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to the backrest on the veh icle seat. Ad-
just or remove the rear seat head
restraint if it is diff icult to install the
child seat with the head restraint in place
¢ page 61 . Install the head restraint
again immed iate ly once the child seat is
removed. Driving without head rest raints
or with he ad restraints that are not prop-
erly adjusted increases the risk of serious
or fatal neck injury dramatically.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child rest rained in ave -
hicle is being used ¢page 138, Safety
belts,
¢
page 146, Airbag system and
¢ page 167, Important things to know.
A
WARNING
If except ional circumstances requ ire the
use of a forward-facing child restra int on
the front passenger's seat, the ch ild's safe-
ty and well-being require that the follow-
ing special precautions be taken:
- Make sure the forward-fac ing seat has
been designed and certified by its manu-
factur e r for use on a front seat with a
passenge r fron t and side airbag.
- Always follow the manufacturer's
in-
st ruct ions provided with the child sa fety
sea t or infan t carrier.
- Always move the front passenge r seat in-
to the rearmost posit ion of the passen-
ger seat's fore and aft adj ustment ra nge,
and as far away from the airbag as possi-
ble before instal ling the child restraint.
- Always make sure that noth ing prevents
the front passenger's seat from bei ng
moved to the rearmost position in its
fore and aft adjustment range .
- Always make sure the backrest is in an
upright position.
- Make su re that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light comes on and stays on all the
time whenever the ignition is switched
on.
- If the light does not stay on, perform the
checks¢ page 156, Monitoring the Ad-
vanced Airbag System.
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Child S a f ety
1 7 5
- Take the child restraint 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 ignit ion is switched on.
Booster seats and safety belts
Properly used booster seats con help protect
children weighing between about 40 lbs. and
80 lbs . (18 kg and 36 kg) who are less than 4
ft. 9 in . (57 inches/1 .45 meters) tall.
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Fig. 165 Rear seat: child properly rest rained in a boos-
ter seat
The vehicle's safety belts alone will not fit
most children until they are at least 4
ft.
9 in.
(57 inches/1.45 met ers) tall and weigh about
80 lbs . (36 kg). Booster seats raise these chil-
dren up so tha t the safety belt will pass prop-
erly over the stronger parts of the ir bodies
and the safety be lt can he lp protect them in a
crash.
.,. Do not use the convert ible locking retractor
when us ing the ve hicle's safety be lt to re-
st rain a ch ild on a booster seat.
... The shoulde r belt must lie as close to the
center of the ch ild's collar bone as possible
and must lie flat and snug on the upper
body. It must never lie across the throat or
neck . The lap belt must lie across the pelvis
and never across the stomach or abdomen .
Make sure the belt lies flat and snug . Pull on
th e belt to tighten if necessary.
.,. If you must transport an o lde r child in a
booster seat on the front passenger sea t ,
you can use the safety be lt height adjust -
ment to he lp adju st the shou lder portion
properly.
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