2016 Hyundai Equus Owner's Manual

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Information
Small children are best protected
from injury in an accident when
being properly restrained in the rear
seat by a child restraint system,
which meets the requirements of the
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards.
Before purchasing any child
restraint, make sure that it has a
label certifying that it meets Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213.
The restraint must be appropriate
for your child's height and weight.
Check the label on the child
restraint for this information. Refer
to Child Restraint Systems in this
chapter.
Big child
Children, who are under age 13 but
too big for a booster seat, must
always ride in the rear seat and use
the available lap/shoulder belts. A
seat belt should be fastened over the
upper thighs and be snug across the
shoulder and chest to safely restrain
the child. Often check belt fastening.
A child's squirming may move the
belt out of position. Children are best
protected in the event of an accident
when they are restrained by a proper
restraint system and in the rear seat.
When a big child over age 13 is seat-
ed in the front seat, the child must be
securely restrained by the available
lap/shoulder belt and the seat should
be placed in the rearmost position. If
the shoulder portion of the seat belt
slightly crosses over the child's neck
or face, have the child slightly moves
leftwards. When the shoulder portion
still touches the child's face or neck,
he or she needs to be returned to an
appropriate booster seat.i
- Shoulder belts on small chil-dren
Never allow a shoulder por- tions to be fastened over a
child’s neck or face while the
vehicle is in motion.
When a seat belt is improper- ly fastened and adjusted over
a child, there is a risk of death
or serious injury.
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Restraint of pregnant women
Pregnant women should fasten a
lap/shoulder belt whenever possible
as specifically recommended by their
doctors. The lap portion of the belt
should be worn AS SNUGLY AND
LOW AS POSSIBLE on the hips, not
across the abdomen.
Injured person
A seat belt should be used to trans-
port an injured person. Before doing
this, you should consult a physician
for recommendation.
One person per belt
A single seat belt should never be
fastened over two people (including
children). This may increase the
severity of injury in case of an acci-
dent.
- Pregnant women
Pregnant women must not
place a lap portion of a seat belt
over their abdomen where they
have an unborn child. A safety
belt above the abdomen may
seriously injure or even cause
death of an unborn child in an
impact.
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Do not lie down
To reduce the chance of injury in the
event of an accident and to achieve
maximum effects of the restraint sys-
tem, all passengers should seat in an
upright position in front and rear
seats when the vehicle is in motion.
Proper protection cannot be provid-
ed, when an occupant lies on rear
seats, or when a seat is reclined.
Care of seat belts
Seat belt systems should never be
disassembled or modified. In addi-
tion, care should be taken not to
damage seat belts or belt assem-
blies by seat hinges, doors or other
abuse.
Periodic inspection
All seat belts should be checked on a
regular basis for any wear-out or
damage. Any damaged parts should
be replaced as soon as possible.
Keep belts clean and dry
Seat belts should be kept clean and
dry. When belts become dirty, clean
them with mild soap and warm water.
Bleach, dye, strong detergents or
abrasives should not be used,
because they may damage and
weaken the fabric.
When to replace seat belts
An entire seat belt assembly should
be replaced after an accident. This
should be done, even when no dam-
age is visible. Consult an authorized
EQUUS dealer for additional ques-
tions about the seat belt operation.
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Safety system of your vehicleRiding with a reclined seatback
increases your chance of seri-
ous or fatal injuries in the event
of a collision or sudden stop.
The protection of your restraint
system (seat belts and air bags)
increasingly reduces, when
your seat is reclined. A seat belt
must be snug against your hips
and chest to properly operate.
The more a seatback is
reclined, the greater the chance
that an occupant's hips will
slide under the lap portion of a
seat belt, causing serious inter-
nal injury or hard pressure on
the occupant's neck from the
shoulder portion of a seat belt.
Drivers and passengers should
always sit well back in their
seats, be properly belted, and
put their seatbacks upright.
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Children under age 13 must always
ride in rear seats and be properly
restrained to minimize the risk of
injury in an accident, a sudden stop
or a sudden maneuver. According to
the accident statistics, children are
safer when being properly restrained
in rear seats than in the front pas-
senger's seat. Even with advanced
air bag systems, children may be
seriously injured or killed. A child,
who is too big for a child restraint,
must fasten a seat belt provided.
All 50 states have child restraint
laws, which require children to travel
in approved child restraint devices.
The laws to govern and restrict chil-
dren's age, height, and weight, at
which a seat belt is allowed to use
instead of a child restraint, differ
among states. So, you should check
any specific requirements in your
state, before travelling. A child
restraint must be properly placed
and installed in a rear seat. You must
use a commercially available child
restraint, which meets the require-
ments of the Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards (FMVSS).
A child restraint is generally
designed to be secured in a seat by
a lap belt, lap/shoulder belts, or a
LATCH system.
A child may be injured or killed in a
crash, when a child restraint is not
properly secured.
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A child restraint must be
placed in a rear seat. Never
install a child or infant seat in
the front passenger's seat.
When an accident occurs and
the passenger-side air bag
inflates, it may severely injure
or kill an infant or a child.
Thus, always install a child
restraint in a rear seat.
When a child restraint is not in use, fasten it with a seat
belt or store it in the trunk, so
it does not fall forward in a
sudden stop or an accident.
Children may be seriously injured or killed by an inflating
air bag. All children, even who
are too big for child restraints,
must ride in a rear seat.
WARNING
A seat belt or a child restraint
easily gets hot, when it is
exposed to the sunlight in a
closed vehicle even in the mild
weather. Check the temperature
of a seat cover and buckles
before seating a child.
