Daewoo Kalos, User Manual

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1–4 SEATS AND OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEMS
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WARNING
SAFETY BELTS PROTECT
Accident statistics show that drivers
and passengers properly wearing
safety belts have a lower risk of be-
ing injured and a higher chance of
surviving an accident. For this rea-
son, wearing a safety belt is legally
required in most countries.
WEARING THE SAFETY BELT
Each front seat and each outboard
rear seat of your vehicle is equipped
with a three-point safety belt system
that is anchored at three locations.
Both front seats and outboard rear
seats’ belts are stored and locked by
a retractor mechanism. When set in
its normal emergency locking mode,
the three-point safety belt requires no
length adjustment and allows free-
dom of movement when the vehicle
moves at constant speeds.
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WARNING
However in a sudden or strong stop,
or during heavy acceleration or de-
celeration, the safety belt will lock
automatically to restrain the body.
In order to gain the full benefit of a
safety belt, you must wear it cor-
rectly and position yourself correctly
within your seat, as follows:
• Seatback upright (not reclined, to
keep you from “submarining” or
slipping out from under the safety
belt, and injuring vulnerable body
parts in a crash.)
• Occupant sitting upright (not
slouched, to properly position the
lap and shoulder portions of the
safety belt for maximum restraint
and minimum injury to soft and
vulnerable parts of your body in
a crash)
• Safety belt latch plate and buckle
securely fastened with a “click” (if
the seat belt is not securely latched,
it cannot provide any protection;
pull on the belt to make sure it is
secure)
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WARNING
• Lap portion of safety belt snug and
low on hips and bony pelvis (not
abdomen where the restraining
belt could cause serious injury in
a crash – THIS IS PARTICU-
LARLY IMPORTANT FOR
PREGNANT WOMEN)
• Shoulder portion of the safety belts
over your outside shoulder and
snug against the chest (not under
an arm, around your neck, over
an inside shoulder or behind your
back, and not loose with slack al-
lowing excessive forward move-
ment and injury in a crash)
• Knees straight forward (so the
driver’s side front knee bolsters can
help prevent you from “submarin-
ing” under the belt in a crash)
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