Safety features of your vehicle
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Child Restraint System (CRS)
Booster seats
A booster seat is a Child Restraint
System designed to improve the fit
of the vehicle䳓s seat belt system. A
booster seat positions the seat belt
so that it fits properly over the
stronger parts of your child䳓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 com
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fortable across the shoulder and
chest and not across the neck or
face. Children under age 13 must
always be properly restrained to
minimise the risk of injury in an
accident, sudden stop or sudden
manoeuvre.
Installing a Child Restraint System
(CRS)
Before installing your Child
Restraint System always:
Read and follow the instructions
provided by the manufacturer 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.
If the vehicle headrest prevents
proper installation of a Child
Restraint System, the headrest of
the respective seating position shall
be readjusted or entirely removed.
After selecting a proper Child
Restraint System for your child and
checking that the Child Restraint
System fits properly on the seating
position, there are three general
steps for a proper installation:
䳜 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/shoul
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der belt or with the ISOFIX top
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tether and/or ISOFIX anchorage
and/or with the support leg.
䳜 Make sure the Child Restraint
System is firmly secured. After
installing a Child Restraint System
to the vehicle, push and pull the
seat forward and from side-to-
side to verify that it is securely
attached to the seat. A Child
Restraint System secured with a
seat belt should be installed as
firmly as possible. However, some
side-toside movement can be
expected.
When installing a Child Restraint
System, adjust the vehicle seat
and seatback (up and down, for
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ward and rearward) so that your
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