’04 MATRIX_U (L/O 0307)
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2004 MATRIX from Oct. ’03 Prod. (OM12861U)
! On  vehicles  with  side  airbags,  do
not  allow  the  child  to  lean  his/her
head  or  any  part  of  his/her  body
against  the  front  door  or  the  area
of  the  seat  from  which  the  side  air-
bags  deploy  even  if  the  child  is
seated  in  the  child  restraint  system.
It  is  dangerous  if  the  side  airbag
inflate,  and  the  impact  could  cause
death  or  serious  injury  to  the  child.
1. Sit  the  child  on  a  booster  seat.  Run
the  lap  and  shoulder  belt  through  or
around  the  booster  seat  and  across  the
child  following  the  instructions  provided
by  its  manufacturer  and  insert  the  tab
into  the  buckle  taking  care  not  to  twist
the  belt.
Make  sure  the  shoulder  belt  is  correctly
across  the  child’s  shoulder  and  that  the
lap  belt  is  positioned  as  low  as  possible
on  child’s  hips.  See  “Seat  belts”  on  page
34  in  this  Section  for  details.
CAUTION
! Always  make  sure  the  shoulder  belt
is  positioned  across  the  center  of
child’s  shoulder.  The  belt  should  be
kept  away  from  child’s  neck,  but
not  falling  off  child’s  shoulder.
Otherwise,  the  child  may  be  killed
or  seriously  injured  in  case  of  sud-
den  braking  or  a  collision.
! Both  high−positioned  lap  belts  and
loose−fitting  belts  could  cause
death  or  serious  injuries  due  to
sliding  under  the  lap  belt  during  a
collision  or  other  unintended  event.
Keep  the  lap  belt  positioned  as  low
on  a  child’s  hips  as  possible.
! For  child’s  safety,  do  not  place  the
shoulder  belt  under  child’s  arm.
! After  inserting  the  tab,  make  sure
the  tab  and  buckle  are  locked  and
that  the  lap  and  shoulder  portions
of  the  belt  are  not  twisted.
! Do  not  insert  coins,  clips,  etc.  in
the  buckle  as  this  may  prevent  your
child  from  properly  latching  the  tab
and  buckle.