SEATS,RESTRAINTSANDSUPPLEMENTALAIRBAGSYSTEMS
CHILDSAFETY
tem) for the front passenger. See
‘‘Supplemental
restraint system’’ ear-
seatbeltcouldcauseseriousorfatal
injury.Alwaysuseappropriatechild
restraints.
Children need adults to help protect
them. They need to be properly re-
strained.
lierinthissection.
Infantsandsmallchildren
INFINITI recommends that infants and small
children be placed in child restraints that
comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards or Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards. You should choose a child re-
straintthatfitsyourvehicleandalwaysfollow
themanufacturer’sinstructionsforinstallation
anduse.
The proper restraint depends on the child’s
size.Generally,infants[uptoabout1yearand
lessthan20lbs.(9kg)]shouldbeplacedin
rearfacingchildrestraints.Frontfacingchild
restraintsareavailableforchildrenwhoout-
growrearfacingchildrestraints.
AllUSstatesandprovincesofCanadarequire
theuseofapprovedchildrestraintsforinfants
andsmallchildren.(See‘‘Childrestraintsfor
infants and small children’’ later in this sec-
tion.)
In addition, there are many types of child
restraints available for larger children which
shouldbeusedformaximumprotection.
WARNING
Largerchildren
Infants and children need special
protection. The vehicle’s seat belts
maynotfitthemproperly.Theshoul-
der belt may come too close to the
faceorneck.Thelapbeltmaynotfit
over their small hip bones. In an
INFINITIrecommendsthatallpreteens
and children be restrained in the rear
seat if possible. According to accident
statistics,childrenaresaferwhenprop-
erlyrestrainedintherearseatthanin
thefrontseat.Thisisespeciallyimpor-
tantbecauseyourvehiclehasasupple-
mental restraint system (Air bag sys-
Childrenwhoaretoolargeforchildrestraints
should be seated and restrained by the seat
beltswhichareprovided.
Ifthechild’sseatingpositionhasashoulder
beltthatfitsclosetothefaceorneck,theuse
ofaboosterseat(commerciallyavailable)may
helpovercomethis.Theboosterseatshould
raise the child so that the shoulder belt is
accident,
an
improperly
fitting
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| Categories | Infiniti Manuals, Infiniti QX Manuals |
|---|---|
| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Owners Manual Download |
| Tags | Infiniti QX4 3.3 |
| Model Year | 1998 |
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| Publisher | infiniti.com |
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Was looking for a way to disable the passenger airbag so I could have my dog beside me while traveling but it does not seem possible.