Child Safety IJ!III
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& WARNING (continued )
• Always make sure the seat backrest to which the child restraint
is installed is in an upright position and securely latched into place
and cannot fold forward . Otherwise , the seat back with the child
safety seat attached to it could fly forward in the event of an acci-
dent or other emergency situation .
• Always read and heed all WARNINGS whenever using a child
restrained in a vehicle is being used
=> page 190. Special precau-
tions apply when installing a child safety seat on the front
passenger seat =>
page 170, "Child restra ints on the front seat -
some important things to know ". •
Deactivating the convertible locking retractor
The conver tible locki ng retrac tor for ch ild restrain ts will
be deactivat ed automat ically wh en the belt is wound all
the way back into the retractor.
- Press t he red bu tt o n on t he safety be lt bu ckle . Th e belt
to ngue will pop out of t he buckle.
- Guide th e be lt all the w ay back in t o it s stow ed posi t ion.
Always let the safety belt retract complet ely into its stowed pos itio n.
The safety belt can now be used as an ord inary safety belt w ithout
t he conve rtibl e locking retractor for chi ld restrain ts.
If the converti ble locking retractor should be activated inadvert -
ent ly, the safet y belt must be unf astened and guided completel y
back into its stowed pos ition to deactivat e th is feature. If the
conver ti ble lockin g retr actor is not deactivat ed, th e safety belt wi ll
gradua lly becom e tighter and uncomfortab le to w ear.
Controls and equip-
ment
Safety first Vehicle operation
& WARNING
Improperly installed child safety seats increase the risk of serious
personal injury and death in a collision.
• Never unfasten the safety belt to deactivate the convertible
locking retractor for child restraints while the vehicle is moving .
You would not be restrained and could be seriously injured in an
accident.
• Always read and heed all WARNINGS whenever using a child
restrained in a vehicle is being used =>
page 190. Special precau -
tions apply when installing a child safety seat on the front
passenger seat =>
page 170, "Child restraints on the front seat -
some important things to know ". •
Additional Information
What types of child restraint anchors are
available and how are they related to child
safety?
For years, chil d restraints have been installed using the safety belts
already present i n every vehicle .
Sinc e Septem ber 1, 1999, chil d restraint manufactur ers have been
providing tether straps that attach the top of the chi ld rest raint to
th e veh icles structure, on most of t heir forward -facin g syst ems in
order to com ply with U.S. Federal regulations for child restraint
perfor mance in a cras h. Vehi cle manufactur ers are requi red to
phase -in tether ancho rages for attach ment of the tether st rap in
their U.S. veh icles beginni ng Septem ber 1, 1999.
The combi nation of the t ether anc horag es and the lower anchor -
ages is now gene rally calle d t he
LATCH system for " Low er An chors
and Tether for Children " . ..,
Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data
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