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6. If the child restraint has a top
tether, follow the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions re‐
garding the use of the top tether.
See "Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH System)" on
this chapter before for more infor‐
mation.
7. Before placing a child in the child
restraint, make sure it is securely
held in place. To check, grasp the
child restraint at the safety belt
path and attempt to move it side‐
to‐side and back‐and‐forth. When
the child restraint is properly in‐
stalled, there should be no more
than one inch of movement.
To remove the child restraint, un‐
buckle the vehicle safety belt and let
it return to the stowed position. If the
top tether is attached to a top tether
anchor, disconnect it. If the head re‐
straint was removed, reinstall it before
the seating position is used. See
"Head Restraint Removal and Rein‐
stallation" under "Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children (LATCH Sys‐
tem)" on this chapter before for addi‐
tional information on installing the
head restraint properly.
Securing Child Restraints (Front
Passenger Seat)
This vehicle has airbags. A rear seat
is a safer place to secure a forward-
facing child restraint. See "Where to
Put the Restraint" on this chapter be‐
fore.
In addition, the vehicle has a passen‐
ger sensing system which is designed
to turn off the right front passenger
frontal airbag and seat‐mounted side
impact airbag under certain condi‐
tions. See Passenger Sensing Sys‐
tem 3 60 and Seat Occupancy Rec‐
ognition 3 103 for more information,
including important safety informa‐
tion.
A label on the sun visor says, "Never
put a rear-facing child seat in the
front." This is because the risk to the
rear-facing child is so great if the air‐
bag deploys.
9 Warning
A child in a rear-facing child re‐
straint can be seriously injured or
killed if the right front passenger
airbag is deployed. This is be‐
cause the back of the rear-facing
child restraint would be very close
to the inflating airbag. A child in
a forward-facing child restraint can
be seriously injured or killed if the
right front passenger airbag is de‐
ployed and the passenger seat is
slid forward.
Even if the Passenger Sensing
System has deactivated the right
front passenger frontal airbag, no
system is fail-safe. No one can
guarantee that an airbag will not
deploy under some unusual cir‐
cumstance, even though it is de‐
activated.
Secure rear-facing child restraints
in a rear seat, even if the airbag is
deactivated. If you must secure
a forward-facing child restraint in
the right front seat, always slide
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