Choosing Latch Or Vehicle Belts - Safety 1st onBoard 35 Air User Manual

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D-2 Vehicle Seating Position
Some seating positions in your vehicle may not be safe for
this child restraint. Some vehicles do not have a seating
position that can be used safely with this child restraint. If
you are not sure where to place the child restraint in your
vehicle, consult your vehicle owner's manual or contact
Dorel Juvenile Group Consumer Relations Dept.
Never place a child rear-facing in a
seating position with an active frontal
airbag. This can result in serious injury
or death.
Use the child restraint
only on vehicle seats that
face forward. Do not use
on seats that face the
sides or rear of the
vehicle.
Safety Tip:
Children are safer
when properly
restrained in rear
seating positions than
in the front seating positions.
According to National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration information, children
in rear seating positions are statistically
safer, whether you have air bags, advanced
air bags, or no air bags at all.
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D-3 Choosing LATCH or Vehicle Belts
LATCH Anchor Bars
ONLY be used in vehicles that have the LATCH anchor bars
installed and designated LATCH seating positions. Most vehicles
manufactured after September 2002 are equipped with LATCH.
Check your vehicle owner's manual to see which seating
positions may be equipped with the LATCH system.
restraint or will require special attention.
See next page and check your vehicle's owner's manual
for specific instructions.
Do not use both the LATCH belt and vehicle
belt at the same time.
The LATCH System
LATCH (Lower Anchors and
Tethers for CHildren) is a
universal system for
installing child restraints
without using vehicle seat
belts.
The LATCH system can
Vehicle Belts
If LATCH is not an option,
you must use the vehicle
seat belt system to install
the child restraint. There
are some vehicle belts that
will not work with a child
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