Subaru 2000 Legacy Owner's Manual page 53

Safety Standards or Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, is compat-
ible with your vehicle and is appropriate for the child's age and size. All
child restraint systems are designed to be secured in vehicle seats by
lap belts or the lap portion of a lap/shoulder belt.
Children could be endangered in an accident if their child restraints are
not properly secured in the vehicle. When installing the child restraint
system, carefully follow the manufacturer's instructions.
According to accident statistics, children are safer when properly re-
strained in the rear seating positions than in the front seating positions.
These statistics also indicate that the safest position for a child restraint
system is the center of the rear seat.
All U.S. states and Canadian provinces require that infants and small
children be restrained in an approved child restraint system at all times
while the vehicle is moving.
B Installing child restraint systems
NOTE
When the child restraint system is no longer in use, remove it and
restore the ELR function of the retractor. That function is restored
by allowing the seatbelt to retract fully.
1. Set the child restraint system in the seating position.
2. Run the lap and shoulder belt through or around the child restraint
system following the instructions provided by its manufacturer. If the
Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags
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