Child Restraint - Toyota 2007 Prius Owner's Manual

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When it is unavoidable to install the
forward−facing child restraint sys-
tem on the front passenger seat,
install the child restraint system on
the front passenger seat
proper order. (As for the installation
order, see "—Installation
3−point type seat belt" on page 89.)
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Do not remove the front seats.
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Do not kick the front passenger
seat or subject it to severe impact.
Otherwise, the SRS warning light
may come on to indicate a malfunc-
tion of the detection system. In this
case, contact your Toyota dealer im-
mediately.
The "AIRBAG ON" indicator light may be
illuminated (the front passenger airbag and
side airbag on the front passenger seat
may deploy) even if observing the above
cautions, when a child sits in, or a for-
ward−facing child restraint system
installed on the front passenger seat. Re-
fer to all the cautions in "SRS airbags" on
page 66 and "Child restraint" described
below.
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Child restraint—

—Child restraint precautions
Toyota strongly urges the use of ap-
propriate child restraint systems for
children.
The laws of all 50 states in the U.S.A.
and Canada now require the use of a
in the
child restraint system.
Your vehicle conforms to SAEJ1819.
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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" on
page 58 for details.
CAUTION
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For effective protection in automo-
bile accidents and sudden stops, a
child must be properly restrained,
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 substitute for a
child restraint system. In an acci-
is
dent, the child can
against the windshield, or between
you and the vehicle's interior.
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Toyota strongly urges use of
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.
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Never install a rear−facing child re-
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
seat.
be crushed
a
the front passenger