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The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration and Transport
Canada recommend that all children
age 12 and under be properly
restrained in a back seat.
Since this vehicle does not have a
back seat, we strongly recommend
that you do not carry any child who
is not large enough or mature
enough to ride in f ront (see page ).Front airbags have been designed to
help protect adults in a moderate to
severe f rontal collision. To do this,
the passenger’s airbag is quite large,
and it can inflate with enough force
to cause very serious injuries.
If the airbag inf lates, it
can hit the back of the child seat
with enough f orce to kill or very
seriously injure an inf ant. If the vehicle seat is too
farforward,orthechild’sheadis
thrown f orward during a collision, an
inflating front airbag can strike the
child with enough f orce to kill or
very seriously injure a small child.
If a larger child must
ride in this vehicle, see page f or
important guidelines on how to
decide when a child is ready to ride
in f ront and how to properly protect
the child.
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Protecting Children General Guidelines
Your Vehicle is Not
Recommended f or Child
PassengersThe Passenger’s Front Airbag
Poses Serious Risks
Inf ant s
Never put a rear-f acing child seat int his vehicle. Small Children
Placing a f orward-f acing child seat int he passenger’s seat can behazardous.
Larger ChildrenChildren who have outgrown childseat s are also at risk of being injuredor killed by an inf lat ing passenger’sfront airbag.
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If you decide that a child can saf ely
ride in this vehicle, be sure to:Caref ully read the owner’s manual,
and make sure you understand all
seat belt instructions and all saf ety
inf ormation.
Move the vehicle seat to the rear-
most position.
Have the child sit up straight, back
against the seat, and feet on or
near the f loor.
Check that the child’s seat belt is
properly and securely positioned.
Supervise the child. Even mature
children sometimes need to be
reminded to f asten the seat belts
or sit properly.
As noted earlier, the National
Highway Traffic Safety
Administration and Transport
Canada recommend that all children
age 12 and under ride properly
restrained in a back seat.
If the passenger’s front airbag
inf lates in a moderate to severe
f rontal collision, the airbag can cause
serious injuries to a child who is
unrestrained, improperly restrained,
sitting too close to the airbag, or out
of position.
Physically, a child must be large
enough f or the lap/shoulder belt to
properly f it (see page ). If the seat
belt does not f it properly, with or
without the child sitting on a booster,
the child should not sit in this vehicle.
To saf ely ride in this vehicle, a child
must be able to f ollow the rules,
including sitting properly, and
wearing the seat belt properly
throughout ride.
Of course, children vary widely. And
while age may be one indicator of
when a child can saf ely ride in f ront,
there are other important f actors you
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When Can a L arger Child Ride in
This VehiclePhysical Size
Maturity
Protecting L arger Children
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