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- Children on the front seat of any car,
even with Advanced Airbags, can be seri-
ous ly injured or even killed when an a ir-
bag 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 ch ild lean ing
forward, sitt ing sideways 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 se rious personal injury or death.
- If you must install a rearward facing
child safety seat o n the front passenger
seat because of exceptional circumstan-
ces the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light
must come on and stay on, whenever the
ignition is switched on.
- If you must install a booster seat on the
front passenger seat because of excep-
tional circumstances t he
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light must come on and
stay on, whenever the ignition is switch-
ed on.
- Take the child restraint 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
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page 138, Safety
belts,
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page 146, Airbag system
and
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page 167, 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's seat can be locked with the con-
vertible locking retractor to properly secure
child safety seats.
The safety belts emergency locking retractors
for the rear seats safety belts and for the
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front passenger's seat safety be lt 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 safety belt and prevent
the safety belt webbing from loosening up
dur ing normal dr iving . A child safety seat can
on ly be properly insta lled when the safety belt
is locked so that the chi ld 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 young-
er, shou ld always ride in the back seat prope r-
ly restrained for the ir age and we ight .
A
WARNING
=
Improperly installed chi ld 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
safety seat. An unlocked safety belt re-
tractor cannot hold the child safety seat
in place dur ing normal dr iving or in a
crash .
- Always buckle the child safety seat firmly
in place even if a ch ild is not sitt ing in it .
A loose child safety seat can fly around
during a sudden stop or in a collision.
- Always make sure that the rear seat
backrest to which the center rear safety
be lt is attached is securely latched when-
ever the rear center safety belt is being
used to secure a ch ild restra int.
- If the backrest is not securely latched,
the child and the child restraint will be
thrown forward together with the back-
rest and will strike parts of the vehicle
interior. The child can be seriously in-
jured or killed.
- Never insta ll rearward-facing child safety
seats or infant carriers on the front pas-
senger seat. A child will be serious ly in-
jured and can be killed when the passen-
ger airbag inflates.
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