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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Always sit nearly upright, properly use the
seat belts and for children 12 years old and
under, use an appropriately sized infant or
toddler restraint or booster seat recom-
mended for the size and weight of the
child.
Children can be killed or seriously injured
by an inflating airbag. Note the following
important information when circumstanc-
es require you to place a child in the front
passenger seat:
앫 Your vehicle is equipped with airbag
technology designed to turn off the
front passenger front airbag in your
vehicle when the OCS senses the
weight of a typical 12-month-old child
or less along with the weight of a stan-
dard appropriate child restraint on the
front passenger seat.
앫 A child in a rear-facing child restraint
on the front passenger seat will be
seriously injured or even killed if the
front passenger front airbag inflates in
a collision which could occur under
some circumstances, even with the air-
bag technology installed in your vehi-
cle. The only means to completely
eliminate this risk is to never place a
child in a rear-facing child restraint in
the front seat. We therefore strongly
recommend that you always place a
child in a rear-facing child restraint in
the back seat.
앫 If you must install a rear-facing child
restraint on the front passenger seat
because circumstances require you to
do so, make sure that the PASSENGER
AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp is illumi-
nated, indicating that the front pas-
senger front airbag is deactivated.
Should the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF in-
dicator lamp not illuminate or go out
while the restraint is installed, please
check installation. Periodically check
the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator
lamp while driving to make sure the
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator
lamp is illuminated. If the PASSENGER
AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp goes out or
remains out, do not transport a child
on the front passenger seat until the
system has been repaired. A child in a
rear-facing child restraint on the front
passenger seat will be seriously injured
or even killed if the front passenger
front airbag inflates.
앫 If you have to place a child in a for-
ward-facing child restraint on the front
passenger seat, move the seat as far
back as possible, use the proper child
restraint recommended for the age,
size and weight of the child, and se-
cure child restraint with the vehicle’s
seat belt according to the child seat
manufacturer’s instructions. For
children larger than the typical
12-month-old child, the front passen-
ger front airbag may or may not be ac-
tivated (컄 page 86).
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