Essential
Safety Equipment
2-23
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Installing a Child-Restraint
System
The front passenger seat lap/shoulder
belt retractor operates in two modes,
emergency
locking mode and automatic
locking mode. Automatic locking
mode
must be used when installing a child
safety seat on the passenger side seat.
(Refer
to ‘
‘Passenger Air Bag’
’ W
arning
on page 2-24.)
WARNING
Improperly Secured System:
Carefully
follow all of the manufac
-
turer’s instructions that come with
the safety seat that you put in your
vehicle.
M
ak
e s
ur
e t
ha
t t
he
s
houlder
belt
(if provided at the seating
posi
-
tion where the safety seat is being
used)
does not cross or rest in front
of
the
child’
s face or neck. If you do
not install and use the safety seat
properly, the child may be injured
in a sudden stop or collision.
WARNING
Keep Seatbacks Upright:
Children should always ride with
the seatback in the fully upright
position. When the seatback is not
fully
upright, there is a greater risk
that the child will slide under the
seat belt and be seriously injured
in a collision. Seatbacks should be
upright for use with child safety
seats.
WARNING
Center Facing Jump Seats:
Safety seats for children are not
intended for use in center facing
seats.
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