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Safety system of your vehicleTo reduce the chance of serious
or fatal injuries:
Children of all ages are safer when being restrained in a
rear seat. A child, seating in
front, may be forcefully struck
with an inflating air bag. This
may result in serious or fatal
injury.
Always follow the instructions of the child restraint manufac-
turer's for installation and
usage.
Always make sure that the child seat is properly secured,
and that your child is securely
restrained in the child seat.
Never hold a child in your arms or on your laps when
riding in a vehicle. The violent
impact in a crash may force
you miss the child from your
arms and the child may strike
against the vehicle interior.
Never fasten a single seat belt over you and a child. In a
crash, the belt may apply
sharp pressure on the child,
causing serious internal
injury.
Never leave a child unattend- ed in a vehicle – not even for a
short time. The vehicle is eas-
ily heated up, resulting in seri-
ous injury of a child inside.
Even very young children may
inadvertently move the vehi-
cle, entangle themselves in a
window frame, or lock them-
selves or others inside the
vehicle.
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Never allow two children, orany two persons, to fasten the
same seat belt.
Children often squirm and shift their position. Never let a
child ride with the shoulder
belt under their arm or behind
their back. Always properly
seat and secure a child in a
rear seat.
Never allow a child to stand up, or kneel on a seat or a
floor mat, while the vehicle is
in motion. During a collision
or a sudden stop, the child
may be violently strike against
the vehicle interior, resulting
in serious injury.
Never use an infant carrier or a child safety seat, which
"hooks" over a seatback. It
may not provide adequate
security in an accident.
Do not operate a rear power seat, when a child seat is
installed. The power seat may
be broken.
After an accident, have an authorized EQUUS dealer
check the child restraint, seat
belt, and tether/lower
anchors.
When the space to place a child restraint is insufficient
due to the driver's seat, install
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Rear-Facing child restraint
A rear-facing child restraint utilizes
the friction between the seating sur-
face and a child's back. The harness
system holds the child in place, and
keeps the child in position in an acci-
dent, and reduces the stress to the
fragile neck and spinal cord.
All children under age one must
always ride in a rear-facing child
restraint. There are several types of
rear-facing child restraints: infant-
only seats can be used only for rear-
facing. Convertible and 3-in-1 child
restraints typically have higher height
and weight limits for the rear-facing
position, allowing you to keep your
child rear-facing for a longer period
of time.Keep a child restrained in a rear-fac-
ing restraint as long as a child is
under the height/weight limits of a
child restraint. It is the best way to
keep them safe. Once your child out-
grows the rear-facing child restraint
limit, your child is ready for a forward-
facing child restraint with a harness.
Forward-Facing child restraints
A forward-facing child restraint uti-
lizes the friction between a child's
body and a harness. Keep a child
harnessed in a forward-facing child
restraint as long as the child is under
the height/weight limit of a child
restraint.
Once your child outgrows the for-
ward-facing child restraint limit, your
child is ready for a booster seat.
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NEVER install a child or infant
restraint in the front passen-
ger's seat. Placing a rear-facing
child restraint in front may
result in SERIOUS INJURY or
DEATH, when an inflating air
bag strikes the child restraint.
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Setting the automatic lockingmode of a passenger seat belt
The automatic locking mode restricts
a child's movement, which compro-
mises the effects of a seat belt and a
child restraint. To secure a child
restraint, follow the below proce-
dures.
To install a child restraint system in
rear seats, follow the below instruc-
tions:
1. Place the child restraint in a seat
and route the lap/shoulder belt
around or through the restraint,
following the restraint manufactur-
er’s instructions. Make sure the
seat belt webbing is untwisted.
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- Child seat installation
A child may be seriously injured or killed in a collision,
when the child restraint is not
properly anchored to the vehi-
cle, or when the child is not
properly secured in the child
restraint. Before installing a
child restraint, read the
instructions supplied by the
child restraint manufacturer.
When a seat belt does not operate as described in this
chapter, immediately have the
belt system checked by your
authorized EQUUS dealer.
Failure to follow the instruc- tions regarding child restraint,
which are provided in this
Owner's Manual and from a
child restraint manufacturer,
may increase the chance and
severity of injury in an acci-
dent.
If the vehicle head restraint prevents proper installation of
a child seat (as described in
the child seat system manu-
al), the head restraint of the
respective seating position
shall be readjusted or entirely
removed.
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2. Fasten the lap/shoulder belt latchinto the buckle, until you hear a
"clicking" sound.
Make sure that the release button iseasily accessible in case of an emer-gency.
3. Pull the entire shoulder portion of the seat belt from the retractor.
When the shoulder portion of the
seat belt is fully extended, the belt
system will shift into the
"Automatic Locking" (child
restraint) mode.
4. Slowly allow the shoulder portion of the seat belt to retract, until you
hear a "clicking" or "ratcheting"
sound. This indicates that the
retractor is set in the "Automatic
Locking" mode. When you do not
hear any "clicking" sound, repeat
the steps 3 and 4. 5. Tighten the belt as secure as pos-
sible by slightly tugging it on the
child restraint, while retracting the
shoulder portion of the belt back
into the retractor.
6. Slightly push and pull the child restraint to confirm its firm installa-
tion. If not, release the seat belt,
and repeat the steps 2 to 6.
7. Double check that the retractor is in the "Automatic Locking" mode
by slightly pulling the seat belt out
of the retractor. If unstretched, the
seat belt is set in the "Automatic
Locking" mode.
To remove the child restraint, press
the release button on the buckle, pull
off the lap/shoulder belt from the
restraint, and then fully retract the
belt.
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