Vans andwagons shoul dbe operated atasafe speed, whichinsome con ditions maybeless than the
pos ted speed limit.
S af ety belts must beused byall occupants.
¥ 80% ofpeople fatallyinju red inrollover crashes involving allvehicle typeswerenot wearing safety belts.
¥Pass enger scan dramatic allyreduce theirriskofbeing killedorseriously injuredinacrash byusing
their safety belts.
¥ Or ganiza tion sth at own vans andwagons shouldhaveawritten safety beltusepolicy.
¥Driv ersshould berespons ibleforenforcing thepolic y.
Drive rsmust bewel l res ted, alert andmaintain asafe speed forweather androad conditions .
Drive rsmust beespecial lycautious oncurved roadsandmaintain asafe speed toavoid running offthe road.
If th e veh icle’s wheels proce edoff the road way,gradua llyreduce speedandsteer back ontotheroadway when
it is saf e to do so. Avoid abrupt maneuver sto return thevehic leto the roadway.
In th e eve ntof afla ttire ortread separation, gradually slowdown thevehicle andavoid abrupt maneuvers.
Becau sevans andwagons aresubstantially longer,widerandheavier than cars, they:
¥ Re quir emore spacean dadditional reliance onthe sideview mirrors forchanging lanes.
¥Do no trespond asquic kly to abrupt steeringma neuvers.
¥Re quir eaddition albraking timeanddistan ce.
An orga nization that owns anextended lengthvanorwagon shouldselect one ortwo experienced drivers
to dr ive the vehic leon aregular basisto ensur ethe safety ofeach trip.
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Th is va nor w ag on, like any ve hicle designe dto ca rry very heavy loads, mus tbe drive ndiffer ent ly fro m apas seng ercar .The extra weight canaffect stopping distanceand maneuverability. Thehigher center ofgravity andother
features mayreduc ethe ability tomake abrupt maneuvers andmay increase therisk ofrollover compared toa
passenger car.
Do not place anyloads onthe roof ofpassenger wagons.Thisraises thecenter ofgravity, whichincreases therisk
ofrollover .
Whenloading yourwagon, passengers shouldfillthe front rows ofseats first.
The number ofoccupants inthe vehicle should notexceed thenumber ofavailable safetybelt
restraint systems.
Donot exceed theweight limitsspecified onthe certification label.Exc eeding anyvehicle weightratingli m ita tio n
cou ldre su lt in se ri ous dam age to th e ve hic le ,lo ss of ve h ic le co ntro l,ve hic le ro llov er and/o r pers on al injury. Please
refertoyour Owner’s Guideforadditional importantinformation onvehicle weightlimits.
Towing tr a iler sbey ond the maxim um re com mende dgros stra iler we ight coul dres ult inalos sof vehi cle control, vehicl erollover andpersonal injury. Please refertoyour Owner’s Guideformore information ontowing.
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