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Ch ild safet
y
"' Pull
on the be lt to make sure the safety belt is
properly tight and fastened so that the seat
cannot move forward and s ideways more than
1 in (2.5 cm)
.
A
WARNING
Using the wrong child restra int or an improp-
erly installed ch ild restraint can cause ser ious
personal injury o
r
death in a crash
.
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Always make sure that the safety belt re
-
tractor is locked when install ing a child
safety seat
.
An unlocked safety belt retrac-
tor ca nnot hold the child safety seat in pla ce
dur ing no rma
l
dr iving or in a crash.
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Always buckle the child safety seat firmly in
place even if
a
child is not s itting in
it
. A
loose child safety seat can f ly around d uring
a sudden stop or in a crash.
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Always make sure
t
he seat backrest to which
the chi ld restraint is installed is in an up-
right position
.
Othe rwise, the seatback wit
h
the chi ld safety seat attached to it could fly
forward in the event of an accident or other
emergency sit uat ion
,
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Always read a nd heed all WARNINGS when-
ever using a child restrained in a veh icle is
being used
¢page 213.
Specia
l
preca ut ions
apply when installing a child safety seat o
n
the front passenger seat
¢
page 192, Child
restraints on the front seat
-
some impor-
tant things to know.
Deactivating the convertible locking
retractor
The convertible locking retractor for child re-
straints will be deactiva ted automatically when
the belt is wound all the way back into the re-
tractor.
"'
Press the red button on the safety belt buckle.
The bel
t
tongue
will
pop out of the buckle.
"'
Guide the safety bel
t
a
ll
the way ba
ck
into its
stowed position.
Always let the safety belt
ret
rac
t
complete ly into
its stowed position
.
The safety belt can now be
used as an ordinary safety be lt withou
t
the con
-
vertible locking retractor for child restraints
.
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If the conve rtible locking retractor should be
ac-
tivated inadvertently, the safety belt must be un-
fastened and guided comp letely back into its
stowed position to deactivate th is feature
.
If the
convertible locking retractor is not deactivated,
the safety be lt will gradually become t ighter and
uncomfortable to wear
.
A
WARNING
Imp roperly installed child safety seats in-
crease the
risk
of se rious persona
l
injury and
death
in
a co llision
.
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Never u nfasten the safety belt to deactiva
t
e
the co nvertible locking ret racto
r
fo
r
ch ild re-
st
raints while
t
he vehicle is mov ing. You
wou ld no
t
be rest rained and could be seri-
ously injured in an acc ident.
-
Always read and heed all WARNINGS when
-
eve
r
using a chi ld restrained in a vehicle is
being used
¢
page 213.
Special precautions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat
¢
page 192, Child
restraints on the front seat
-
some impor-
tant things to know
.
Additional
information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There are a number of sources of additional in-
fo rmat ion about ch ild restraint selection, instal-
lation and use
:
NHTSA advises that the best child safety seat is
the one that f its your child and fits in your vehi
-
cle, and that you will use correct ly and consis-
te ntly
.
Try before you buy!
U.S National Highway Traffic Safety Admini stra
-
tion
Tel.: 1-888-327 -4236 (TTY
:
1-800-424-9153)
www.nhtsa.gov
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
Tel.: (202) 662-
0
600
www.safekids.org
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