WARNING
Never use a rear-facing child-restraint
system on the front passenger seat
protected by an air bag:
NEVER use a rearward facing child
restraint on a seat protected by an
ACTIVE AIRBAG in front of it,
DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to the
CHILD can occur.
The child-restraint system can be hit
by the deploying air bag and knocked
out of position. A child in the child-
restraint system could be seriously
injured or killed. If your vehicle is
equipped with a front passenger air
bag deactivation switc h, always set the
switch to the OFF position if installing
a rear-facing child-restraint system on
the front passenger seat is
unavoidable.
Front-facing type
WARNING
Never install a front-facing child seat
in the wrong seat position:
Installing a front-facing child seat
without first consulting the table
“Child-Restraint System Suitability for
Various Seat Positions” is dangerous.
A front-facing child seat installed in
the wrong seat position cannot be
properly secured. In a collision, the
child could hit something or someone
in the vehicle and be seriously injured
or even killed.
Do not install a front-facing child-
restraint system on the front passenger
seat unless it is unavoidable:
Installing a front-facing child-
restraint system on the front passenger
seat is dangerous. In the event of a
collision, the force of a deploying air
bag could cause serious injury or
death to the child. If installing a front -
facing child-restraint system on the
front passenger seat is unavoidable,
move the front passenger seat as far
back as possible and make sure that
the front passenger air bag
deactivation switch is in the OFF
position. Refer to Front Passenger Air
Bag Deactivation Switch (page 2-48).
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Essential Safety Equipment
Child Restraint
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