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withou t head restraints or with head re-
straints that are not properly adju sted
increases the risk of ser ious or fatal neck
injury dramat ically.
- Children on the front seat of any car,
even with Advanced Airbags, can be seri-
ously injured or even killed when an a ir-
bag inflates .
- Never let a child stand or knee l on any
seat, for example the front seat.
- Never let a child ride in the cargo area of
your vehicle .
- Always remember that a ch ild lean ing
forward, sitt ing s ideways or out of posi-
t ion in any way during an accident can be
st ruck by a deploying airbag . This will re-
sult in se rious personal injury or death.
- If you must install a booster seat on the
front passenger seat because of excep-
tio nal circumstan ces t he PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light must come on and
stay on, whenever the igni t ion is switch-
ed on .
- If
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ligh t
does not come on and st ay on, per form
the checks described ¢
page 152, Moni-
toring the Advanced Airbag System.
- Take the child rest raint off the front pas -
senger seat and install it proper ly at one
of the rear seat positions if the PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF light does not stay on
whenever the ignition is switched on.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child restrained in ave-
hicle is bei ng used ¢
page 131 , Safety
belts, ¢ page 140, Airbag system
and
¢ page 166, Important things to know .
Child Sa f et y
177
Installing
a child safety
seat
Securing a child safety seat using a
safety belt
Safety belts for the rear seats and the front
passenger con be locked with the convertible
locking retractor to properly secure child
safety sea ts.
The safety belts emergency locking retractors
fo r the rear seats safety belts and for the
front passenger's seat safety belt have a con-
vertib le locking retractor for child restraints.
The safety belt must be locked so that be lt
webb ing cannot unreel. The retractor can be
activated to lock the safe ty belt and prevent
t he safety be lt webb ing from looseni ng up
dur ing no rmal dr iving . A ch ild safety seat can
o nly be prope rly installed when t he safety bel t
is locked so that the chi ld and child safety
seat will stay in place.
Always remember: Even tho ugh your vehicle is
equipped wit h an Advanced Airbag syst em, all
children, es pecially those 12 years and young -
er, sho uld always ride in the back seat proper -
ly restra ined for t he ir age and size.
A
WARNING
Im properly installed chi ld safety seats in-
crease the risk of serious personal injury
a nd death in a collision .
- Always make sure that the safety belt re-
tractor is locked when insta lling a child
safety seat. An unlocked safety belt re-
trac to r cannot hold the child safety seat
in place dur ing norma l dr iving or in a
crash.
- Always buckle the child safe ty seat firmly
in place even if a ch ild is not sitt ing in it.
A loo se child safe t y se at can fly a roun d
du ring a sudden stop or in a collision.
- Always ma ke sure tha t t he rear seat
backrest to which t he ce nter rear safe ty
be lt * is attache d is se cur ely latched
wheneve r the rea r cente r safety belt is
be ing used to secure a child rest raint .
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