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Hyundai Grand Santa Fe (2016 year). Instruction - part 5

Safety features of your vehicle

Driver's and passenger's front

The indications of the system's pres-

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air bag (if equipped)

ence are the letters "AIR BAG"

•

The SRS can function only

embossed on the air bag pad cover

■ Driver’s front air bag

when the ignition key is in the

in the steering wheel and/or on the

"ON" position. If the SRS air

cover of the driver’s side knee bolster

bag warning light blinks or

located below the steering wheel and

does not illuminate, or contin-

the passenger's side front panel pad

uously remains on after illu-

above the glove box.

minating for about 6 seconds

when the ignition key is

turned to the ON position, or

The SRS consists of air bags

after the engine is started,

installed under the pad covers in the

comes on while driving, the

center of the steering wheel, in the

SRS is not working properly.

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knee bolster below the steering

■ Driver’s knee air bag

wheel column and the passenger's

If this occurs, we recommend

side front panel above the glove box.

that the system be inspected

by an authorized HYUNDAI

dealer.

•

Before you replace a fuse or

disconnect a battery terminal,

turn the ignition switch to the

LOCK position and remove

the ignition key. Never remove

or replace the air bag related

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fuse(s) when the ignition

Your vehicle is equipped with a

switch is in the ON position.

Supplemental Restraint

(Air Bag)

Failure to heed this warning

System and lap/shoulder belts at

will cause the SRS air bag

both the driver and passenger seat-

warning light to illuminate.

ing positions.

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Safety features of your vehicle

■ Passenger’s front air bag

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WARNING

•

Front and side air bags can

Always use seat belts and child

injure occupants improperly

restraints

- every trip, every

positioned in the front seats.

time, everyone! Air bags inflate

with considerable force and in

•

Move your seat as far back as

the blink of an eye. Seat belts

practical from the front air

help keep occupants in proper

bags, while still maintaining

position to obtain maximum

control of the vehicle.

benefit from the air bag. Even

•

You and your passengers

with air bags, improperly and

should never sit or lean

unbelted occupants can be

unnecessarily close to the air

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severely injured when the air

bags. Improperly positioned

The purpose of the SRS is to provide

bag inflates. Always follow the

drivers and passengers can

the vehicle's driver and/or the front

precautions about seat belts, air

be severely injured by inflat-

passenger with additional protection

bags and occupant safety con-

ing air bags.

tained in this manual.

than that offered by the seat belt sys-

•

Never lean against the door or

tem alone in case of a frontal impact

To reduce the chance of serious

center console - always sit in

of sufficient severity.

or fatal injuries and receive the

an upright position.

maximum safety benefit from

your restraint system:

•

Do not allow a passenger to

• Never place a child in any

ride in the front seat when the

child or booster seat in the

passenger’s front air bag OFF

front seat.

indicator is

illuminated,

because the air bag will not

• ABC

- Always Buckle

deploy in the event of a mod-

Children in the back seat. It is

the safest place for children of

erate or severe frontal crash.

any age to ride.

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•

No objects should be placed

•

The SRS is designed to

•

Children age

12 and under

over or near the air bag mod-

deploy the front air bags only

must always be properly

ules on the steering wheel,

when an impact is sufficiently

restrained in the rear seat.

instrument panel, and the front

severe and when the impact

Never allow children to ride in

passenger's panel above the

angle is less than 30° from the

the front passenger seat. If a

glove box, because any such

forward longitudinal axis of

child over 12 must be seated

object could cause harm if the

the vehicle. Additionally, the

in the front seat, he or she

vehicle is in a crash severe

air bags will only deploy once.

must be properly belted and

enough to cause the air bags

Seat belts must be worn at all

the seat should be moved as

to deploy.

times.

far back as possible.

