4. Operating System and Equipment
4.4 Seats and Storage Devices
4.4.1 Importance of Adjusting Seats
Properly
To maximize the protection from the seat belts
and airbags, adjust the seats properly.
Driver's seat or front passenger's seat can be
adjusted according to the body shape.
Before the car moves off, seats shall be
adjusted properly, so that the driver or passenger
can:
•
Operate all control mechanisms on the
instrument panel in an accurate, effective and
safe manner;
•
Have a correct sitting posture and do not get
fatigued easily.
•
Be fully protected by seat belts and airbags.
Warning
Incorrect sitting posture will cause serious
injury.
•
Any passenger should sit upright and well
back in the seat.
•
Be sure you and your passengers wear the
seat belts properly.
•
Make sure the child is restrained in the
child safety seat properly.
•
All the headrests must be adjusted
properly according to the height of the
driver and passengers, and the seat belts
are well worn all the time to get the best
protection.
•
During traveling, the front passenger
should place the feet in the footwell. Never
put the feet on the instrument panel/seat or
stretching out of the window. Incorrect
sitting posture will cause serious injury
when the airbags is triggered.
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