Child Restraint- -Child Restraint Precautions; Child Restraint System - Toyota Celica 1997 Owner's Manual

Child restraint—
—Child restraint precautions
Toyota strongly urges the use of child
restraint systems for children small
enough to use them.
The laws of all fifty states in the U.S.A.
and Canada now require the use of a child
restraint system.
Your vehicle conforms to SAEJ1819.
If a child is too large for a child restraint
system, the child should sit in the rear seat
and must be restrained using the vehicle's
seat belt. See "Seat belts" for details.
CAUTION
!
D For effective protection in automo-
bile accidents and sudden stops,
children must be properly re-
strained using a seat belt or child
restraint system depending on the
age and size of the child. Holding
a child in your arms is not a substi-
tute for a child restraint system. In
an accident, the child can be
crushed against the windshield, or
between you and the vehicle's in-
terior.
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D Toyota strongly urges use of a
proper child restraint
which conforms to the size of the
child and is put on the rear seat.
According to accident statistics,
the child is safer when properly re-
strained in the rear seat than in the
front seat.
D Never install a rear-facing child re-
straint system on the front seat. In
the event of an accident, the force
of the rapid inflation of the airbag
can cause severe injury if a rear-
facing child restraint system is put
on the front seat.
D Unless it is unavoidable, do not
put a forward-facing child re-
straint system on the front seat.
D If you must install a forward-fac-
ing child restraint system on the
front seat, move the seat as far
back as possible.
D Make sure that you have complied
with all installation instructions
provided by the child restraint
manufacturer and that the system
is properly secured.
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—Child restraint system

A child restraint system for a small
child or baby must itself be properly
system
restrained on the seat with the lap por-
tion of the lap/shoulder belt. You must
carefully consult the manufacturer's
instructions which accompany your
child restraint system.
To provide proper restraint, use a child re-
straint system following the manufactur-
er's instructions about the appropriate
age and size of the child for the child re-
straint system.
Install the child restraint system correctly
following the instructions provided by its
manufacturer of the system. General di-
rections are also provided under the fol-
lowing illustrations.
The child restraint system should be
installed on the rear seat. According to ac-
cident statistics, the child is safer when
properly restrained in the rear seat than in
the front seat.