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Protecting Adults and Teens

4. Adjust the Head Restraints When a passenger is seated in the
rear center seating position, make
Reclining the seat-back too far sure the head restraint is adjusted to
can result in serious injury or its highest position.
death in a crash. Driver

Adjust the seat-back to an
upright position, and sit well Improperly positioning head
back in the seat. restraints reduces their and Passenger
effectiveness and you can be
seriously injured in a crash.
Reclining a seat-back so that the
shoulder part of the belt no longer Make sure head restraints are Safety
rests against the occupant’s chest in place and positioned properly
reduces the protective capability of Adjust the driver’s head restraint so before driving.
the belt. It also increases the chance the back of your head rests against
of sliding under the belt in a crash the center of the restraint.
and being seriously injured. The Properly adjusted head restraints
farther a seat-back is reclined, the Have passengers adjust their head will help protect occupants from
greater the risk of injury. restraints properly as well. Taller whiplash and other crash injuries.
persons should adjust their restraint
See page 88 for how to adjust the as high as possible. See page 89 for how to adjust the
seat-backs. head restraints.

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