Only a rear-facing child seat provides
proper support for a baby’s head,
neck, and back. Infants up to about
one year of age must be restrained in
a rear-facing child seat.
We recommend that an infant be
restrained in a rear-facing child seat
until the infant reaches the seat
maker’s weight or height limit and is
able to sit up without support. If placed
facing forward, an infant could be
very seriously injured during a
frontal collision.
If the passenger’s
airbag inflates, it can hit the back of
the child seat with enough force to
kill or seriously injure an infant. If an
infant must be closely watched, we
recommend that another adult sit in
a back seat with the baby.
Two types of seats may be used: a
seat designed exclusively for infants,
or a convertible seat used in the rear-
facing, reclining mode.
In this vehicle, a rear-facing child
seatcanbeplacedinanyseating
position in a back seat, but not in the
front seat.
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Protecting Infants
Child Seat Type
Do not put a rear-facing child seat in
a forward-facing position.
Never put a rear-facing child seat in
the front seat.
Rear-Facing Child Seat Placement
Protecting Children
Driver and Passenger Safety
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Placing a rear-facing child seat
in the front seat can result in
serious injury or death if the
airbags inflate.
Always place a rear-facing child
seat in the back seat, not the
front.
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