User's Manual

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4. Make sure you place your wireless phone
within easy reach and where you can reach it
without removing your eyes from the road. If
you get an incoming call at an inconvenient
time, if possible, let your voicemail answer it
for you.
5. Dial sensibly and assess the traffic; if possible,
place calls when you are not moving or before
pulling into traffic. Try to plan your calls before
you begin your trip or attempt to coincide your
calls with times you may be at a stop sign, red
light, or otherwise stationary. But if you need to
dial while driving, follow this simple tip - dial
only a few numbers, and then check the road
and your mirrors then continue.
6. Do not take notes or look up phone numbers
while driving. If you are reading an address
book or business card, or writing a “to-do” list
while driving a car, you are not watching where
you are going. Use common sense. Do not get
caught in a dangerous situation because you
are reading or writing and not paying attention
to the road or nearby vehicles.
7. Use your wireless phone to call for help. Your
wireless phone is one of the greatest tools you
can own to protect yourself and your family in
dangerous situations -- with your phone at
your side, help is only three numbers away.
Dial 911 or other local emergency number in
the case of fire, traffic accident, road hazard,
or medical emergency. Remember, it’s a free