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• Never place a rear-facing child restraint in front of an air bag. A deploying
passenger front air bag can cause death or serious injury to a child 12 years
or younger, including a child in a rear-facing child restraint.
• Only use a rear-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 convertible
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 children who are
over two years old or who have outgrown the rear-facing weight or height limit of
their rear-facing convertible 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.
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 child's
back is against the seatback, they should use a belt-positioning booster seat. The child
and belt-positioning booster seat are held in the vehicle by the seat belt.
• Improper installation can lead to failure of an infant or child restraint. It could
come loose in a collision. The child could be badly injured or killed. Follow
the child restraint manufacturer's directions exactly when installing an infant
or child restraint.
• After a child restraint is installed in the vehicle, do not move the vehicle seat
forward or rearward because it can loosen the child restraint attachments.
Remove the child restraint before adjusting the vehicle seat position. When
the vehicle seat has been adjusted, reinstall the child restraint.
• When your child restraint is not in use, secure it in the vehicle with the seat
belt or LATCH anchorages, or remove it from the vehicle. Do not leave it
loose in the vehicle. In a sudden stop or accident, it could strike the occu-
pants or seatbacks and cause serious personal injury.
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