182 Child S a fet y
to the backrest on the veh icle seat. Ad-
just the rear seat head restraint if it is
difficult to install the child seat with the
head restraint in place <=>
page 137 . Driv-
ing with head restraints that are not
properly adjusted increases the risk of
serious or fat al neck injury dramatically.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenev er using a child restrained in ave-
hicle is being use d
¢page 143, Safety
belts, ¢ page 151, Airbag sys tem
and
¢ page 174, Importan t things to know.
_& WARNING
If exce pt ional circumstances requ ire the
use of a forwa rd-facing child restraint on
the front passenger's seat, the ch ild's safe-
ty and well-being require that the follow-
ing special precautions be taken :
- Make sure the forward-facing seat has
been designed and certif ied by its manu-
facturer for use on a front seat with a
passenger front and side a irbag.
- Always follow the man ufacturer's in-
struct ions provided with the child safety
seat or infant car rier.
- Always move t he front passenger seat in-
to the rearmost posit ion of the passen -
ger seat's fore and aft adj ustment range,
and as far away from th e airbag as possi-
ble before install ing the child res t raint .
- Always make su re that noth ing prevents
the front passenger's seat from being
moved to the rearmost posi tion in its
fore and aft adjus t me nt ran ge.
- Always make su re the backres t is in an
upr igh t position .
- Make su re that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on an d stays on all the
t ime whenever t he ignition is switc hed
on.
- If t he light does not st ay on, pe rform the
che cks ¢
page 161, Monitoring the Ad-
vanced Airbag System.
- Take the child restrain t off t he front pas-
senger seat and install it properly at one
of the rear seat positions if the
PASSEN·
GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not stay on
whenever the ignit ion is switched on.
Booster seats and safety belts
Properly used booster seats can help protect
children weighing between about 40 lbs. and
80 lbs. (18 kg and 36 kg) who are less than 4
ft. 9 in. (57 inches/1.45 meters) tall.
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Fig. 179 Rear seat: child prope rly rest rained in a boos -
ter seat
The vehicle 's safety belts a lone will not fit
most children until t hey are at least 4 ft. 9 in.
(57 inches/1.45 meters) tall and weigh about
80 lbs. (36 kg). Booster seats raise these chil-
dren up so that the safety belt will pass prop -
erly over the stronger parts of the ir bodies
and the safety be lt can help protect them in a
crash .
.,. Do not use the convert ible locking retractor
when us ing the vehicle's safety belt to re-
strain a ch ild on a booster seat .
.. The s hou lde r belt must lie as close to the
center of the ch ild's collar bone as possib le
and must lie flat and snug on the upper
body. It must never lie across the throat or
neck. The lap be lt must lie across the pelvis
and never across the stomach or abdomen .
Make sure the belt lies flat and snug. Pull on
the belt to tighten if necessary .
.,. If you must transport an o lder child in a
booster seat on the front passenger seat,
you ca n use the safety be lt height adjust-
ment to help adj ust the shou lde r portion
properly .
.,. Secure unused safety belts on the rear seat
¢ page 179 . ...,.
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