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Child
Safety
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WARNING
Using the wrong child restraint or an im-
properly installed child restraint can cause
ser ious persona l injury or death in a crash .
- Always make sure that the safety belt re-
tractor is locked when installing a child
safety seat. An unlocked safety belt re-
tractor cannot hold the child safety seat
in place during normal driving or in a
crash .
- Always buck le the child safety seat firmly
in place even if a child is not s itting in it.
A loose ch ild safety seat can fly around
dur ing a sudden stop or in a crash .
-Always make sure the seat backrest to
wh ich the child restraint is installed is in
an upr ight position and securely latched
into place and cannot fo ld forwa rd. Oth-
erwise, the seatbac k with th e child safety
seat attached to it could fly forward in
the event of an accident or other emer-
gency situation .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child restrained in ave-
hicle is being used
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page 178. Spec ial
precautions apply when installing a ch ild
safety seat on the front passenger seat
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page 15 7, Child restraints on the front
seat - some important things to know .
Deactivating the convertible locking
retractor
The convertible locking retractor for child re-
straints will be deactivated automatically
when the belt is wound all the way back into
the retractor.
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.. Press the red button on the safety belt buck-
le. The be lt tongue will pop out of the buck-
le .
.. Guide the safety be lt all the way back into
its stowed position .
Always let the safety belt retract complete ly
into its stowed posit ion. The safety belt can
now be used as an o rdinary safety belt with-
out the convert ible locking retractor for child
restraints.
If the convertib le locking retractor should be
activated inadvertently, the safety be lt must
be unfastened and guided comp lete ly back in-
to its stowed posit ion to deactivate this fea-
ture. If the convert ible locking retractor is not
deact ivated, the safety belt will gradually be-
come tighte r and uncomfortable to wear .
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WARNING
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Improperly installed child safety seats in-
crease the risk of serious pe rsonal injury
an d death in a collision.
- Never unfasten the safety belt to deacti-
vate the conve rt ible locking retractor for
child res t raints while the vehicle is mov-
ing. You would not be restrained and
could be seriously injured in an accident .
- Always read and heed a ll WARNINGS
whenever using a child restrained in ave-
hicle is being used <:!) page 178 . Special
preca utions apply when insta lling a child
safety seat on the front passenger seat
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page 157, Child restraints on the front
seat - some important things to know .
LATCH
Lower
anchorages
and tethers
for children
Child Restraint System anchors and how
are they related to child safety
To provide a simpler and more practicable way
to attach the child restraint on the vehicle
seat, Federal regulations require special lower
anchorages in vehicles and devices on new
child restra ints to attach to the veh icle ancho -
rages .
The combination of the tether anchorages and
the lower anchorages is now generally called
the
LATCH
system for "Lower Anchorages and
Tethers for Children ."
Forward-facing child restraints manufactured
after September 1, 1999, are required by U.S.
federa l regu lations to comply with new child
head movement performance requirements .
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