Toyota Tacoma U 2001 Manual page 63

—Child restraint system
A child restraint system for a small
child or baby must itself be properly
restrained on the seat with either the
lap belt or the lap portion of the lap/
shoulder belt. You must carefully con-
sult the manufacturer's instructions
which accompany the child restraint
system.
To provide proper restraint, use a child
restraint system following the manufactur-
er's instructions about the appropriate age
and size of the child for the child restraint
system.
Install the child restraint system correctly
following the instructions provided by its
manufacturer. General directions are also
provided under the following illustrations.
The child restraint system should
installed on the rear seat if your vehicle
is equipped with rear seats. According to
accident statistics, the child is safer when
properly restrained in the rear seat than
in the front seat.
'01 Tacoma U (L/O 0009)
CAUTION
Vehicles with passenger airbag
manual on–off switch—
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Never put infant or child age 1 to
12 in a passenger risk group on the
right front seat with the passenger
airbag manual on–off switch in the
"ON" position. In the event of an
accident, the force of the rapid
inflation of the passenger airbag
can cause death or serious injury
to the child.
If you must put infant or child age
1 to 12 in a passenger risk group
on the right front seat, make sure
the passenger airbag manual on–off
be
switch is in the "OFF" position and
that the indicator light is on. (For
details, see "SRS driver and front
passenger airbags" in this section.)
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After installing the child restraint
system, make sure it is secured in
place according to the manufactur-
er's instructions. If it is not re-
strained securely, it may
death or serious injury to the child
in the event of a sudden stop or
accident.
2001 TACOMA (OM35766U)
Vehicles without passenger air-
bag manual on–off switch—
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Never put 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 put on the front seat.
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Unless it is unavoidable, do not put
a forward–facing child restraint sys-
tem on the front seat.
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A forward–facing child restraint sys-
tem should be allowed to be put on
the front seat only when it is un-
avoidable. Always move the seat as
far back as possible, because the
force of the deploying airbag could
cause death or serious injury to the
child.
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After installing the child restraint
system, make sure it is secured in
place according to the manufactur-
er's instructions. If it is not re-
strained securely, it
cause
death or serious injury to the child
in the event of a sudden stop or
accident.
may cause
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