Infants And Young Children - Suzuki 2008 XL7 Owner's Manual

WARNING
Never do this.
Here a child is sitting in a seat that
has a lap-shoulder belt, but the
shoulder part is behind the child. In a
crash, the child would
restrained by the shoulder belt. The
child might slide under the lap belt.
The belt force would then be applied
right on the abdomen. That could
cause serious or fatal injuries. The
child could also move too far forward
increasing the chance of head and
neck injury. The shoulder belt should
go over the shoulder and across the
chest.

Infants and Young Children

Everyone in a vehicle needs protection!
This includes infants and all other children.
Neither the distance traveled nor the age
and size of the traveler changes the need,
for everyone, to use safety restraints. In
fact, the law in every state in the United
not be
States and in every Canadian province
says children up to some age must be
restrained while in a vehicle.
Children can be seriously injured or
strangled if
wrapped around their neck and the
safety belt continues to tighten.
Never leave children unattended in a
vehicle and never allow children to
play with the safety belts.
Every time infants and young children ride
in vehicles, they should have the protection
provided by appropriate restraints. Chil-
dren who are not restrained properly can
strike other people, or can be thrown out of
the vehicle. In addition, young children
should not use the vehicle's adult safety
belts alone; they need to use a child
restraint.
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SEATS AND RESTRAINT SYSTEMS
WARNING
a shoulder belt is
WARNING
People should never hold a baby in
their arms while riding in a vehicle. A
baby does not weigh much – until a
crash. During a crash a baby will
become so heavy it is not possible to
hold it. For example, in a crash at
only 25 mph (40 km/h), a 12 lb (5.5 kg)
baby will suddenly become a 240 lb
(110 kg) force on a person's arms. A
baby should be secured in an appro-
priate restraint.
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