Safety precautions 85Comply with all safety warnings and regulations regardingmobile device usage while operating a vehicleWhile driving, safely operating the vehicle is your first responsibility. Never use your mobiledevice while driving, if it is prohibited by law. For your safety and the safety of others, practicegood common sense and remember the following tips:Use a hands-free device.•Get to know your device and its convenience features, such as speed dial and redial. These• features help you reduce the time needed to place or receive calls on your mobile device.Position your device within easy reach. Be able to access your wireless device without• removing your eyes from the road. If you receive an incoming call at an inconvenient time,let your voice mail answer it for you.Let the person you are speaking with know you are driving. Suspend calls in heavy traffic or• hazardous weather conditions. Rain, sleet, snow, ice, and heavy traffic can be hazardous.Do not take notes or look up phone numbers. Jotting down a “to do” list or flipping through• your address book takes attention away from your primary responsibility of driving safely.Dial sensibly and assess the traffic. Place calls when you are not moving or before pulling• into traffic. Try to plan calls when your car will be stationary. If you need to make a call, dialonly a few numbers, check the road and your mirrors, then continue.Do not engage in stressful or emotional conversations that may be distracting. Make• people you are talking with aware you are driving and suspend conversations that have thepotential to divert your attention from the road.Use your device to call for help. Dial a local emergency number in the case of fire, traffic• accident, or medical emergencies.Use your device to help others in emergencies. If you see an auto accident, a crime in• progress, or a serious emergency where lives are in danger, call a local emergency number.Call roadside assistance or a special, non-emergency assistance number when necessary.• If you see a broken-down vehicle posing no serious hazard, a broken traffic signal, a minortraffic accident where no one appears injured, or a vehicle you know to be stolen, callroadside assistance or another special, non-emergency number.To minimise the possible interference with a pacemaker, use your device on the opposite• side of your body from the pacemaker.Do not use your device in a hospital or near medical equipment that can beinterfered with by radio frequencyIf you personally use any medical equipment, contact the manufacturer of the equipment toensure the safety of your equipment from radio frequency.If you are using a hearing aid, contact the manufacturer for informationabout radio interferenceSome hearing aids may be interfered with by the radio frequency of your device. Contact themanufacturer to ensure the safety of your hearing aid.Turn off the device in potentially explosive environmentsAlways comply with regulations, instructions and signs in potentially explosive• environments.Do not use your device at refuelling points (service stations), near fuels or chemicals, and at• blasting areas.Do not store or carry flammable liquids, gases, or explosive materials in the same• compartment as the device, its parts, or accessories.Turn off your device when in an aircraftUsing your device in an aircraft is illegal. Your device may interfere with the electronicnavigation instruments of the aircraft.Electronic devices in a motor vehicle may malfunction due to the radiofrequency of your deviceElectronic devices in your car may malfunction due to radio frequency of your device. Contactthe manufacturer for more information.