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Safety system of your vehicle
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Booster seats
A booster seat is a Child Restraint
System designed to improve the fit of
the vehicle’s seat belt system. A
booster seat positions the seat belt
so that it fits properly over the
stronger parts of your child’s body.
Keep your children in booster seats
until they are big enough to fit in a
seat belt properly.
For a seat belt to fit properly, the lap
belt must lie comfortable across the
upper thighs, not the stomach. The
shoulder belt should lie comfortable
across the shoulder and chest and not
across the neck or face. Children
under age 13 must always be proper-
ly restrained to minimize the risk of
injury in an accident, sudden stop or
sudden maneuver.
Installing a Child Restraint
System (CRS)
After selecting a proper Child
Restraint System and checking that
the Child Restraint System fits prop-
erly in the rear of this vehicle, you are
ready to install the Child Restraint
System according to the manufactur-
er’s instruction. There are three gen-
eral steps in installing the Child
Restraint System properly:
• Properly secure the Child Restraint
System to the vehicle.
All Child Restraint Systems must be
secured to the vehicle with the lap
belt or lap part of a lap/shoulder belt
or with the top-tether and/or ISOFIX
anchorage.
• Make sure the Child Restraint
System is firmly secured. After
installing a Child Restraint System
to the vehicle, push and pull the
Child Restraint System forward
and from side-to-side to verify that
it is securely attached to the vehi-
cle seat. A Child Restraint System
secured with a seat belt should be
installed as firmly as possible.
However, some side-to- side move-
ment can be expected.
Before installing your Child
Restraint System always:
• Read and follow the instruc-
tions provided by the manu-
facturer of the Child Restraint
System.
Failure to follow all warnings
and instructions could increase
the risk of the SERIOUS INJURY
or DEATH if an accident occurs.
WARNING
If the vehicle headrest prevents
proper installation of a Child
Restraint System (as described
in the Child Restraint System
manual), the headrest of the
respective seating position
shall be readjusted or entirely
removed.
WARNING