Toyota sienna 2004 Service Manual page 122

CAUTION
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For effective protection in automo-
bile accidents and sudden stops, a
child must be properly restrained,
using a seat belt or child restraint
system depending on the age and
size of the child. Holding a child in
your arms is not a substitute for a
child restraint system. In an acci-
dent, the child can be crushed
against the windshield, or between
you and the vehicle's interior.
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Toyota strongly urges use of
proper child restraint system which
conforms to the size of the child,
installed on the rear seat. Accord-
ing to accident statistics, the child
is safer when properly restrained in
the rear seat than in the front seat.
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Never install a rear−facing child re-
straint system on the front seat. In
the event of an accident, the force
of the rapid inflation of the airbag
can cause death or serious injury if
a rear−facing child restraint system
is installed on the front seat.
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A forward−facing child restraint sys-
tem should be allowed
installed on the front passenger
seat only when it is unavoidable.
Always move the seat as far back
as possible, because the force of
the deploying front passenger air-
bag could cause death or serious
injury to the child.
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On vehicles with side airbags and
curtain shield airbags, do not allow
the child to lean against the side
windows or around the side win-
a dows even if the child is seated in
the child restraint system. It is dan-
gerous if the side airbag and cur-
tain shield airbag inflate, because
the impact could cause death or
serious injury to the child.
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
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Do not use the seat belt extender
to be when installing a
system on the front or rear passen-
ger seat. If installing a child re-
straint system with the seat belt
extender connected to the seat belt,
the seat belt will not securely hold
the child restraint system, which
could cause death or serious injury
to the child or other passengers in
the event of collision.
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Make sure that you have complied
with all installation instructions pro-
vided by the child
manufacturer and that the system is
properly secured.
2004 SIENNA from Aug. '04 Prod. (OM45422U)
child restraint
restraint