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child could be badly injured or killed.
Follow the manufacturer's directions
exactly when installing an infant or
child restraint.
• A rearward-facing child restraint
should only be used in a rear seat. A
rearward-facing child restraint in the
front seat may be struck by a
deploying passenger air bag, which
may cause severe or fatal injury to
the infant.
Here are some tips on getting
the most out of your child
restraint
• Before buying any restraint system,
make sure that it has a label
certifying that it meets all applicable
Safety Standards. Maserati also
recommends that you make sure
that you can install the child
restraint in the vehicle where you
will use it before you buy it.
• The restraint system must be
appropriate for your child's weight
and height.
• Check the label on the restraint
system for weight and height limits.
• Carefully follow the instructions that
come with the restraint system.
• If installed improperly, it may not
work when needed.
• Fit the child into the seat according
to the child restraint manufacturer's
directions.
WARNING!
When your child restraint system is
not in use, secure it in the vehicle with
the seat belt or remove it from the
vehicle. Do not leave it loose in the
vehicle. In a sudden stop or accident,
it could strike the occupants or
seatbacks and cause serious personal
injury.
Installing Child Restraint
Systems using the Vehicle Seat
Belt equipped with ALR
The passenger seat belts are equipped
with an Automatic Locking Retractor
(ALR) to secure child protection
through a Child Restraint System
(CRS). These types of seat belts are
designed to keep the lap portion of
the seat belt tight around the child
restraint seat avoiding to use a locking
clip.
The ALR will make a ratcheting noise
if the entire belt is pulled out of the
retractor in order to enable the belt to
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retract subsequently. For additional
information on ALR, see "Using Seat
Belt in Automatic Locking Retractor
(ALR) Mode " in "Occupants Restraint
Systems" in this section.
To install a Child Restraint System with
ALR, pull enough of the belt out of
the retractor leading it through the
belt path of the protection device.
Slide the latch into the buckle until it
clicks, then remove the entire safety
belt from the retractor in order to
rewound. While rewinding a click will
indicate the safety belt is now in
Automatic Locking mode.
Exert then a traction on the exceeded
lap section of the belt in order to
tighten it around the child restraint
seat. All seat belts will loosen over
time, it is therefore necessary to check
them periodically and set them
properly.
Lower Anchors and Tether for
Children (LATCH)
Your vehicle's rear seats are all
equipped with the child restraint
anchorage system called LATCH.
The LATCH system allows the child
restraint systems to be fixed without
using the vehicle's seat belts, instead
fixing the child restraint system to the
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