•

Do not tamper with or discon-

•

Front air bags are not intend-

•

For maximum safety protec-

nect SRS wiring or other com-

ed to deploy in side-impact,

tion in all types of crashes, all

ponents of the SRS system.

rear-impact or rollover crash-

occupants including the driv-

Doing so could result in injury,

es. In addition, front air bags

er should always wear their

due to accidental deployment

will not deploy in frontal

seat belts whether or not an

of the air bags or by rendering

crashes below the deploy-

air bag is also provided at

the SRS inoperative.

ment threshold.

their seating position to mini-

mize the risk of severe injury

•

If the SRS air bag warning light

•

A child restraint system must

or death in the event of a

remains illuminated while the

never be placed in the front

vehicle is being driven, we rec-

seat. The infant or child could

crash. Do not sit or lean

unnecessarily close to the air

ommend that the system be

be severely injured or killed

bag while the vehicle is in

inspected by an authorized

by an air bag deployment in

motion.

HYUNDAI dealer.

case of an accident.

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•

Air bags can only be used

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once - we recommend that the

system be replaced by an

authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

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Safety features of your vehicle

Passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF

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switch (if equipped)

•

Sitting improperly or out of

position can result in serious

or fatal injury in a crash. All

occupants should sit upright

with the seat back in an

upright position, centered on

the seat cushion with their

seat belt on, legs comfortably

extended and their feet on the

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floor until the vehicle is

parked and the ignition key is

removed.

•

The SRS air bag system must

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deploy very rapidly to provide

The passenger’s front air bag can be

protection in a crash. If an

deactivated by the passenger’s front

occupant is out of position

air bag ON/OFF switch if a child

because of not wearing a seat

restraint is installed on the front pas-

belt, the air bag may forcefully

senger's seat or if the front passen-

contact the occupant causing

ger's seat is unoccupied by a person.

serious or fatal injuries.

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To ensure the safety of your child,

To deactivate or reactivate the passen-

the passenger’s front air bag must be

ger’s front air bag:

deactivated when it should be neces-

To deactivate the passenger’s front

sary to install a rearward facing child

air bag, insert the mechanical key

seat on the front passenger seat in

into the passenger’s front air bag

exceptional circumstances.

ON/OFF switch and turn it to the

OFF position.

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Safety features of your vehicle

The passenger’s front air bag OFF

✽ NOTICE

indicator (

) will illuminate and stay

CAUTION

•

When the passenger’s front air bag

on until the passenger’s front air bag

•

If the passenger’s front air bag

ON/OFF switch is set to the ON

is reactivated.

ON/OFF switch is not working

position, the passenger’s front air

To reactivate the passenger’s front

properly, the air bag warning

bag is activated and child or infant

light

(

)on the instrument

air bag, insert the mechanical key

seat should not be installed on the

into the passenger’s front air bag

panel will illuminate.

front passenger seat.

ON/OFF switch and turn it to the ON

•

When the passenger’s front air bag

And, the passenger's front air

position. The passenger’s front air

ON/OFF switch is set to the OFF

bag OFF indicator (

) will not

bag OFF indicator will go out and the

position, the passenger’s front air

illuminate

(The passenger's

passenger’s front air bag ON indica-

bag is deactivated.

front air bag ON indicator

tor

(

) will illuminate for approxi-

comes on and goes off after

mately 60 seconds.

approximately

60 seconds),

the SRS Control Module reac-

tivates the passenger’s front

WARNING

air bag and the passenger’s

On some models, the front air

front air bag will inflate in

bag ON/OFF switch could turn

frontal impact crashes even if

by using a similar small rigid

the passenger’s front air bag

device. Always check the status

ON/OFF switch is set to the

of the front air bag ON/OFF

OFF position.

switch and passenger's front air

If this occurs, we recommend

bag ON/OFF indicator.

that the system be inspected by

an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

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Safety features of your vehicle

Side impact air bag

The purpose of the air bag is to pro-

(if equipped)

vide the vehicle's driver and/or the

WARNING

front passenger with additional pro-

•

The side impact air bag is

tection than that offered by the seat

supplemental to the driver's

belt alone.

and the passenger's seat belt

The side impact air bags are

systems and is not a substi-

designed to deploy only during cer-

tute for them. Therefore your

tain side-impact collisions, depend-

seat belts must be worn at all

ing on the crash severity, angle,

times while the vehicle is in

speed and point of impact. The side

motion. The air bags deploy

air bags are not designed to deploy

only in certain side impact or

in all side impact situations.

rollover* conditions severe

enough to cause significant

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The side impact air bags do not only

injury to the vehicle occu-

deploy on the side of the impact but

pants.

also on the opposite side.

