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Passive Safety178
For this reason you will be provided with information on why this equip-
ment is very important, how it protects you and the occupants, what
should be observed when using the equipment and how you and the
people travelling with you can make full use of the existing safety equip-
ment. This Owner's Manual contains important warning notes, which you
and those travelling with you should pay attention to in order to reduce a
risk of injury.
Safety concerns everybody!
Before setting off
The driver is always fully responsible for his occupants
and for the operating safety of the vehicle.
For your own safety and the safety of the people travelling with you,
please pay attention to the following points before setting off:
• Ensure that the lighting and the turn signal system are functioning
properly.
• Inspect the tyre inflation pressure.
• Ensure that all the windows offer a good visibility to the outside.
• Safely attach the items of luggage ⇒ page 92, “Loading the luggage
compartment”.
• Ensure that no objects can obstruct the pedal.
• Adjust the mirror, the front seat and the head restraint to match your
body size.
• Point out to your occupants that the head restraints must be adjusted
to match their body size.
• Protect the children in suitable child seats with correctly fastened seat
belts ⇒ page 202, “Transporting children safely”.
• Adopt the correct seated position ⇒ page 179, “Correct seated posi-
tion”. Also inform your occupants to adopt the correct seated position.
• Fasten the seat belt correctly. Also inform your occupants to properly
fasten the seat belts ⇒ page 186, “How are seat belts correctly
fastened?”.
What influences the driving safety?
The driving safety is primarily determined by the style of
driving and the personal behaviour of all the occupants.
The driver is fully responsible for himself and his occupants. If your driving
safety is effected, you place yourself and the oncoming traffic at risk.
Please refer to the following guidelines.
• Do not get distracted from concentrating on the traffic situation, e.g. by
your occupants or mobile phone calls.
• Never drive when your driving ability is impaired, e.g. through medica-
tion, alcohol, drugs.
• Keep to the traffic regulations and the permissible speed limit.
• Adjust the driving speed at all times to the road condition as well as to
the traffic and weather conditions.
• Take regular breaks on long journeys - at the latest every two hours.
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Thursday
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