Restraints - Honda FIT 2014 Owner's Manual

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Only a rearward facing child
restraint system provides proper
support for a baby's head, neck and
back.
Two types of restraints may be used:
a restraint system designed
exclusively for infants, or a
convertible restraint system used in
the rearward facing, reclining mode.
Do not put a rearward facing child
restraint system in a forward-facing
position. If placed facing forward, an
infant could be very seriously injured
during a frontal collision.
Protecting Infants and Small Children
Rearward Facing Child Restraint
System Placement
A rearward facing child restraint
system can be placed in any seating
position in the back seat, but not in
the front.
Never put a rearward
facing child restraint system in the
front seat.
If the passenger's front airbag
inflates, it can hit the back of the
restraint with enough force to kill or
seriously injure an infant.
When properly installed, a rearward
facing child restraint system may
prevent the driver or a front
passenger from moving their seat as
far back as recommended, or from
locking their seat-back in the desired
position.
In either situation, we strongly
recommend that you install the child
restraint system directly behind the
front passenger seat, move the seat
as far forward as needed, and leave it
unoccupied. Or you may wish to get
a smaller rearward facing child
restraint system.
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