To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s
safety belt. It will be ready to work
for an adult or larger
child passenger.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front
Seat Position
Your vehicle has a right front passenger air bag. Never
put a rear-facing child restraint in this seat. Here’s why:
I A CAUTION:
reduced-force frontal air bags. This is because
the back of a rearfacing child restraint
would be
very close
to the inflating air bag. Always secure
a rearfacing child restraint in the rear seat.
A child in a rearfacing child restraint can be
seriously injured if the right front passenger’s
air bag inflates, even though
your vehicle has
CAUTION: (Continued)
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part
about the top strap if. the child restraint has one. Be sure
to follow the instructions that came with the child
restraint. Secure the child
in the child restraint when and
as the instructions
say.
1. Because your vehicle has a right front passenger air
bag, always move the seat as
far back as it will go
before securing a forward-facing child restraint. (See
“Seats” in the Index.)
’ 2. Put the restraint on the seat.
3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder
portions
of the vehicle’s safety belt through or
around the restraint. The child restraint instructions
will show you
how.
If the shoulder belt goes in front of the child’s face or
neck, put it behind the child restraint.
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