Seating and Safety Restraints
Ifthechildistheproperheight,age,andweight(asspecifiedbyyour
childsafetyseatorboostermanufacturer),fitstherestraintandcanbe
restrainedproperly,thenrestrainthechildinthechildsafetyseator
withthebelt-positioningbooster.Rememberthatchildseatsand
belt-positioningboostersvaryandmaybedesignedtofitchildrenof
differentheights,agesandweights.Childrenwhoaretoolargeforchild
safetyseatsorbelt-positioningboosters(asspecifiedbyyourchildsafety
seatmanufacturer)shouldalwaysproperlywearsafetybelts.
SAFETY SEATS FOR CHILDREN
Infant and/or toddler seats
Useasafetyseatthatisrecommendedforthesizeandweightofthe
child.
Wheninstallingachildsafetyseat:
•
Reviewandfollowtheinformation
presentedintheAirbag
supplementalrestraintsystem
(SRS)sectioninthischapter.
•
Carefullyfollowallofthe
manufacturer’sinstructions
includedwiththesafetyseatyou
putinyourvehicle.Ifyoudonot
installandusethesafetyseat
properly,thechildmaybeinjured
inasuddenstoporcollision.
Airbagscankillorinjureachildinachildseat.NEVERplacea
rear-facingchildseatinfrontofanactiveairbag.Ifyoumustusea
forward-facingchildseatinthefrontseat,movethevehicleseatallthe
wayback.
Children12andundershouldbeproperlyrestrainedinarearseating
positionwheneverpossible.Ifallchildrencannotbeseatedand
restrainedproperlyinarearseatingposition,properlyrestrainthe
largestchildinthefrontseat.
Installing child safety seats with combination lap and shoulder
belts
Therearseatheadrestraintsmustberemovedwhenusingachild
seatthatutilizesthetoptetheranchor.
Checktomakesurethechildseatisproperlysecuredbeforeeachuse.
Children12andundershouldbeproperlyrestrainedinarearseating
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