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WARNING
Not using a booster seat,
using
the booster
seat improperly, incorrectly installing a boos-
ter seat or using the vehicle safety belt im-
properly
increases
the risk of serious personal
injury and death in a collision or other emer-
gency situation.
To
help reduce the risk of se-
rious personal injury and/or death:
-
The shoulder belt must lie as close to the
center of the child's collar
bone
as possible
and must
lie
flat and snug on the upper
body. It must never lie across the throat or
neck.
The
lap belt must lie across the pelvis
and never across the stomach or abdomen.
Make sure the belt lies flat and snug
.
Pull on
the belt to tighten if necessary.
- Failure
to properly route safety belts over a
child's body will cause severe injuries in an
accident or other emergency situation
¢
page 124.
-
The
rear
side of the child safety seat should
be positioned as close as possible to the
backrest on the vehicle seat.
-
Children
on
the
front seat of any car, even
with Advanced Airbags, can be seriously
in-
jured or even killed when an airbag inflates.
-
Never let a child stand or kneel on any seat.
- Never
let a
child
ride in
the
cargo area of
your vehicle.
-
Always remember that a child leaning for-
ward, sitting sideways 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, when-
ever the ignition is switched on.
-
If
the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does
not come on and stay on, perform the
checks described
¢
page 142, Monitoring
the Advanced Airbag System.
-
Take
the child restraint off the front passen-
ger seat and install it
properly
at one of the
rear seat positions if the
PASSENGER AIR
-
Child
safety
BAG OFF light
does not stay on whenever
the ignition is switched on.
-
Always read and
heed
all WARNINGS when-
ever
using
a child restrained in a vehicle is
being
used
¢
page 124, Safety belts,
¢
page 132, Airbag system
and
¢
page 152, Important information.
Securing
child
seats
Securing a child safety seat using a safety
belt
Safety belts for the rear seats and the front pas-
senger's seat can be locked with the convertible
locking retractor to properly secure child safety
seats.
The
safety belts emergency
locking
retractors for
the rear seats safety belts and for the front pas-
senger's
seat safety belt
have
a convertible lock-
ing retractor for
child
restraints.
The
safety
belt
must be locked so
that
belt webbing cannot un-
ree
l. The
retractor can be activated to
lock
the
safety belt and prevent
the
safety belt webbing
from loosening
up
during normal driving
.
A child
safety seat can only be properly
installed
when
the safety belt
is
locked so
that
the child and
child safety seat will stay
in
place.
Always
remember: Even
though your vehicle
is
equipped with an Advanced Airbag system, all
children,
especially those 12 years
and
younger,
should a lways ride
in
the back seat properly
re-
strained for
their
age and weight.
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WARNING
=
Improperly installed child safety seats in-
crease the risk of serious personal
injury
and
death in a collision.
-
Always make sure that the safety belt re-
tractor
is
locked when
installing
a child safe-
ty
seat. An unlocked safety belt retractor
cannot hold the child safety seat in place
during normal driving or in a crash.
-
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
collision.
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