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restraints and for the different models of the same kind of child
restraint offered by child restraint manufacturers .
The weight ranges for the individual types , makes and mode ls of
child restraints that the NHTSA has specified in the Safety Standard
together with the weight ranges of typ ical infants and typica l 1 year-
old child have been stored in the control unit of the Advanced
Airbag System. When a ch ild restra int is being used on the front
passenger seat wi t h a typical 1 year-old child, t he Advanced Airbag
System compares the weight measured by the weight sensing mat
with the information
stored in the electronic control unit .
The electronic contro l unit also registers the tension on the front
passenger safety be lt . The tens ion on the safety belt for the front
passenger seat will be different for an adult who is properly using
the safety belt as compared to the tension on the belt when it is
used to attach a chi ld restraint to the seat. The sensor below the
latch for the safety belt for the front seat passenger measures the
t ension on th e be lt . The input from this sensor is then used with the
weight to "decide" , w hether there is a child restraint with a typical 1
year-o ld child on the front passenger seat and whether or not the
airbag must be turned off . •
Child restraints
and Advanced
Airbags
Regard less of the child restraint that you use, make sure that it has
been certified to meet United States Federal Motor Vehic le Safety
Standards and has been certified by its manufacturer for use with
an airbag . Always be sure that the chi ld restraint is properly
insta lled at one of the rear seating positions . If in exceptiona l
circumstances you must use it on the front passenger seat, carefully
read all of the information
on child safety and Advanced Airbags
and heed all of the app licable WARNINGS. Make certain that the
child restraint is correct ly recognized by the weight -sensing mat
inside the front passenger seat, that the front passenger airbag is
turned off and that the airbag status is always correct ly signa led by
t he
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF
light .
Controls and equip-
ment
Safety first
Vehicle operation
Many types and mode ls of chi ld restraints have been available over
t he years, new mode ls are introduced regular ly incorpora t ing new
and improved designs and older models are taken out of produc-
tion. Child rest raints are not standardized . Child restraints of the
same type typically have different weights and sizes and different
'footprints,'
the size and shape of the bottom of the chi ld restra i nt
that sits on the seat, when they are insta lled on a veh icle seat. These
differences make it virtua lly impossible to certify comp liance with
the requirements for advanced airbags with each and every child
restraint that has ever b een sold in th e past or will be sold over the
course of the usefu l life of your veh icle.
For this reason, the Uni t ed St ates National Highway Traffic Safety
Admin istration has pub lished a lis t of spec ific type, makes and
models of child restra ints that must be used to cert ify compl iance
of the Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle with the suppression
requ irements of Federa l Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208. These
child restraints are:
A. Car bed s, m anuf ac tured o n o r afte r Sept ember 1,
2 0 0 4 :
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Cosco Dream Ride 02-719
B . Rea r f a cin g c hild re stra int syste m s, m a nu fa c t ured
o n o r a ft er Se pt e mb e r 1, 20 0 4 :
(When t he restraint system comes equipped with a removab le base,
compliance has to be certified with or without the base).
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Britax Handle with Care 191
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Century Assura 4553
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Century Smart Fit 4543
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Cosco Arriva 02727
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Evenflo Discovery Adjust Rig ht 212
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Evenflo First Choice 204
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Graco lnfant8457
Vehicle care
Do-it-yourself service
Technical data
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