A WARNING
Using the wrong child restraint or an im-
properly installed child restraint can cause
ser ious personal injury or death in a crash .
- Always make sure that the safety belt re-
tractor is locked when installing a child
safety seat. An unlocked safety belt re-
tractor cannot hold the child safety seat
in place during normal driving or in a
crash .
- Always buck le the child safety seat firmly
in place even if a child is not sitting in it .
A loose child safety seat can fly around
dur ing a sudden stop or in a crash.
- Always make sure the seat backrest to
which the child restra int is installed is in
an upr ight position and secu rely latched
into place and cannot fold forwa rd. Oth-
erwise, the seatback with the child safety
seat attached to it could fly forward in
the event of an accident or other emer-
gency situation.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child rest rained in ave-
hicle is being used
,::!)page 143. Spec ial
precautions apply when installing a child
safety seat on the front passenger seat
¢ page 123, Child restraints on the front
seat - some important things to know.
Deactivating the convertible locking
retractor
The convertible locking retractor for child re-
straints will be deactivated automatically
when the belt is wound all the way back into
the retractor.
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Press the red button on the safety belt
buckle. The belt tongue will pop out of the
buckle.
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Guide t he safety belt all the way back into
its stowed posit ion .
Always let the safety belt retract comp lete ly
into its stowed posit ion. The safety belt can
now be used as an ordinary safety belt with-
out the convert ible locking ret ractor for child
restra ints.
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If the convertib le locking retractor should be
activated inadvertently, the safety belt must
be unfastened and guided comp lete ly back in-
to its stowed posit ion to deactivate this fea-
ture. If the convert ible locking retractor is not
deact ivated, the safety belt will grad ually be-
come tig hte r and uncomfortable to wear.
A WARNING
Im properly installed child safety seats in-
crease the risk of serio us personal injury
and death in a collision.
- Never unfasten the safety belt to deacti-
vate t he conver tible locking retrac tor for
child res traints while the vehicle is mov-
ing. You would not be restrained and
could be seriously injured in an accide nt.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
wheneve r using a child restraine d in ave -
hicle is being used
r::!) page 143 . Special
preca utions apply when insta lling a child
safety seat on the front passe nger seat
¢ page 123, Child restraints on the front
seat - some important things to know .
LATCH Lower
anchorages and tethers
for children
Child Restraint System anchors and how
are they related to child safety
To provide a simple r and more prac ticable way
to attach the child restraint on the vehicle
seat, Federal regulat ions req uire spec ial lower
anchorages in vehicles and devices on new
child restra ints to attach to the veh icle ancho-
rages.
The combination of the tether anchorages and
the lower anchorages is now genera lly called
the
LATCH system for "Lower Anchorages and
Tethers for Children."
Forward-faci ng child restraints manufactured
after September 1, 1999, are requ ired by U.S.
federa l regu lations to comply with new child
head movement performance requirements. .,..
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