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THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
of child restraints can be used rearw ard -facing: infant
carriers and Љconvertible Љ child seats. Both typ es of
child restraints are held in the vehicle by the lap/
shou lder belt or the LATCH child restraint anchorage
system . Refer to “Low er Anchors and Tether for CHil-
dren (LATCH)” later in this section.
WARN ING!
In a collision , an unrestrain ed child , even a tin y baby,
can become a missile inside the vehicle. The force
required to hold even an infant on your lap could
become so great that you could not hold the child , no
matter how stron g you are. The child and others could
be badly injured. Any child rid ing in your vehicle
should be in a proper restrain t for the child ’s size.
• Thevehicle.infantIt iscarrierrecomismendonlyedusedfor childrearwrenardw-facingho weighin theup
to abou t 20 lbs (9 kg). ЉConvertible Љ child seats can be
used either rearw ard -facing or forw ard -facing in the
vehicle. Convertible child seats often have a higher
weight limit in the rearw ard -facing direction than
infant carriers do, so they can be used rearw ard -facing
by child ren who weigh more than 20 lbs (9 kg) but are
less than one year old.
Infan ts And Small Child ren
There are different sizes and typ es of restraints for
child ren from new born size to the child almost large
enou gh for an adult safety belt. Alw ays check the child
seat owner’s manu al to ensu re you have the right seat for
you r child . Use the restraint that is correct for you r child .
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Rearw ard -facing child seats must NEVER be used in
the front seat of a vehicle with a front passenger
airbag. An airbag deploym ent could cause severe
injury or death to infants in this position.
•
Safety
experts recom mend
that
child ren rid e
rearw ard -facing in the vehicle until they are at least
one year old and weigh at least 20 lbs (9 kg). Two typ es
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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