•

For best protection from the

side impact air bag system

WARNING

and to avoid being injured by

Do not allow the passengers to

the deploying side impact air

lean their heads or bodies onto

bag, both front seat occupants

doors, put their arms on the

should sit in an upright posi-

doors, stretch their arms out of

tion with the seat belt properly

the window, or place objects

fastened. The driver's hands

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between the doors and passen-

should be placed on the steer-

gers when they are seated on

ing wheel at the 9:00 and 3:00

❈ The actual air bags in the vehicle may dif-

seats equipped with side and/or

positions. The passenger's

fer from the illustration.

curtain air bags.

arms and hands should be

placed on their laps.

Your vehicle is equipped with a side

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impact air bag in each front seat.

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Safety features of your vehicle

Curtain air bag (if equipped)

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•

Do not use any accessory

• If the seat or seat cover is

seat covers.

damaged, we recommend that

the system be serviced by an

•

Use of seat covers could

authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

reduce or prevent the effec-

tiveness of the system.

*: Only vehicle is equipped with rollover sensor.

•

Do not install any accessories

on the side or near the side

impact air bag.

•

Do not place any objects over

the air bag or between the air

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bag and yourself.

•

Do not place any objects (an

umbrella, bag, etc.) between

the front door and the front

seat. Such objects may

become dangerous projec-

tiles and cause injury if the

supplemental side impact air

bag inflates.

•

To prevent unexpected deploy-

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ment of the side impact air bag

❈ The actual air bags in the vehicle may dif-

that may result in personal

fer from the illustration.

injury, avoid impact to the side

impact sensor when the igni-

Curtain air bags are located along

tion key is on.

both sides of the roof rails above the

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front and rear doors.

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Safety features of your vehicle

They are designed to help protect

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the heads of the front seat occupants

WARNING

and the rear outboard seat occupants

•

Do not allow the passengers

•

In order for side impact and

in certain side impact collisions.

to lean their heads or bodies

curtain air bags to provide the

The curtain air bags are designed to

onto doors, put their arms on

best protection, both front

deploy during certain side impact col-

the doors, stretch their arms

seat occupants and both out-

lisions, depending on the crash sever-

out of the window, or place

board rear occupants should

ity, angle, speed and point of impact.

objects between the doors

sit in an upright position with

The curtain air bags do not only

and passengers when they are

the seat belts properly fas-

deploy on the side of the impact but

seated on seats equipped with

tened.

also on the opposite side.

side and/or curtain air bags.

Importantly, children should

• Never try to open or repair any

sit in a proper child restraint

✽ NOTICE - if equipped with

components of the side cur-

system in the rear seat.

rollover sensor

tain air bag system. We rec-

•

When children are seated in

ommend that the system be

Also, both sides of the side impact

the rear outboard seats, they

serviced by an authorized

air bags and curtain air bags deploy

must be seated in the proper

HYUNDAI dealer.

in certain rollover situations.

child restraint system.

Failure to follow the above men-

Make sure to put the child

• The curtain air bags are not

tioned instructions can result in

restraint system as far away

designed to deploy in all side

injury or death to the vehicle

from the door side as possible,

impacts.

occupants in an accident.

and secure the child restraint

system in a locked position.

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Safety features of your vehicle

Why didn’t my air bag go off in

Air bag collision sensors

a collision? (Inflation and non-

inflation conditions of the air

bag)

There are many types of accidents

in which the air bag would not be

expected to provide additional

protection.

These include rear impacts, sec-

ond or third collisions in multiple

impact accidents, as well as low

speed impacts.

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2

3

4

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(1) SRS control module /

(3) Side impact sensor (if equipped)

Rollover sensor (if equipped)

(4) Side impact sensor (if equipped)

(2) Front impact sensor

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Air bag inflation conditions

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WARNING

We recommend that the sys-

•

Do not hit or allow any objects

tem be serviced by an author-

to impact the locations where

ized HYUNDAI dealer.

air bag or sensors are installed.

This may cause unexpected air

•

Your vehicle has been

bag deployment, which could

designed to absorb impact

result in serious personal

and deploy the air bag(s) in

injury or death.

certain collisions. Installing

bumper guards or replacing a

•

If the installation location or

bumper with non-genuine

angle of the sensors is altered

parts may adversely affect

in any way, the air bags may

your vehicles collision and air

deploy when they should not

bag deployment performance.

