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Seats&Restraints
leadtoinjurytotheirownandotherpeopleoreven
deathwhenanaccidentoccurs.
•Ifachild'sbodyisforwardorthepostureisnotcorrect
duringdriving,thentheaccidentwillincreasetherisk
ofinjury.
•Themethodofusingseatbeltshaveagreatinuence
onthemaximumprotectionofferedbytheseatbelt,
youmustcomplywiththechildrestraintmanufacturer's
instructionsonproperuseofseatbelts.Ifseatbeltsare
notproperlyfastened,aminortrafcaccidentmaylead
toinjury.
•Childrestraintsthatarenotttedcorrectlymaymove
andinjureotheroccupantsintheeventofanaccident
oremergencybraking.Therefore,evenifthereisno
infantorchildinthechildrestraint,itshouldbetted
properlyandsecurelyinthevehicle.
ImportantInstructionsonChildren'sSafety
andSideAirbags
*
Childrenshouldnotbeallowedinareas
whereairbagsmaybedeployed,thereisa
riskofseriousinjury.
Onlyrecommendedchildrestraintssuitable
fortheage,heightandweightofthechild
shouldbeusedandrmlyxedinthevehicle.
Donotplaceanyitemsinareaswhereside
airbagsmaybedeployed,thereisariskof
seriousinjury.
Intheeventofasidecollision,thesideairbagscanprovide
betterprotectionforthepassenger.However,when
theairbagistriggered,averystrongexpansionforce
isgenerated,ifthepassenger'sseatingpositionisnot
correct,theairbagsoritemsinthesideairbagdeployment
areamaycauseinjury.
Therefore,theproperchildrestraintshouldbeusedto
securethechildproperlyintheseatandthechild'sseating
positionshouldbecorrect,ensuringthatthereisenough
spacebetweenthechildandthesideairbagdeployment
regionfortheairbagtodeploywithoutanyhindrance,and
thusprovidethebestprotection.
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