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- Children on the front seat of any car,
even with Advanced Airbags, can be seri-
ous ly injured or even killed when an a ir-
bag inflates.
- Never let a child stand or kneel on any
seat, for examp le the front seat.
- Never let a child ride in the cargo area of
your vehicle .
- Always remember that a ch ild lean ing
forward, sitt ing sideways or out of posi-
t ion in any way during an acc ident can be
struck by a deploying airbag . This will re-
sult in se rious personal injury or death .
- If you must install a booster seat on the
front passenger seat because of excep-
t ional circumstances the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light must come on and
stay on, whenever the ignition is switch-
ed on.
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light
does not come on and stay on, perform
the checks described ¢
page 193, Moni-
toring the Advanced Airbag System.
- Take the child restrain t off the front pas-
senger seat and install it properly at one
of the rear seat positions if the
PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not stay on
whenever the ignition is switched on.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child restrained in ave-
hicle is being used ¢
page 173, Safety
belts,¢ page 182, Airbag system
and
c:>
page 203, Important things to know.
Installing
a child safety
seat
Securing a child safety seat using a
safety belt
Safety belts for the rear sea ts and the fron t
passenger can be locked with the convertible
locking retractor to properly secure child
safety seats .
The safety belts emergency locking retractors
for the rear seats safety belts and for the
front passenger's seat safety belt have a con -
vert ible locking retractor for child restraints .
Child Sa f et y
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The safety belt must be locked so that be lt
webbing cannot unree l. The retractor can be
activated to lock the safety belt and prevent
the safety belt webbing from loosening up
during normal dr iving . A child safety seat can
only be properly installed when the safety belt
is locked so that the chi ld and child safety
seat w ill stay in place .
Always remember: Even though your vehicle is
equipped with an Advanced Airbag system, all
children, especially those 12 years and young-
er, shou ld always ride in the back seat proper-
ly restrai ned fo r the ir age and size.
A
WARNING
Improperly installed chi ld safety seats in-
crease the risk of serious personal injury
and death in a collision.
- Always ma ke sure that the safety belt re-
tracto r is locked when installing a child
safety seat . An unlocked safety belt re-
tractor cannot hold the child safety seat
in place during normal dr iving or in a
crash.
- Always buckle the child safety seat firmly
in place even if a ch ild is not sitt ing in it.
A loose child safety seat can fly around
during a sudden stop or in a collision .
- Always make sure that the rear seat
backrest to which the center rear safety
belt is attached is securely latched when-
eve r the rea r center safety belt is being
used to secure a ch ild restra int.
- If the backrest is not securely latched,
the child and the child restraint will be
thrown forward together with the back-
rest and will strike parts of the vehicle
interior. The child can be seriously in-
jured or killed.
- Never install rear-fa cing child safety
seats or infant ca rrie rs on the front pas -
senger seat . A child will be serio us ly in-
jured and can be killed when the passen-
ger airbag inflates.
- The inflating airbag will hit the ch ild
safety seat or infant carrier with great
force and will smash the child safety seat
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