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Booster seats raise th e seat ing pos it ion of t he child a nd repos ition
bot h th e lap and shou lder parts of th e saf ety be lt so t hat t hey pass
across the child's body in t he right places. The routing of th e belt over
t he child 's body is very important for t he chi ld's protectio n, whet her
or not a booster seat is used. Children age 12 and und er must a lways
ride in the rea r seat .
Children who are at least 4 ft. 9 in. (5 7 inch es/ 1.45 met ers) tall can
gene rally use the vehicle's th ree point lap and shoulder be lts. Never
use t he lap belt por tion of th e vehicle' s safe ty be lt a lon e to restrain
any child, regard less of how big the child is. Always remember that
children do not have the pronounced pelvic str uct ure require d fo r t he
proper function of lap bel t port io n of the vehicle's th ree point lap an d
sho ulder be lts . The ch ild's safety a bso lutely requires that a lap belt
port ion of t he safe t y belt be fas te ned snugly an d as low as possibl e
aroun d the pelvis . Never let t he lap belt po rtion of the safety belt
pass over t he child's st om ach o r abd ome n.
In a crash, airbags must inflate within a blink of an eye and with
considera ble fo rce . In o rder t o d o its j ob, t he airba g needs room to
inflate so that it w ill be there to protect the occupant as the occupa nt
moves forwar d into t he a irba g .
A vehicle occupan t who is out of posit ion and too clos e to th e a irbag
gets in th e way of an inflat ing airbag. Whe n an occ upant is too close,
he or she will be st ruck violently and will rece ive se rious or possibly
even fatal injury.
In orde r for t he airba g to offer prote ct ion, it is im port an t th at all
vehicle occupants , es pecially any child re n, who must be in the front
sea t bec a use of exceptiona l circums t an ces, be pro per ly res t ra ined
and as fa r away from the a irbag as poss ible. By keepi ng room
between the child's body and the front of the passenger compart -
ment, the a irbag can infla t e comple te ly and provide supp lem en t al
protection in ce rtain frontal collisions.
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WARNING
Not using a booster seat, using the booster seat improperly, incor-
rectly installing a booster seat or using the vehicle safety belt
Controls and equip-
ment
Safety first
Vehicle operation
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WARNING (cont inued )
improperly increases the risk of serious personal injury and death
in a collision or other emergency s ituation . To help reduce the risk
of serious personal injury and/or death:
• Always make sure to position the shoulder portion of the three-
point belt over the middle of child's shoulder.
•
Never let the shoulder portion of the belt rest against or across
the neck, face, chin, or throat of the child .
• Always make sure the lap belt portion of the three-point belt is
worn snug and passes as low as possible across the child's pelvis.
Never let the belt pass over the soft abdomen.
• Failure to properly route safety belts over a child's body will
cause severe injuries in an accident or other emergency situation
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page
117 .
• Children on the front seat of any car, even with Advanced
Airbags , can be seriously injured or even killed when an airbag
inflates.
• Never let a child stand or kneel on any seat, for example the
front seat.
•
Never let a child ride in the cargo area of your vehicle.
• Always remember that a child leaning forward , sitting side-
ways or out of position in any way during an accident can be struck
by a deploying airbag . This will result in serious personal injury or
death.
•
If
you must install a booster seat on the front passenger seat
because of exceptional circumstances the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light must come on and stay on, whenever the ignition is
switched on.
•
If
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not come on and
stay on, perform the checks described ~
page
137,
"Monitoring
the Advanced Airbag System".
• Take the child restraint off the front passenger seat and install
it properly at one of the rear seat positions if the PASSENGER AIR .,
Vehicle care
Do-it-yourself service
Technical data
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