Daewoo Kalos, User Manual

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SEATS AND OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEMS 1–5
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WARNING
• Only one occupant per one safety
belt (do not allow more than one
person in a safety belt; multiple
people in a single safety belt can
exceed the capacity of the safety
belts and people sharing a safety
belt can cause crushing and other
injuries to each other in a crash)
• Children in secure child seats (in
a crash the forces are too great for
an adult to hold onto a child and
the adult will crush the child if
they share the same safety belt)
• No unbelted occupants (occupants
not wearing a safety belt are an
injury threat to themselves and to
other occupants in the vehicle be-
cause in a crash they become a
free-flying body that will strike
other persons in their path)
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WARNING
• No twisted seat belts (twisted seat
belts will not move freely and re-
strain properly and can cut into
the occupants rather than spread
the force, thus increasing the risk
of injury and death)
• Lock doors (unlocked doors in-
crease the risk of injury and death
from external impacts and ejection
in a crash)
• Make periodic checks (while
riding in the vehicle, check from
time to time to be sure that the lap
portion of the belt is snugly across
the hips and has not ridden up
around the waist and that the
shoulder portion is midway over
the shoulder and across the chest;
properly positioned belts allow the
stronger structures of the hips and
shoulders to absorb the forces of
the belt against the body, while
improperly positioned belts may
cause neck injury or injury to the
vulnerable organs in the abdomi-
nal area).
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WARNING
If the safety belt goes over an arm-
rest (if so eqipped), lap portion of the
safety belt could force the occupant’s
abdomen, not the bony pelvis, in a
collision.
• Be sure that the safety belt goes
under the armrests.
Failure to follow this can result in
injuries or even death in case of a
collision.