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WARNING (continued)
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Always buckle the child safety seat firmly in place even if a
child is not sitting in it. A loose child safety seat can fly around
during a sudden stop or in a crash.
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Always make sure the seat backrest to which the child restraint
is installed is in an upright position and securely latched into place
and cannot fold forward. Otherwise, the seat back with the child
safety seat attached to it could fly forward in the event of an acci-
dent or other emergency situation.
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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" . •
Deactivating
the convertible
locking
retractor
The convertible locking retractor for child restraints will
be deactivated automatically
when the belt is wound all
the way back into the retractor.
-
Press the red button on the safety belt buckle. The belt
tongue will pop out of the buckle.
- Guide the belt all the way back into its stowed position.
Always let the safety belt retract completely into its stowed position.
The safety belt can now be used as an ordinary safety belt without
the convertible locking retractor for child restraints.
If the convertible locking retractor should be activated inadvert-
ently, the safety belt must be unfastened and guided completely
back into its stowed position to deactivate this feature. If the
convertible locking retractor is not deactivated, the safety belt will
gradually become tighter and uncomfortable
to wear.
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WARNING
Improperly installed child safety seats increase the risk of serious
personal injury and death in a collision.
•
Never unfasten the safety belt to deactivate the convertible
locking retractor for child restraints while the vehicle is moving.
You would not be restrained and could be seriously injured in an
accident.
•
Always read and heed all WARNINGS whenever using a child
restrained in a vehicle is being used
=>
page
243.
Special precau-
tions apply when installing a child safety seat on the front
passenger seat
=>
page
220,
"Child restraints on the front seat -
some important things to know" . •
Additional
Information
What types of child restraint
anchors
are
available
and how are they related
to child
safety?
For years, child restraints have been installed using the safety belts
already present in every vehicle.
Since September 1, 1999, child restraint manufacturers
have been
providing tether straps that attach the top of the child restraint to
the vehicles structure, on most of their forward-facing
systems in
order to comply with U.S. Federal regulations for child restraint
performance in a crash. Vehicle manufacturers are required to
phase -in tether anchorages for attachment of the tether strap in
their U.S. vehicles beginning September 1, 1999.
The combination
of the tether anchorages and the lower anchor-
ages is now generally called the LATCH system for "Lower Anchor
and Tether for Children".
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