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SEATS
AND
SEAT BELTS
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of4
SAFETY
RESTRAINTS
FOB
CHIL,DREN
In most states, you are required by law to use'safety restraints for children
..
If
small children
(l~ss
than four years old, and under
40
poundsrfde
in your .
vehicle, you must put them in safety seats
that
are made specially for children.
Safety belts alone do not provide maximum protection for these children.
Check your local and state laws for specific requirements.
,
Safety
belts and seats can become
hotin·a
vehicle that has been closed up
in
sunny weather, and could burn a sman chlld. Check seat covers and buckles
before you place a child
any:;vhere near them.
WARNiNG
Never
lea.ve
a child unattended in
your
vehicle.
Always remove the key from the ignition
am:!
take
it
with you.
SAFETY
BELTS
FOR
CHILDREN
Children who are too large for child safety seats should always
wear
safety
belts.
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If
the shoulder belt cannot be properly positioned so that it does not cross
or
rest in front
of
the child's face or neck, move the child to one
of
the seats
with a lap
belt
only and use the lap belt.
Lap belts and the lap portion
of
lap and shoulder belts should always be
worn snugly and
below
the hips, touching the child's thighs.
WARNING
If safety belts are
not
pmperly
wom
and adjusted as
. described, the
risk
of
serious
injury
to
the
child in a
collision wm
be
much
greater. .
Children should always ride with the seatback in the fully upright position.
When
the seatbackis not fully upright, there is a greater
risk
that the child will
slide under the safety belt and be seriously injured
in
a collision,
© 1996 Fleetwood
Ent~!prises-
Ameriqan Eagle
Wide Body
ISSUE DATE: 6/96
All
rights
reserved
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