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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine ’ A CAUTION:
Never do this.
Here a child is sitting in
a seat that has a lap-shoulder belt, but
the shoulder part is behind the child.
If the child wears the belt
in this
way, in a crash the child might slide under the belt. The
belt’s force would then be applied right on the child’s abdomen.
T’ It <: dd cause serious or fatal injuries.
Wherever the child sits, the lap portion
of the belt should be worn low
and snug on the hips, just touching the child’s thighs. This applies belt
force to the child’s pelvic bones
in a crash.
- SAFETYBELT EXTENDER
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If the vehicle’s safety belt will fasten around you, you should use it. The
automatic lap-shoulder belt has plenty of extra length built in,
so it will
fasten around almost all people. -
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine who was drinking and driving. Over 25,000 motor vehicle-related deaths
occur each year because
of alcohol, and thousands of people are injured.
Just how much alcohol is too much if a person plans to drive? Ideally, no
one should drink alcohol and then drive. But
if one does, then what’s “too
much”? It can be a lot less than many might think. Although it depends
on each person and situation, here is some general information on
the
problem.
The Blood Alcohol Content
(BAC) of someone who is drinking depends
upon four things:
How much alcohol is in the drink.
0 The drinker’s body weight.
a The amount of food that is consumed before and during drinking.
0 The length of time it has taken the drinker to consume the alcohol.
I
According to the American Medical Association, a 180-pound (82 kg)
person who drinks three 12-ounce (355 ml) bottles of beer in an hour will
end up with a
BAC of about 0.06 percent. The person would reach the
same BAC by drinking three 4-ounce (120 ml) glasses of wine or three
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine VEJYIC'LE DIMENSIONS
Coupe
Shipping Weight ........................... -3424 lbs. (1553 kg)
Wheel Base
.............................. .110.8 in. (2815 mm)
Length
.................................. .202.3 in. (5139 mm)
Height
..................................... 55 in. (1397 mm)
Width.. .................................. .72.5 in. (1842 mm)
Front Tread
............................... .60.3 in. (1532 mm)
Rear Tread
............................... .59.8 in. (1518mm).
Sedan
Shipping Weight (Touring Sedan) ............ .3556 lbs. (1613 kg)
Shipping Weight (DeVille)
.................. -3510 lbs. (1592 kg)
Wheel Base .............................. .113.8 in. (2890 mm)
Length
.................................. .205.3 in. (5214 mm)
Height
..................................... 55 in. (1397 mm)
Width..
.................................. .72.5 in. (1842 mm)
Front Tread
............................... .60.3 in. (1532 mm)
Rear Tread ............................... .59.8 in. (1518 mm)
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