Child Restraints
Be sure the child restraint is designed to be used in a
vehicle.
If
it is,
it
will have a label saying that
it
meets
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
Then follow the instructions for the restraint. You may
find these instructions
on
the restraint itself or
in
a
booklet, or both. These restraints use the belt system in
your vehicle, but the child also has to be secured within
the restraint to help reduce
the
chance of personal injury.
The instructions that come with the infant or child
restraint will show
you
how to do that.
Where to Put the Restraint
(Except Extended Cab and Crew Cab)
The child restraint must be secured properly
in
the
center or right front passenger seat. If your vehicle has
air bags and
you
want to secure
a
rear-facing child
restraint in the right front passenger’s seat, you need to
turn
off
the
passenger’s air bag. See “Securing a Child
Restraint
in
the Right Front Seat Position“ in the Index
for more on this, including important safety information.
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A
child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured if the right front passenger’s air
bag inflates. This is because the back of a
rear-facing child restraint would be very close to
the inflating air bag. Be sure to turn
off
the air
bag before using a rearfacing child restraint in
the right front seat position.
Keep
in
mind that an unsecured child restraint can move
around
in
a collision or sudden
stop
and injure people
in the vehicle.
Be
sure to properly secure any child
restraint
in
your vehicle
--
even when no child is in it.
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