Safety features of your vehicle
CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM
Children riding in the car should sit in Children could be injured or killed in
the rear seat and must always be a crash if their restraints are not
properly restrained to minimize the properly secured. For small children
risk of injury in an accident, sudden and babies, a child seat or infant seat
stop or sudden maneuver. According must be used. Before buying a par-
to accident statistics, children are ticular child restraint system, make
safer when properly restrained in the sure it fits your car seat and seat
rear seats than in the front seat. belts, and fits your child. Follow all
Larger children not in a child restraint the instructions provided by the man-
should use one of the seat belts pro- ufacturer when installing the child
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•
A seat belt or child restraint
system can become very hot
if it is left in a closed vehicle
on a sunny day, even if the
outside temperature does not
feel hot. Be sure to check the
seat cover and buckles before
placing a child there.
vided.
restraint system.
• When the child restraint sys-
tem is not in use, store it in
the luggage area or fasten it
with a seat belt so that it will
not be thrown forward in the
case of a sudden stop or an
accident.
• Children may be seriously
injured or killed by an inflating
air bag. All children, even
those too large for child
restraints, must ride in the
rear seat.
You should be aware of the specific
requirements in your state. Child
and/or infant safety seats must be
properly placed and installed in the
rear seat. You must use a commer-
cially available child restraint system
that meets the requirements of the
WARNING
•
A child restraint system must
be placed in the rear seat.
Never install a child or infant
seat on the front passenger's
accident
occur and cause the passen-
ger-side air bag to deploy, it
could severely injure or kill an
infant or child seated in an
infant or child seat. Thus only
use a child restraint in the
rear seat of your vehicle.
seat.
Should
an
Federal
Motor
Vehicle
Safety
Standards (FMVSS).
Child restraint systems are designed
to be secured in vehicle seats by lap
belts or the lap belt portion of a
lap/shoulder belt, or by a LATCH sys-
tem (if equipped).
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