Seating and Safety Restraints
Alwaystransportchildrenwhoare12andyoungerintherear
seat.Alwaysusesafetybeltsandchildrestraintsproperly.Ifa
childinarearfacinginfantseatmustbetransportedinfront,the
passengerairbagmustbeturnedOFF.Thisisbecausethebackofthe
infantseatistooclosetotheinflatingairbagandtheriskofafatal
injurytotheinfantwhentheairbaginflatesissubstantial.
Thevastmajorityofdriversandpassengersaremuchsaferwithanair
bagthanwithout.Todotheirjobandreducetheriskoflifethreatening
injuries,airbagsmustopenwithgreatforce,andthisforcecanposea
potentiallydeadlyriskinsomesituations,particularlywhenafrontseat
occupantisnotproperlybuckledup.Themosteffectivewaytoreduce
theriskofunnecessaryairbaginjurieswithoutreducingtheoverall
safetyofthevehicleistomakesurealloccupantsareproperly
restrainedinthevehicle,especiallyinthefrontseat.Thisprovidesthe
protectionofsafetybeltsandpermitstheairbagstoprovidethe
additionalprotectiontheyweredesignedtoprovide.Ifyouchooseto
deactivateyourairbag,youarelosingtheverysignificantriskreducing
benefitsoftheairbagandyouarealsoreducingtheeffectivenessofthe
safetybelts,becausesafetybeltsinmodernvehiclesaredesignedto
workasasafetysystemwiththeairbags.
ReadallairbagWarninglabelsinthevehicleaswellastheother
importantairbaginstructionsandWarningsinthisOwner’ sGuide.
NHTSAdeactivationcriteria(excludingCanada)
1.
Infant.Aninfant(lessthan1yearold)mustrideinthefrontseat
because:
•
•
thevehiclehasnorearseat;
thevehiclehasarearseattoosmalltoaccommodatearear-facing
infantseat;or
•
theinfanthasamedicalconditionwhich,accordingtotheinfant’s
physician,makesitnecessaryfortheinfanttorideinthefrontsothat
thedrivercanconstantlymonitorthechild’ scondition.
2.
Childage1to12.Achildage1to12mustrideinthefrontseat
because:
•
•
thevehiclehasnorearseat;
althoughchildrenages1to12rideintherearseat(s)whenever
possible,childrenages1to12sometimesmustrideinthefront
becausenospaceisavailableintherearseat(s)ofthevehicle;or
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