phone complies with all applicable safety standards and the Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive 1999/5/EC.
Always switch off your phone
Inadequately protected or sensitive electronic equip- ment may be affected by radio energy. This interfe- rence can lead to accidents.
Before boarding an aircraft and/or when 
packing the phone in your luggage: the use of 
mobile phones in an aircraft may be dange- rous for the operation of the aircraft, disrupt the mo- bile phones network and may be illegal.
In hospitals, clinics, other health care centres
and anywhere else where you may be in the close vicinity of medical equipment.
Always switch off your phone and do not remove the battery
In areas with a potentially explosive atmos- 
phere (e.g. petrol stations and also areas 
where the air contains dust particles, such as 
metal powders).
•In a vehicle transporting flammable products (even if the vehicle is parked) or a vehicle pow-
ered by liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), check first that the vehicle complies with the applicable safety rules.
•In areas where you are requested to turn off radio
transmitting devices, such as quarries or other areas where blasting operations are in progress.
Check with the vehicle manufacturer that
electronic equipment used in your vehicle
will not be affected by radio energy.
Users of pacemakers
If you are a user of a pacemaker:
•Always keep the phone more than 15 cm from your pacemaker when the phone is switched on, in order to avoid potential interference.
•Do not carry the phone in a breastpocket.
•Use the ear opposite to the pacemaker to mini- mise the potential interference.
•Switch off your phone if you suspect that interfer- ence is taking place.
Users of hearing aids
If you are a user of a hearing aid, consult your physi- cian and hearing aid manufacturer to learn whether
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