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body and the front of the passenger compart-
ment, the airbag can inflate comp letely and pro-
vide supp lemental protect ion in certain frontal
collisions.
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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 situat ion. To help red uce the risk of se-
rious personal injury and/or death:
- The shoulder be lt must lie as close to the
center of the child's collar bone as possible
and must lie f lat 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 that 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 138.
- The rear side of the child safety seat should
be pos itioned as close as poss ible to the
backrest on the vehicle seat. Adjust the rear
seat head restraint if it is difficu lt to install
the ch ild seat with the head restraint in
place
¢page 132.
Driving with head re-
straints that are not properly adj usted in-
creases the risk of serious or fatal neck in-
jury dramatically .
- 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 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 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 ser ious
personal injury or death.
- If you must install a booster seat on the
front passenger seat because of exceptional
Ch ild safety
circumstances the PASSEN GER 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 156, Monitoring
the Advanced Airbag System.
-Take the child restra int off the front passen-
ger seat and install it properly at one of the
rear seat positions if the PASSENGER AI R
BAG OFF light does not stay on whenever
the ignition is switched on.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when-
ever us ing a child restrained in a vehicle is
be ing used¢
page 138, Safety belts,
¢
page 146, Airbag system
and
¢
page 168, 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 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 restra ints . The safety be lt
must be locked so that be lt webb ing cannot un-
ree l. The ret racto r can be activated to lock the
safety be lt and prevent the safety belt webbing
from loosening up during norma l driving. A chi ld
safety seat can on ly be properly installed when
the safety belt is locked so that the ch ild 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,
shou ld always ride in the back seat proper ly re-
strained for their age and size.
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WARNING
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Imp roperly installed child safety seats in-
crease the risk of serious personal injury and
death in a collision.
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