Securing
a
ChiidRestraint in the Right
Front Seat Position
You’ll be using the
lap-shedder
belt. See the eadier part
about the top strap if the child restraint has one.
1. Because your vehicle has a right front passenger air
bag, always move the seat
as
far back as it will go
before securing a forward-facing child restraint. (See
“Seats” in the Index.)
2.
ht the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
for the child restraint.
3.
Secure the child
in
the child restraint as the
instructions say.
Your vehicle has
a
right front passenger
air
bag.
Never
put
a
rear-facing child restraint in this seat. Here’s
why:
4.
Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder
portions
of
the vehicle’s safety belt through or
A
child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
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seriously injured if the right front passenger’s air
i
bag inflates. This is because the back of a
rearfacing child restraint would be very close to
the inflating air bag. Always secure a rear-facing
child restraint in the rear seat.
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around the restraint. The child restraint instructions
will show you how.