Safety features of your vehicle
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Child Restraint System (CRS)
for the rearward-facing position,
allowing you to keep your child rear
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ward-facing for a longer period of
time.
Keep using Child Restraint Systems
in the rearward-facing position as
long as children fit within the height
and weight limits allowed by the
Child Restraint System's manufac
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turer.
Forward-facing Child Restraint
System
A forward-facing Child Restraint
System provides restraint for the
child䳓s body with a harness. Keep
children in a forward-facing Child
Restraint System with a harness
until they reach the top height or
weight limit allowed by your Child
Restraint System䳓s manufacturer.
0nce your child outgrows the for
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ward-facing Child Restraint System,
your child is ready for a booster
seat.
#ooster seats
A booster seat is a Child Restraint
System designed to improve the fit
of the vehicle䳓s seat belt system. A
booster seat positions the seat belt
so that it fits properly over the
stronger parts of your child䳓s body.
Keep your children in booster seats
until they are big enough to fit in a
seat belt properly.
For a seat belt to fit properly, the
lap belt must lie comfortable across
the upper thighs, not the stomach.
The shoulder belt should lie com
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fortable across the shoulder and
chest and not across the neck or
face. Children under age 13 must
always be properly restrained to
minimise the risk of injury in an
accident, sudden stop or sudden
manoeuvre.
Installing a Child Restraint System
(CRS)
Before installing your Child
Restraint System always:
Read and follow the instructions
provided by the manufacturer of
the Child Restraint System.
Failure to follow all warnings and
instructions could increase the risk
of the SERI0US INJURY or DEATH if
an accident occurs.
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