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& Choosing a child restraint

system

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Choose a child restraint system that is

appropriate for the child’s age and size

(weight and height) in order to provide the

child with proper protection. The child

restraint system should meet all applicable

requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle

Safety Standards for the United States or

of Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

for Canada. It can be identified by looking

for the label on the child restraint system or

the manufacturer’s statement of compli-

ance in the document attached to the

system.

Also it is important for you to make sure

that the child restraint system is compa-

tible with the vehicle in which it will be

used.

& Installing child restraint sys-

tems with ALR/ELR seatbelt

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CAUTION

When installing a child restraint

system in the rear center seating

position, set both seatbacks to the

original position. Otherwise, the

child restraint system cannot be

securely restrained, which may re-

sult in death or serious injuries in

the event of sudden stop, sudden

steering maneuver or an accident.

! Installing a rearward facing child

restraint system

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WARNING

. NEVER INSTALL A CHILD SEAT

IN THE FRONT SEAT. DOING SO

RISKS SERIOUS INJURY OR

DEATH TO THE CHILD BY PLA-

CING THE CHILD’S HEAD TOO

CLOSE TO THE SRS AIRBAG.

. Before installing a child restraint

system, be sure to confirm that

the seatback is securely locked

into place. Otherwise, in an acci-

dent, serious injury or death

could result.

1. Move the seatback back and forth to

confirm that it is securely locked into place.

– Check that the red colored unlock-

ing marker which is attached to the

bottom of the lock release knob is

invisible. For details, refer to “Folding

down the rear seatback” F1-6.

2. Place the child restraint system in the

rear seating position.

WARNING

When you intend to install a child

restraint system in the rear center

seating position, if the child restraint

system does not fit snugly against

the contours of the rear center seat

cushion, install the child restraint

system in the window-side seating

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position to be safe. For details, refer

to “Where to place a child restraint

system” F1-28.

3. Run the lap and shoulder belt through

or around the child restraint system follow-

ing the instructions provided by its manu-

facturer.

4. Insert the tongue plate into the buckle

until you hear a click.

5. Take up the slack in the lap belt.

6. If using the seatbelt in the ALR mode is

recommended by the manufacturer’s in-

structions supplied with the child restraint

system, perform the following procedure.

(1) Pull out the seatbelt fully from the

retractor to change the retractor over from

the Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) to

the Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR)

mode.

(2) Allow the belt to rewind into the

retractor. As the belt is rewinding, clicks

will be heard which indicate the retractor

functions as ALR.

7. Push and pull the child restraint system

forward and from side to side to check if it

is firmly secured. Sometimes a child

restraint can be more firmly secured by

pushing it down into the seat cushion and

then tightening the seatbelt.

8. If the seatbelt has been set to the ALR

mode in step 5, pull at the shoulder portion

of the belt to confirm that it cannot be

pulled out (ALR properly functioning).

9. To remove the child restraint system,

press the release button on the seatbelt

buckle and allow the belt to retract

completely. The belt will return to the

ELR mode.

NOTE

When the child restraint system is no

longer in use, remove it and restore the

ELR function of the retractor. That

function is restored by allowing the

seatbelt to retract fully.

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! Installing forward facing child re-

straint

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WARNING

. NEVER INSTALL A CHILD SEAT

IN THE FRONT SEAT. DOING SO

RISKS SERIOUS INJURY OR

DEATH TO THE CHILD BY PLA-

CING THE CHILD’S HEAD TOO

CLOSE TO THE SRS AIRBAG.

. Before installing a child restraint

system, be sure to confirm that

the seatback is securely locked

into place. Otherwise, in an acci-

dent, serious injury or death

could result.

1. Move the seatback back and forth to

confirm that it is securely locked into place.

– Check that the red colored unlock-

ing marker which is attached to the

bottom of the lock release knob is

invisible. For details, refer to “Folding

down the rear seatback” F1-6.

2. Prepare the rear seat head restraint

where a child restraint system is intended

to be installed in the following way.

– When a child restraint system is

installed on the window-side seating

position, remove the rear seat head

restraint. For details, refer to “Rear

seats” F1-9.

Store the head restraint in the cargo

area. Avoid placing the head restraint

in the passenger compartment to pre-

vent it from being thrown around in the

passenger compartment in a sudden

stop or a sharp turn.

– When a child restraint system is

installed on the rear center seating

position, raise the rear seat head

restraint to the extended position. Do

not remove the head restraint. For

details, refer to “Rear seats” F1-9.

3. Place the child restraint system in the

rear seating position.

WARNING

When you intend to install a child

restraint system on the rear center

seating position, if the child restraint

system does not fit snugly against

the contours of the rear center seat

cushion, install the child restraint

system on the window-side seating

position to be safe. For details, refer

to “Where to place a child restraint

system” F1-28.

4. Run the lap and shoulder belt through

or around the child restraint system follow-

ing the instructions provided by its manu-

facturer.

– When a child restraint system is

installed on the rear center seating

position, pass the rear center seatbelt

through the belt guide properly. For

details, refer to “Rear center seatbelt”

F1-17.

5. Insert the tongue plate into the buckle

until you hear a click.

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6. Take up the slack in the lap belt.

7. Pull out the seatbelt fully from the

retractor to change the retractor over from

the Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) to

the Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR)

function. Then, allow the belt to rewind into

the retractor. As the belt is rewinding,

clicks will be heard which indicate the

retractor functions as ALR.

8. Before having a child sit in the child

restraint system, try to move it back and

forth and right and left to check if it is firmly

secured. Sometimes a child restraint

system can be more firmly secured by

pushing it down into the seat cushion and

then tightening the seatbelt.

9. Pull at the shoulder portion of the belt

to confirm that it cannot be pulled out (ALR

properly functioning).

10. Latch the top tether hook onto the

tether anchorage that is located behind the

rear seat and tighten the top tether firmly.

For additional instructions, refer to “Top

tether anchorages” F1-38.

11. To remove the child restraint system,

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press the release button on the seatbelt

buckle and allow the belt to retract

completely. The belt will return to the

ELR mode.

If you have installed a child restraint

system for the rear center seating posi-

tion, when you remove the child restraint

system, the seatbelt may not be restored

to the ELR mode even if the seatbelt is

retracted. In this case, lower the head

restraint to the retracted position to allow

the seatbelt to retract moreover. The

seatbelt will return to the ELR mode.

Remember that the head restraint is not

intended to be used at the lowest position

(retracted position). Therefore, when the

rear center seat is occupied (including

when a child restraint system is installed)

next time, be sure to raise the head

restraint to the extended position.

NOTE

When the child restraint system is no

longer in use, remove it and restore the

ELR function of the retractor. That

function is restored by allowing the

seatbelt to retract fully.

& Installing a booster seat

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1. Adjust the head restraint as follows.

(Except for center seat)

(1) Remove the head restraint of the

rear seating position where the child

restraint system is to be installed.

(2) Store the removed head restraint

in the cargo area.

CAUTION

Do not place the head restraint that

has been removed in the passenger

compartment to prevent it from

being thrown around in the passen-

ger compartment in a sudden stop

or a sharp turn.

(For center seat)

Raise the head restraint to the extended

position. Do not remove the head restraint.

2. Place the booster seat in the rear

seating position and sit the child on it.

The child should sit well back on the

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