Airbags
Transporting children safely
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Before installing any child-
restraint device or child seat,
please read the following:
In the interest of the child's safety,
please carefully read and comply with
the instructions for installation and use
provided by the child restraint's manu-
facturer whenever you use such a
device.
Never install a rear-facing child-
restraint system in the passenger seat
of this vehicle.
If the airbag deploys and hits the back- Do not allow children to lean out of a
rest of the rear-facing child seat, it is
likely that the child sitting in the rear-
facing child seat will be seriously
injured or killed.
child-restraint system toward the door
or dashboard, as otherwise serious
injuries may result if the airbag deploys.
Always ensure that all occupants (of all
ages) remain properly and securely
restrained at all times.
If it is necessary for a child (not an
infant) to ride in the vehicle, certain
precautions should be taken. First,
move the passenger seat as far away
from the dashboard as possible. This
important precaution is intended to
maximize the distance between the
airbag and the child. Older children
should be tightly secured with the
safety belt. Younger children should be
secured in an appropriate forward-
facing child-restraint system that has
first been secured with a safety belt.
The illustration shows the correct
seating position for an older child
wearing a safety belt with sufficient
distance between the child and the side
airbag (arrow).
Read carefully and comply with the
safety precautions covering safety belts
on page 50. If you do not, the protec-
tive function of the safety belts will be
limited.<
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