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A child in a rearfacing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the right front
passenger's air bag inflates, even though your
vehicle has reducedlforce frontal air bags. This is
because the back of the 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 air
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.
If the shoulder belt goes in front of the child's face or
neck, put it behind the child restraint.
4.
Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button is
positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly if you ever had to.
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