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Ch ild Saf e t y
- Childre n on the front seat of any car,
even with Advanced Airba g s, can be seri-
ous ly injured or even killed when an a ir-
bag inflates .
- Never let a child stand or knee l on any
seat, for exam ple the front seat.
- Never let a child ride in the cargo area of
your vehicle .
- Always remember that a chi ld leaning
forward, sitt ing s ideways or out of posi-
t ion in any way during an acc ident can be
struck by a deploying airbag . This will re-
sult in serious personal injury or death .
- If you must install a booster seat on the
front passenger seat because of excep-
t ional circumstances the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light must come on and
stay on, whenever the ignition is sw itch-
ed on.
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light
does not come on and stay on, perform
the checks described¢
page 194, Moni-
toring the Advanced Airbag System.
- Take the child restrain t off the front pas-
senger seat and install it properly 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 being used
¢page 174, Safety
belts,
c:::;,
page 183, Airbag system
and
c:::;,
page 204, Important things to know.
Installing
a child safety
seat
Securing a child safety seat using a
safety belt
Safety belts for the rear seats and the front
passenger 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
fro nt passenger's seat safety belt have a con-
vertible locking retracto r fo r child restra ints .
The safety belt m ust be locked so that be lt
webbing cannot unree l. The retractor can be
activated to lock the safety belt and prevent
the safety belt webbing from loosening up
during norma l dr iving. A child safety seat can
only be properly insta lled when the safety belt
is locked so that the child and child safety
sea t will stay in place .
Always remember: Even tho ugh your vehicle is
equipped with an Advanced Airbag system, all
children, especially those 12 years and young-
er, shou ld always ride in the back seat prope r-
ly restra ined fo r the ir age and size.
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WARNING
Imp roperly inst alled ch ild safety sea t s in-
crease the risk of serious pe rsonal injury
and d eath in a collision.
- Always make sure that t he safe t y belt re-
trac t o r is locked when insta lling a child
safety seat . An un locked safety belt re-
tracto r cannot hold the child safety seat
in place dur ing norma l driving or in a
crash.
- Always buckle the child sa fety seat firmly
in place even if a ch ild is not sitt ing in it.
A loose child safety seat can fly around
du ring a sudden stop or in a collision.
- Always make sure that the rear seat
backrest to wh ich the center rear safety
be lt is attached is securely latched when-
eve r the rea r center safety belt is being
used to secure a child restra int.
- If the backrest is not securely lat ched,
the child and the child restraint will be
thrown forward togethe r with t he back-
rest and will strike pa rt s of the vehicle
interior. The child can be seriously in-
jured or killed.
- Never inst a ll rear-facing child safety
seats or infant carrie rs on the front pas -
senger seat . A child will be serious ly in-
jured and can be killed when the passen-
ger airbag inflates.
- The inflating air bag will hit the child
safety seat or infant carrier with great
force and will smash the child safety seat
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