Volkswagen Jetta Wagon 2004 Owner's Manual page 140

Infant seats
Infants up to about one year old who weigh
up to 20-22 lbs. (9-1 0 kg) receive the best
protection in special infant carriers and child
seats designed for their age group. Many
experts believe that infants and small chil-
dren should ride only in special restraints in
which the child's back faces the driving di-
rection. These child seats can be used safe-
ly only on the rear seat of your VO LKS-
WAGEN.
Using a rear-facing child seat on the
front seat of a vehicle equipped with
an airbag will seriously injure and
can even kill a child when the airbag
inflates in a crash.
SAFETY FIRST
~WARNING
• Never install rear-facing child
seats or infant carriers on the front
passenger seat. A child will be se-
riously injured and can be killed
when the passenger airbag
inflates.
• The inflating airbag will hit the
child seat or infant carrier with
great force and will smash the
child seat and child against the
backrest, center arm rest, or door.
• Always install rear-facing child
seats or infant carriers on the rear
seat.
• Never install a rear-facing child
restraint in the forward-facing di-
rection. Rear-facing restraints are
designed for the special needs of
infants and very small children and
cannot protect them properly if
turned forward-facing.
Child restraints on the front seat -
important things to know
The airbag on the passenger side makes the
front seat a potentially dangerous place for
a child to ride. The front seat is not the saf-
est place for a ch ild in a forward-facing child
seat. It is a very dangerous place for an in-
fant or a larger child in a rearward-facing
seat.
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