Toyota 2006 Highlander Owner's Manual page 100

Toyota strongly urges use of
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proper child restraint system which
conforms to the size of the child,
installed on the rear seat. Accord-
ing to accident statistics, the child
is safer when properly restrained in
the rear seat than in the front seat.
Never install a rear−facing child re-
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straint system on the front passen-
ger seat even if the "AIRBAG OFF"
indicator light is illuminated. In the
event of an accident, the force of
the rapid inflation of the front pas-
senger airbag can cause death or
serious injury to the child if the
rear−facing child restraint system is
installed on the front passenger
seat.
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tem should be allowed
installed on the front passenger
seat only when it is unavoidable.
Always move the seat as far back
as possible even if the "AIRBAG
OFF" indicator light is illuminated,
because the front passenger airbag
could inflate with
speed and force. Otherwise,
child may be killed or seriously in-
jured.
On vehicles with side airbags and
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curtain shield airbags, do not allow
the child to lean his/her head or
any part of his/her body against the
door or the area of the seat, front
or rear pillar or roof side rail from
which the side airbags or curtain
shield airbags deploy even if the
child is seated in the child restraint
system. It is dangerous if the side
airbag and/or curtain shield airbag
inflate, and the impact could cause
death or serious injury to the child.
Do not use the seat belt extender
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to be when installing
system on the front or rear passen-
ger seat. If installing a child re-
straint system with the seat belt
extender connected to the seat belt,
the seat belt will not securely hold
the child restraint system, which
considerable could cause death or serious injury
to the child or other passengers in
the
the event of collision.
Make sure that you have complied
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with all installation instructions pro-
vided by
manufacturer and that the system is
properly secured. If it is not se-
cured properly, it may cause death
or serious injury to the child in the
event of a sudden stop or accident.
a child restraint
the child restraint