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CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
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Children riding in the car should sit in
the rear seat and must always be prop-
erly restrained to minimise the risk of
injury in an accident, sudden stop or
sudden maneuver. According to acci-
dent statistics, children are safer when
properly restrained in the rear seats
than in the front seat. Larger children
should use one of the seat belts pro-
vided.
You are required by law to use safety
restraints for children. If small children
ride in your vehicle you must put them
in a child restraint system (safety seat).
Children could be injured or killed in a
crash if their restraints are not properly
secured. For small children and babies,
a child seat or infant seat must be used.
Before buying a particular child restraint
system, make sure it fits your car and
seat belts, and fits your child. Follow all
the instructions provided by the manu-
facturer when installing the child re-
straint system.
CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM
!
WARNING:
o A child restraint system must be
placed in the rear seat. Never in-
stall a child or infant seat on the
front passenger's seat.
Should an accident occur and
cause the passenger side airbag
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.
o Since a safety belt or child re-
straint system can become very
hot if it is left in a closed vehicle,
be sure to check the seat cover
and buckles before placing a child
there.
o When the child restraint system is
not in use, fasten it with a safety
belt so that it will not be thrown
forward in the case of a sudden
stop or an accident.
o Children who are too large to be in
a child restraint should still sit in
the rear seat and be restrained
with the available lap/shoulder
belts. Never allow children to ride
in the front passenger seat.
o Always make sure that the shoul-
der belt portion of the outboard
lap/shoulder belt is positioned
midway over the shoulder, never
across the neck or behind the back.
Moving the child closer to the
centre of the vehicle may help
provide a good shoulder belt fit.
The lap belt portion of the lap/
shoulder belt or the centre seat lap
belt must always be positioned as
low as possible on the child's hips
and as snug as possible.
o If the seat belt will not properly fit
the child, we recommend the use
of an approved booster seat in the
rear seat in order to raise the child's
seating height so that the seat belt
will properly fit the child.
o Never allow a child to stand up or
kneel on the seat.
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