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You will find many safety precautions and recommendations throughoutthis section, and throughout this man-
ual. The safety precautions in this sec-
tion are among the most important.
Always wear your seat belt
A seat belt is your best protection in
all types of accidents. Air bags are
designed to supplement seat belts,
not replace them. So even though
your vehicle is equipped with air bags,
ALWAYS make sure you and your
passengers wear your seat belts, and
wear them properly.
Restrain all children
All children under age 13 should ride
in your vehicle properly restrained in
a rear seat, not the front seat. Infantsand small children should be
restrained in an appropriate Child
Restraint System. Larger childrenshould use a booster seat with the
lap/shoulder belt until they can use
the seat belt properly without abooster seat.
Air bag hazards
While air bags can save lives, they
can also cause serious or fatal
injuries to occupants who sit tooclose to them, or who are not prop-
erly restrained. Infants, young chil-
dren, and short adults are at the
greatest risk of being injured by an
inflating air bag. Follow all instruc-
tions and warnings in this manual.
Driver distraction
Driver distraction presents a serious
and potentially deadly danger, espe-
cially for inexperienced drivers. Safety
should be the first concern when
behind the wheel and drivers need to
be aware of the wide array of potential
distractions, such as drowsiness,
reaching for objects, eating, personal
grooming, other passengers, and
using cellular phones.
Drivers can become distracted when
they take their eyes and attention offthe road or their hands off the wheel
to focus on activities other than driv-
ing. To reduce your risk of distractionand an accident:
• ALWAYS set up your mobile devices
(i.e., MP3 players, phones, naviga-
tion units, etc.) when your vehicle is
parked or safely stopped.
ONLY use your mobile device when allowed by laws and conditions per-
mit safe use. NEVER text or email
while driving. Most countries have
laws prohibiting drivers from texting.
Some countries and cities also pro-
hibit drivers from using handheld
phones.
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Safety system of your vehicle
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Multimedia System
Information
- Usingthe USB Devices
Starting the vehicle while a USB device is connected can damage the
device. Please disconnect USB
devices before starting the vehicle.
Starting the vehicle or stopping the engine while an external USB device
is connected can result in failure of
the external USB device to operate.
Be cautious of static electricity when connecting/disconnecting external
USB devices.
An encrypted MP3 player is not rec- ognized when connected as an exter-
nal device.
External USB devices may not be recognized, depending on the state
of the external USB device.
Only products with byte/sectors for- matted at 4 KB or lower are recog-
nized.
Only USB devices in FAT12/16/32 format are recognized; NTFS and
ExFAT file systems are not recog-
nized.
Some USB devices are not recog- nized due to compatibility issues. Do not touch the USB connections.
Connecting and disconnecting USB
devices rapidly over a short period
of time can cause equipment failure.
Abnormal sounds may be audible when the USB device is disconnect-
ed.
Turn the audio off before connecting or disconnecting external USB
devices.
Recognition may take longer depending on the type, capacity or
file format of the external USB
device. This is not a product mal-
function.
Use of USB devices for purposes other than playing music files is pro-
hibited.
Image display and video playback are not supported.
Use of USB accessories, including charge and heat though the USB I/F,
can lead to reduced product per-
formance or malfunctions. Do not
use USB devices or accessories for
these purposes. Use of aftermarket USB hubs and
extension cables can result in the
vehicle’s audio system failing to rec-
ognize your USB device. Connect
the USB device directly to the multi-
media port of your vehicle.
When using high-capacity USB devices with logical drive divisions,
only files saved on the highest level
logical drive can be played.
If applications are loaded on a USB
drive, file playback may fail.
Some MP3 players, cell phones, dig- ital cameras, etc. (USB devices that
are not recognized as mobile stor-
age) may not operate normally
when connected.
USB charging may not be supported by some mobile devices.
Operation is guaranteed only for standard (Metal Cover Type) USB
Memory drives.i
