Children
To
make the belt shorter, pull its free end as shown until
the belt is snug.
Buckle, position and release it the same way as the lap
part
of
a
lap-shoulder belt.
If
the belt isn’t long enough,
see
“Safety Belt Extender’’ at the end
of
this section.
Make sure the release button
on
the buckle
is
positioned
so
you
would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly
if you ever had
to.
Everyone
in
a vehicle needs protection! That includes
infants and all children smaller than adult size. Neither
the distance traveled nor the age and size
of
the
traveler
changes the need, for everyone, to use safety restraints.
In fact,
the
law
in
every state in the United States and in
every Canadian province says children up to some age
must be restrained while in
a
vehicle.
Smaller Children and Babies
Children who are up against,
or
very close to, any
air bag when it inflates can be seriously injured
or killed. This is true even though your vehicle
has reduced-force frontal air bags. Air bags plus
lap-shoulder belts offer the best protection for
adults, but not for young children and infants.
Neither the vehicle’s safety belt system nor its air
bag system is designed for them. Young children
and infants need the protection that
a
child
restraint system can provide. Always secure
children properly in your vehicle.
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