formation provided and always
observe these instructions and
warnings in order to gain the full
benefit of these safety systems.
ALWAYS WEAR YOUR SAFETY
BELTS!
Occupant protection has been the focus
of much private and public research
and development for many years. The
two vehicle components which are in-
corporated into the vehicle solely for the
protection of the occupants in vehicle
accidents are the safety belts provided
at each seating position and the supple-
mental restraint system, or air bags,
provided at the driver and front passen-
ger seat positions. The safety belts can
protect you and your passengers only
if they are used. The air bag is a
supplemental protective device that is
more effective and safer as a restrain-
ing device when the safety belts are
being used.
WHY WEAR SAFETY BELTS?
Safety belts are helpful for several dis-
tinct reasons:
1) Safety belts attach the occupants to
the vehicle so that they will not be
ejected during an accident.
2) Safety belts attach the occupant to
the vehicle so that they can use the
space between their pre-crash seating
position and the front of the vehicle
to slow down to a stop more gradu-
ally, as their safety belts stretch and
the front end of the vehicle absorbs
the energy of the crash by crumpling.
3) Safety belts keep the driver in his
seat, so that the driver might have a
chance to regain control in certain
accident situations.
4) Safety belts keep occupants from be-
ing catapulted into and injuring the
driver and other occupants.