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WARNING (continued )
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If the backrest is not securely latched , the child and the child
restraint will be thrown forward together with the backrest and
will strike parts of the vehicle interior. The child can be seriously
injured or killed.
•
Never install rear-facing child safety seats or infant carriers on
the front passenger seat . A child will be seriously injured and can
be killed when the passenger airbag inflates .
•
The inflating airbag will hit the child safety seat or infant
carrier with great force and will smash the child safety seat and
child against the backrest, center arm rest, door or roof .
•
Always install rear-facing child safety seats or infant carriers on
the rear seat.
•
Forward-facing
child safety seats or infant carriers installed on
the front passenger's seat may interfere with the deployment of
the airbag and cause serious injury to the child .
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It is safer to install a forward -facing child safety seat on the rear
seat.
•
Always read and heed all WARNINGS whenever using a child
restrained in a vehicle is being used
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page
243 . Special precau-
tions apply when installing a child safety seat on the front
passenger seat
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page
220 , "Child restraints on the front seat -
some important things to know " .
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WARNING
Always take special precautions if you must install a forward or
rearward-facing
child restraint on the front passenger's seat in
exceptional situations:
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Whenever a forward or rearward -facing child restraint is
installed on the front passenger seat , the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light must come on and stay on whenever the ignition is
switched on .
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WARNING (continued )
•
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not come on and stay
on, perform the checks described
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page
229, " Monitoring
the
Advanced Airbag System " .
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Take the child restraint off the front passenger seat and install
it properly at one of the rear seat positions if the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF light does not stay on whenever the ignition is switched
on .
•
Improper installation
of child restraints can reduce their effec-
tiveness or even prevent them from providing any protection .
•
An improperly installed child restraint can interfere with the
airbag as it deploys and seriously injure or even kill the child.
•
Always carefully follow the manufa cturer's instructions
provided with the child safety seat or carrier .
•
Never place additional items on the seat that can increase the
total weight registered by the weight-sensing
mat and can cause
injury in a crash.
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WARNING
Forward-facing
child restraints:
•
Always make sure the forward -fa cing seat has been designed
and certified by its manufacturer
for use on a front seat with a
passenger front and side airbag .
•
Never put the forward-facing
child restraint up , against or very
near the instrument
panel.
•
Always move the passenger seat into its rearmost position in
the seat's fore and aft adjustment
range , as far away from the
airbag as possible before installing the forward-facing
child
restraint. The backrest must be adjusted to an upright position .
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Make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on
and stays on all the time whenever the ignition is switched on.
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