Protecting Infants - Acura 2004 TL Owner's Manual

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Protecting Infants and Small Children

Protecting Infants

Child Seat Type
Only a rear-facing child seat provides
proper support for a baby's head,
neck, and back.
An infant must be properly
restrained in a rear-facing, reclining
child seat until the child reaches the
seat maker's weight or height limit
for the seat, and the child is at least
one year old.
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Driver and Passenger Safety
Placing a rear-facing child seat
in the front seat can result in
serious injury or death if the
passenger's front airbag inflates.
Always place a rear-facing child
seat in the back seat, not the
front.
Two types of seats may be used: a
seat designed exclusively for infants,
or a convertible seat used in the rear-
facing, reclining mode.
Do not put a rear-facing child seat in
a forward-facing position.
facing forward, an infant could be
very seriously injured during a
frontal collision.
Child Seat Placement
In this vehicle, a rear-facing child
seat can be placed in any seating
position in the back seat, but not in
the front.
Never put a rear-facing child seat in
the front seat.
front airbag inflates, it can hit the
back of the child seat with enough
force to kill or seriously injure an
infant.
When properly installed, a rear-
facing child seat may prevent the
driver or a front passenger from
moving the seat as far back as
recommended, or from locking the
If placed seat-back in the desired position.
In either of these situations, we
strongly recommend that you install
the child seat in a different back
seating position or get a smaller rear-
facing child seat.
If the passenger's