Introduction 9
Child Safety 17
Child seats ...........................................19
Child seat positioning ...................................19
Booster seats .........................................21
Installing child seats with lap and shoulder belts................24
Installing child safety seats with lower anchors and tethers for
children.............................................29
Installing child safety seats with tether straps..................31
Safety Belts 36
Fastening the safety belts ................................38
Safety belt height adjustment .............................41
Safetybeltwarninglightandindicatorchime..................42
Safety belt-minder .....................................42
Rear inflatable safety belt ................................45
Child restraint and safety belt maintenance ...................47
Personal Safety System 48
Supplementary Restraints System 49
Driver and passenger airbags..............................51
Front passenger sensing system............................53
Side airbags ..........................................56
Safety canopy curtain airbags .............................58
Crash sensors and airbag indicator..........................60
Airbag disposal ........................................61
Keys and Remote Control 62
General information on radio frequencies .....................62
Remote control........................................63
Keys ...............................................63
Replacing a lost key or remote control .......................69
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