KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE
returned to a child restraint system.
CAUTION - Hot Metal
Parts
WARNING - Child
Restraints
In addition, after-market devices are
available from independent manufacturers
which help pull the shoulder belt down
and away from the child’s face or neck.
Safety belts and seats can become
hot in a vehicle that has been closed
during warm/hot weather; they
could burn a child. Check seat
covers and buckles before you
place a child anywhere near them.
•
All child restraint systems are
designed to be secured in
vehicle seats by lap belts or
the lap-belt portion of a lap/
should-er belt.
Children will be endangered
in a crash if their child
restraint systems are not
properly secur-ed by the
safety belts in the vehicle.
WARNING - Shoulder
Belts ON Small Children
•
•
Never allow a shoulder belt to
be in contact with a child’s
neck or face while the vehicle
is in motion.
If safety belts are not properly
worn and adjusted, the risk of
death or serious injury to
such a child is high.
RESTRAINT OF LARGE
CHILDREN
As children grow, they may need to use
new child-restraint systems, including
larger child seats or booster seats, which
are appropriate for their increased size.
A child who has outgrown available
child-restraint systems should use the
belts provided in the vehicle. When seated
in the rear outboard seats, the child should
be restrained by the lap/shoulder belt.
If the shoulder belt portion slightly
touches the child’s neck or face, try
placing the child closer to the center of the
vehicle. If the shoulder belt still touches
their face or neck they may need to be
•
According
to
accident
statistics, children are safer
when proper-ly restrained in
the rear seatin positions
rather than the front seating
positions.
• When a child restraint system
is not secured by a safety
belt, store it in the trunk so
that it will not be thrown
forward in the event of a
sudden stop or accident.
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| Categories | Kia Magentis Manuals, Kia Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2006 |
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