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or they may not deploy when

Front air bags

they should, causing severe

injury or death. Therefore, do

Front air bags are designed to inflate

WARNING - if equipped

not try to perform maintenance

in a frontal collision depending on

on or around the air bag sen-

with rollover sensor

the intensity, speed or angles of

sors. We recommend that the

If your vehicle is equipped with

impact of the front collision.

system be serviced by an

side and curtain air bag, set the

authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

ignition switch to OFF or ACC

•

Problems may arise if the sen-

position when the vehicle is

sor installation angles are

being towed.

changed due to the deforma-

The side and curtain air bag

tion of the front bumper, body,

may deploy when the ignition is

front door or B pillar and C pil-

ON, and the rollover sensor

lars where side collision sen-

detects the situation as a rollover.

sors are installed.

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Although the front air bags (driver’s

Air bag non-inflation conditions

and front passenger’s air bags) are

designed to inflate only in frontal col-

lisions, they also may inflate in other

types of collisions if the front impact

sensors detect a sufficient impact.

Side air bags (side impact and/or

curtain air bags) are designed to

inflate only in side impact collisions,

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but they may inflate in other colli-

sions if the side impact sensors

detect a sufficient impact.

If the vehicle chassis is impacted by

bumps or objects on unimproved

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roads or sidewalks, air bags may

•

In certain low-speed collisions the

deploy. Drive carefully on unim-

air bags may not deploy. The air

proved roads or on surfaces not

bags are designed not to deploy in

designed for vehicle traffic to prevent

such cases because they may not

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unintended air bag deployment.

provide benefits beyond the pro-

❈ The actual air bags in the vehicle may dif-

tection of the seat belts in such col-

fer from the illustration.

✽ NOTICE - if equipped with

lisions.

rollover sensor

Side impact and curtain air bags

(if equipped)

Also, the side impact and curtain air

bags are designed to inflate when a

Side impact and/or curtain air bags

rollover is detected by a rollover sen-

are designed to inflate when an

sor.

impact is detected by side collision

sensors depending on the strength,

speed or angles of impact resulting

from a side impact collision.

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• Air bags are not designed to inflate

• Front air bags may not inflate in

• In an angled collision, the force of

in rear collisions, because occu-

side impact collisions, because

impact may direct the occupants in

pants are moved backward by the

occupants move to the direction of

a direction where the air bags would

force of the impact. In this case,

the collision, and thus in side

not be able to provide any addition-

inflated air bags would not be able

impacts, frontal air bag deployment

al benefit, and thus the sensors may

to provide any additional benefit.

would not provide additional occu-

not deploy any air bags.

pant protection.

• However, if equipped with side

impact and curtain air bags, the air

bags may inflate depending on the

intensity, vehicle speed and angles

of impact.

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✽ NOTICE - without rollover

sensor

However, side and/or curtain air

bags may inflate when the vehicle is

rolled over by a side impact colli-

sion, if the vehicle is equipped with

side impact air bags and curtain air

bags.

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• Just before impact, drivers often

• Front air bags may not inflate in

brake heavily. Such heavy braking

rollover accidents because front air

lowers the front portion of the vehi-

bag deployment would not provide

cle causing it to “ride” under a vehi-

additional occupant protection.

cle with a higher ground clearance.

Air bags may not inflate in this

✽ NOTICE - if equipped with

"under-ride" situation because

rollover sensor

deceleration forces that are detect-

However, if equipped with side

ed by sensors may be significantly

impact and curtain air bags, the air

reduced by such “under-ride” colli-

bags may inflate in a rollover, when

sions.

it is detected by the rollover sensor.

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SRS Care

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The SRS is virtually maintenance-

•

No objects should be placed

free and so there are no parts you

over or near the air bag mod-

can safely service by yourself. If the

ules on the steering wheel,

SRS air bag warning light does not

instrument panel, and the front

illuminate, or continuously remains

passenger's panel above the

on, we recommend that the system

glove box, because any such

be inspected by an authorized

object could cause harm if the

HYUNDAI dealer.

vehicle is in a crash severe

enough to cause the air bags to

WARNING

inflate.

