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system. This confirmation can also be found
in the installation instructions that are
included with the child restraint system.
When using any infant restraint, child
restraint or booster seat, make sure to
carefully read and follow all manufacturer's
instructions for installation and use.
Please read the warning labels affixed to the
interior of the vehicle or to the infant restraint
or child restraints.
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WARNING
Children under 12 years must be secured
correctly in a suitable infant or child restraint
system or booster seat suitable for the size
and weight of the child.
The infant or child restraint system must be
correctly secured using the vehicle's seat belt
in complete accordance with the child seat
manufacturer's instructions.
Occupants, in particular children, must sit as
upright as possible, fasten the seat belt
correctly and use a suitable infant restraint
system, child restraint system or booster seat
suitable for the size and weight of the child.
Children can be killed or seriously injured by
an inflating air bag. Please observe the
following important information:
your vehicle is equipped with air bag
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technology designed to deactivate the
passenger front air bag in your vehicle
when the system senses the weight of a
typical 12-month-old child or less along
with the weight of a standard appropriate
child restraint on the passenger seat.
a child in a rear-facing child restraint on the
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passenger seat will be seriously injured or
even killed if the passenger front air bag
inflates in a collision which could occur
under some circumstances, even with the
air bag technology installed in your vehicle.
if you install a rearward-facing child
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restraint system on the front-passenger
seat, make sure the 45 indicator
lamp is illuminated, indicating that the
front-passenger front air bag is disabled. If
the 45 indicator lamp does not light
up or goes out when the child restraint
system is installed, check the anchorages
of the restraint system. Check the
45 indicator lamp regularly while
driving to ensure that the 45
indicator lamp is illuminated. If the
45 indicator lamp goes out or
remains out, you may only carry a child on
the front-passenger seat once the system
has been repaired.
a child in a rear-facing child restraint on the
passenger seat will be seriously injured or
even killed if the passenger front air bag
inflates.
when securing a child in a child restraint
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system on the front-passenger seat, you
must:
move the front-passenger seat as far
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back as possible
use a child restraint system that is
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suitable for the age, size and weight of
the child
observe the manufacturer's installation
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instructions in order to install and secure
the child restraint system correctly.
for children larger than the typical 12-
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month-old child, the passenger front air bag
may or may not be activated.
G
WARNING
Infants and small children should never share
a seat belt with another occupant. During an
accident, they could be crushed between the
occupant and seat belt.
A child's risk of serious or fatal injuries is
significantly increased if the child restraints
are not properly secured in the vehicle and/
or the child is not properly secured in the child
restraint.
Children too big for a toddler restraint must
ride in seats using regular seat belts. Position
the shoulder belt across the chest and
shoulder, not face or neck. A booster seat
may be necessary to achieve proper seat belt
positioning for children over 41 lb (18 kg) until
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