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6.
Push and pull the child restraint in different
To
remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle's
safety belt. It will be ready to work for
an
adult or larger
child passenger.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position
directions to be sure it is secure.
Your
vehicle has a right front passenger
air bag. Never
put a rear-facing child restraint in this seat. Here's why:
r
A child in a rearfacing child restraint can be
seriously injured if the right front passenger's
air
bag inflates. This is because the back of a
rearfacing child restraint would be very close to
the inflating air bag. Always secure a
rearfacing
child restraint in the rear seat.
You'll be using the lap-shoulder belt.
See the earlier part
about the top strap if the child restraint
has
one. Be
sure
to follow the instructions that came with the child
restraint.
Secure
the child in the child restraint when and
as the instructions say.
1. Because your vehicle has a right front passenger
a i r
bag, always move the seat as far back
as it will
go
before securing
a
forward-facing child restraint. (See
"Seats" in the Index.)
2. Put the restraint on the seat.
3. Pick up the latch plate, and
run
the lap and shoulder
portions
of
the
vehicle's
safety
belt
through
or
around the restraint. The
child
restraint instructions
will show you how.
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