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•

Modification to SRS compo-

•

If the air bags inflate, we rec-

•

Air bags may not inflate if the vehi-

nents or wiring, including the

ommend that the system be

cle collides with objects such as util-

addition of any kind of badges

replaced by an authorized

ity poles or trees, where the point of

to the pad covers or modifica-

HYUNDAI dealer.

impact is concentrated to one area

tions to the body structure,

•

Do not tamper with or discon-

and the full force of the impact is not

can adversely affect SRS per-

nect SRS wiring, or other com-

delivered to the sensors.

formance and lead to possible

ponents of the SRS system.

injury.

Doing so could result in injury,

•

For cleaning the air bag pad

due to accidental inflation of

covers, use only a soft, dry

the air bags or by rendering the

cloth or one which has been

SRS inoperative.

moistened with plain water.

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Solvents or cleaners could

adversely affect the air bag

covers and proper deploy-

ment of the system.

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Additional safety precautions

•

Passengers should not place

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hard or sharp objects between

•

Never let passengers ride in the

•

If components of the air bag

themselves and the air bags.

cargo area or on top of a folded-

system must be discarded, or if

Carrying hard or sharp objects on

down back seat. All occupants

the vehicle must be scrapped,

your lap or in your mouth can result

should sit upright, fully back in their

certain safety precautions must

in injuries if an air bag inflates.

seats with their seat belts on and

be observed. An authorized

their feet on the floor.

•

Keep occupants away from the

HYUNDAI dealer knows these

air bag covers. All occupants

precautions and can give you

•

Passengers should not move

should sit upright, fully back in their

the necessary information.

out of or change seats while the

seats with their seat belts on and

Failure to follow these precau-

vehicle is moving. A passenger

their feet on the floor. If occupants

tions and procedures could

who is not wearing a seat belt dur-

are too close to the air bag covers,

increase the risk of personal

ing a crash or emergency stop can

they could be injured if the air bags

injury.

be thrown against the inside of the

inflate.

vehicle, against other occupants,

•

If your car was flooded and has

or out of the vehicle.

•

Do not attach or place objects

soaked carpeting or water on

on or near the air bag covers.

flooring, you shouldn't try to

•

Each seat belt is designed to

Any object attached to or placed

start the engine; we recom-

restrain one occupant. If more

on the front or side impact air bag

mend that you contact an

than one person uses the same

covers could interfere with the

authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

seat belt, they could be seriously

proper operation of the air bags.

injured or killed in a collision.

•

Do not modify the front seats.

•

Do not use any accessories on

Modification of the front seats

seat belts. Devices claiming to

could interfere with the operation of

improve occupant comfort or repo-

the supplemental restraint system

sition the seat belt can reduce the

sensing components or side air

protection provided by the seat belt

bags.

and increase the chance of serious

injury in a crash.

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Safety features of your vehicle

•

Do not place items under the

Adding equipment to or modi-

Air bag warning label

front seats. Placing items under

fying your air bag-equipped

(if equipped)

the front seats could interfere with

vehicle

the operation of the supplemental

If you modify your vehicle by chang-

restraint system sensing compo-

ing your vehicle's frame, bumper sys-

nents and wiring harnesses.

tem, front end or side sheet metal or

•

Never hold an infant or child on

ride height, this may affect the oper-

your lap. The infant or child could

ation of your vehicle's air bag sys-

be seriously injured or killed in the

tem.

event of a crash. All infants and

children should be properly

restrained in appropriate child

safety seats or seat belts in the

rear seat.

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Air bag warning labels are attached

WARNING

to alert driver and passengers of

•

Sitting improperly or out of

potential risk of air bag system.

position can cause occupants

Note that these government warn-

to be shifted too close to a

ings focus on the risk of children. We

deploying air bag, strike the

also want you to be aware of the

interior structure or be thrown

risks adults are exposed to which

from the vehicle resulting in

have been described in previous

serious injury or death.

pages.

•

Always sit upright with the

seatback in an upright posi-

tion, centered on the seat

cushion with your seat belt

on, legs comfortably extended

and your feet on the floor.

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