Fiat 500X2017, User Manual

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3 . Children that are not big enough to wear the vehicle seat belt properly (refer to
“Child Restraints” in this section for further information) should be secured in a ve-
hicle with a rear seat in child restraints or belt-positioning booster seats
.
Older chil-
dren who do not use child restraints or belt-positioning booster seats should ride
properly buckled up in a vehicle with a rear seat
.
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Never allow children to slide the shoulder belt behind them or under their arm
.
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You should read the instructions provided with your child restraint to make sure that
you are using it properly
.
6 . All occupants should always wear their lap and shoulder belts properly .
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The driver and front passenger seats should be moved back as far as practical to al-
low the front air bags room to inflate
.
8 . Do not lean against the door or window . If your vehicle has side air bags, and deploy-
ment occurs, the side air bags will inflate forcefully into the space between occupants
and the door and occupants could be injured
.
9 . If the air bag system in this vehicle needs to be modified to accommodate a disabled
person, refer to the “Consumer Assistance” section for customer service contact
information
.
WARNING!
• Never place a rear-facing child restraint in front of an air bag
.
A deploying passen-
ger front air bag can cause death or serious injury to a child 12 years or younger,
including a child in a rear-facing child restraint
.
• Only use a rear-facing child restraint in a vehicle with a rear seat .
Seat Belt Systems
Buckle up even though you are an excellent driver, even on short trips . Someone on the
road may be a poor driver and could cause a collision that includes you . This can happen
far away from home or on your own street
.
Research has shown that seat belts save lives, and they can reduce the seriousness of inju-
ries in a collision
.
Some of the worst injuries happen when people are thrown from the
vehicle . Seat belts reduce the possibility of ejection and the risk of injury caused by strik-
ing the inside of the vehicle . Everyone in a motor vehicle should be belted at all times .
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