A
,hild in a rear-facing ,hild restrair,.
car.
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seriously injured or killed if the right front
passenger’s air bag inflates. This is
becausethe back of the rear-facing child
restraint would be very close to the inflating
air bag. Always secure a rear-facing child
restraint in a rear seat.
Although a rear seat is a safer place, you can secure a
forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat.
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part
about the
Top Strap
on
page
1-39,
if
the child restraint
has
one. Be sure to follow the instructions that came
with the child restraint. Secure the child in the child
restraint when and as the instructions say.
1.
Because your vehicle has a right front passenger
air bag, always move the seat as far back as it will
go before securing a forward-facing child restraint.
See
Power Seats
on
page
1-2.
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the
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the
seat.
3.
Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder
portions of the vehicle’s safety belt through or
around the restraint. The child restraint instructions
will show you how.
4.
Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button is
positioned
so
you would be able to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly
if
you ever had to.
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