Proper Transport Of Children - Maserati Quattroporte Automatic 2009 Owner's Manual

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Proper transport of
children
For the best protection in the event of
a collision, all the vehicle's occupants
must travel seated and protected by all
the suitable restraining systems. The
seat belts are designed to be used by
persons whose physical characteristics
(age, height, weight) are provided for
by established legislation in each
country. Anyone who does not comply
with these provisions may not travel in
the front passenger seat. This also
applies to children. Their heads are
proportionally heavier and larger than
those of adults, while their bones and
muscles are relatively undeveloped. To
help protect them in case of a collision,
they must use special restraint or
safety systems, even in the rear seat.
Incorrect fastening of a child
restraint system increases the
risk of injury to the child in the
event of a collision.
The seat belts on the vehicle have been
designed and tested to protect people
weighing at least 79 lbs (36 Kg) and
taller than 59 in (1.50m).
To help properly protect a child outside
these limits, specific restraint systems
with dedicated belts or accessories
capable of adapting the child's
position to the vehicle's seat belts must
be fitted.
If a child seat is installed on
the front passenger's seat, the
seat must be positioned
completely backwards and upwards.
We recommend that child
seats be installed in the rear
seating positions ONLY.
Even with advanced airbags,
children should always be
seated in the rear seats. The
rear seat is the optimal location for
children.
The use of specific restraint systems for
newborns and children is mandatory,
as provided by the law in all the 50
States of the United States, the District
of Columbia, the USA territory and the
Canadian provinces.
Newborns and children must travel
seated in suitable restraint systems,
using adequate safety abdominal or
diagonal belts or, if present, an upper
anchoring point and a system with 2
lower anchoring points, in order to be
compliant with the U.S. Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards 213 and 225
and with the Canadian Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards 213 and 210.2.
No child under 12 should
travel in the front passenger
seat.
No child seat can be installed
in the rear, central seat.
When traveling with one or
more child seats fitted on the
rear seat of the vehicle, the
tables must be closed.
Children must never travel
seated on a passenger's lap.
In a collision, a child becomes
so heavy that it is impossible to hold
onto him or her. For example, in the
event of a collision at only 25 mph (40
km/h), a child weighing 12 lbs (5.5 kg)
exerts a force equal to 240 lbs (110 kg)
on the arms of the person carrying
him/her. Children must always be
protected by a suitable restraining
system when travelling.

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