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6nCh ild re s tra in ts *
If th e re s p e c tive s e a tin g p os itio n is fit-
m a xim ize th e d is ta nc e b e tw e e n th e
te d with a he a d re s t lift th e he a d re s t a nd a irb a g a nd th e c hild . O ld e r c hild re n
p a s s th e te th e r s tra p b e tw e e n th e
he a d re s t a nd th e s e a t b a c k.
s hould b e tig htly s e c ure d w ith a s a fe ty
b e lt. Yo unge r c hild re n s hould b e s e -
c ure d in a n a p p ro p ria te fo rw a rd -fa c ing
c hild re s tra int s ys te m th a t h a s firs t b e e n
p ro p e rly s e c ure d w ith a s a fe ty b e lt.
Ne ve r ins ta ll a re a r- fa c ing c hild re s tra int
s ys te m in th e fro nt p a s s e nge r s e a t.
Ad jus t th e te th e r s tra p a c c ord ing to th e
c hild re s tra int m a nufa c tu re r's in s tru c -
tio ns .
Be fore ins ta lling a ny c hild re s tra int
d e vic e o r c hild s e a t, p le a s e re a d
th e fo llowing:
Ne ve r ins ta ll a re a r- fa c ing c hild re s tra int
s ys te m in th e fro nt p a s s e nge r s e a t o f
th is ve hic le .
Your ve hic le is e q uip p e d w ith a n a irb a g
s up p le m e nta l re s tra int s ys te m fo r th e
fro nt p a s s e nge r. B e c a us e th e b a c kre s t
on a ny re a r- fa c ing c hild re s tra int s ys -
te m (o f th e kin d d e s igne d fo r in fa nts
und e r 1 ye a r a nd 20 Ib s ./ 9 kg ) would b e
with in th e a irb a g's d e p loym e nt ra nge ,
yo u s hould n e ve r m ount s uc h a d e vic e
in th e fro nt p a s s e nge r s e a t, s inc e th e
im p a c t o f th e a irb a g a ga ins t th e c hild
re s tra int' s b a c kre s t c ould le a d to s e ri-
ous o r fa ta l injurie s .
We s tro ngly u rg e yo u to c a re fully re a d
a nd c om p ly w ith th e in s tru c tio ns fo r in -
s ta lla tio n a nd u s e p ro vid e d b y th e c hild
re s tra int' s m a nufa c tu re r w he ne ve r yo u
us e s uc h a d e vic e .
Be s ure th a t a ll o c c up a nts (o f a ll a ge s )
re m a in p ro p e rly a nd s e c ure ly re s tra ine d
a t a ll tim e s .<
Com m e rc ia lly-a va ila b le c hild re s tra int
s ys te m s a re d e s igne d to b e s e c ure d
with a la p b e lt o r w ith th e la p b e lt p or-
tio n o f a c om b ina tio n la p /s hould e r b e lt.
Im p ro p e rly o r in a d e q ua te ly in s ta lle d
re s tra int s ys te m s c a n in c re a s e th e ris k
of in jury to c hild re n. Alw a ys re a d a nd
follow th e in s tru c tio ns th a t c om e w ith
th e s ys te m .
All re a r s e a tin g p os itio ns in yo ur ve hic le
m e e t th e re c om m e nd a tio ns o f S AE
J 1819, a n ind us try- re c om m e nd e d p ra c -
tic e fo r s e c uring c hild re s tra int s ys te m s
in m oto r ve hic le s .
If yo u u s e a c hild re s tra int s ys te m w ith
a te th e r s tra p , tw o a d d itio na l te th e r a n-
c hora ge p oints (re fe r to th e a rro ws in
th e illus tra tio n) ha ve b e e n p ro vid e d .
De p e nd ing o n th e lo c a tio n s e le c te d fo r
s e a tin g in th e re a r p a s s e nge r a re a , a t-
ta c h th e te th e r s tra p to th e c orre s p ond -
ing a nc hora ge p oint to s e c ure th e c hild
re s tra int s ys te m .
If it is n e c e s s a ry fo r a c hild (not a n in -
fa nt) to rid e in th e fro nt s e a t, c e rta in
p re c a utio ns s hould b e ta ke n. Firs t,
m ove th e p a s s e nge r s e a t a s fa r a wa y
fro m th e d a s hb oa rd a s p os s ib le . Th is
im p orta nt p re c a utio n is in te nd e d to
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