Maserati QUATTROPORTE Owner's Manual page 70

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still younger than at least two years
old.
Children should remain rearward-
facing until they reach the highest
weight or height allowed by their child
2 seat. Both types of child restraint
systems are fixed to the car by the
lap/shoulder belt or the LATCH child
restraint anchor system. Refer to
"Lower Anchors and Tether for
CHildren (LATCH)" in this section.
WARNING!
• Never place a rear facing infant seat
in front of an air bag. A deploying
Passenger Advanced Front Air Bag
can cause death or serious injury to a
child 12 years or younger, including a
child in a rearward facing infant
seat.
• Only use a rearward-facing child
restraint in a vehicle with a rear seat.
Older Children and Child
Restraints
Children who are two years old or who
have outgrown their rear-facing child
seat can ride forward-facing in the
vehicle. Forward-facing child seats and
convertible child seats used in the
forward-facing direction are for
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children who are over two years old or
who have outgrown the rear-facing
weight or height limit of their
rear-facing child seat.
Children should remain in a
forward-facing child seat with a
harness for as long as possible, up to
the highest weight or height allowed
by the child seat. These child seats are
also fixed to the car by the
lap/shoulder belt or the LATCH child
restraint anchorage system. Refer to
"Lower Anchors and Tether for
CHildren (LATCH)" in this section.
All children whose weight or height is
above the forward-facing limit for the
child seat should use a belt-positioning
booster seat until the vehicle's seat
belts fit properly. If the child cannot sit
with knees bent over the vehicle's seat
cushion while the back is against the
seatback, they should use a
belt-positioning booster seat.
The child and belt-positioning booster
seat are fixed to the car by the
lap/shoulder belt.
Children Too Large for Booster
Seats
Children who are large enough to
wear the shoulder belt comfortably
and whose legs are long enough to
bend over the front of the seat when
their back is against the seatback
should use the lap/shoulder belt in a
rear seat.
• Make sure that the child is upright in
the seat.
• The lap portion should be low on the
hips and as snug as possible.
• Check belt fit periodically. A child's
squirming or slouching can move the
belt out of position.
• If the shoulder belt contacts the face
or neck, move the child closer to the
center of the vehicle. Never allow a
child to put the shoulder belt under
an arm or behind their back.
NOTE:
For additional information, refer to
www.seatcheck.org or call
1–866–SEATCHECK. Canadian residents
should refer to Transport Canada's
website for additional information:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/
safedrivers/childsafety/index.htm
WARNING!
• Improper installation can lead to
failure of an infant or child restraint.
It could come loose in a collision. The
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