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1 Safety Ð Seats, seat belts and supplemental
restraint system Seats ................................................................ 1-2
Front power seat adjustment ....................... 1-2
Rear seat adjustment ................................... 1-5
Head restraint adjustment ........................... 1-8
Active head restraint (front seats)................ 1-8
Armrest (if so equipped) .............................. 1-9
Seat belts ......................................................... 1-9
Precautions on seat belt usage.................... 1-9
Child safety ................................................ 1-12
Pregnant women ........................................ 1-13
Injured persons .......................................... 1-13
Three-point type seat belt with retractor..... 1-13
Seat belt extenders .................................... 1-17
Seat belt maintenance ................................ 1-17
Child restraints ................................................ 1-18
Precautions on child restraints ................... 1-18
Child restraint installation on rear seat
outboard or center positions ..................... 1-20
LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for
CHildren) SYSTEM ...................................... 1-25 Top tether strap child restraint ................. 1-26
Child restraint installation on front
passenger seat .......................................... 1-28
Booster seats .................................................. 1-31
Precautions on booster seats ..................... 1-31
Booster seat installation on rear seat
outboard or center positions...................... 1-34
Booster seat installation on front
passenger seat .......................................... 1-35
Supplemental restraint system ........................ 1-36
Precautions on supplemental restraint
system ....................................................... 1-36
INFINITI advanced air bag system (front
seats) ........................................................ 1-42
Supplemental side air bag and curtain
side-impact air bag systems ...................... 1-48
Supplemental air bag warning labels.......... 1-51
Supplemental air bag warning light ............ 1-51
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WARNINGO Every person who drives or rides in this
vehicle should use a seat belt at all
times. Children should be properly re-
strained in the rear seat and, if appropri-
ate, in a child restraint.
O The seat belt should be properly ad-
justed to a snug fit. Failure to do so may
reduce the effectiveness of the entire re-
straint system and increase the chance or severity of injury in an acci-
dent. Serious injury or death can occur if
the seat belt is not worn properly.
O Always route the shoulder belt over your
shoulder and across your chest. Never
run the belt behind your back, under
your arm or across your neck. The belt
should be away from your face and neck,
but not falling off your shoulder. O Position the lap belt as low and snug as
possible around the hips, not the waist.
A lap belt worn too high could increase
the risk of internal injuries in an acci-
dent.
O Be sure the seat belt tongue is securely
fastened to the proper buckle.
O Do not wear the seat belt inside out or
twisted. Doing so may reduce its effec-
tiveness.
O Do not allow more than one person to
use the same seat belt.
O Never carry more people in the vehicle
than there are seat belts.
O If the seat belt warning light glows con-
tinuously while the ignition is turned ON
with all doors closed and all seat belts
fastened, it may indicate a malfunction
in the system. Have the system checked
by an INFINITI dealer.
O Once the pre-tensioner seat belt has ac-
tivated, it cannot be reused and must be
replaced together with the retractor. See
an INFINITI dealer. SSS0136A
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from the buckle and fully retracted. For
additional information, see ªChild re-
straintsº later in this section.
The automatic locking mode should be
used only for child restraint installation.
During normal seat belt use by a pas-
senger, the locking mode should not be ac-
tivated. If it is activated it may cause un-
comfortable seat belt tension. It can also
change the operation of the front pas-
senger air bag. See ªFront passenger air
bag and status lightº later in this section. WARNING When fastening the seat belts, be certain
that the seatbacks are completely secured in
the latched position. If they are not com-
pletely secured, passengers may be injured
in an accident or sudden stop.
Unfastening the seat belts To unfasten the belt, push the button on
the buckle. The seat belt will automati-
cally retract.
Checking seat belt operation Your seat belt retractors are designed to
lock belt movement using two separate
methods:
O when the belt is pulled quickly from
the retractor.
O when the vehicle slows down rapidly.SSS0291A
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CHILD RESTRAINT INSTALLATION
ON FRONT PASSENGER SEAT
WARNINGO Never install a rear-facing child restraint
in the front passenger seat. Supple-
mental front air bags inflate with great
force. A rear-facing child restraint could
be struck by the supplemental front air
bag in a crash and could seriously injure
or kill your child. O INFINITI recommends that child re-
straints be installed in the rear seat.
However, if you must install a front-
facing child restraint in the front passen-
ger seat, move the passenger seat to the
rearmost position. Also, be sure the front
passenger air bag status light is illumi-
nated to indicate the passenger air bag
is OFF. See ªFront passenger air bag and
status lightº later in this section for
details. O A child restraint with a top tether strap
should not be used in the front pas-
senger seat.
O The three-point seat belt in your vehicle
is equipped with an automatic locking
mode retractor which must be used
when installing a child restraint.
O Failure to use the retractor's locking
mode will result in the child restraint not
being properly secured. The restraint
could tip over or otherwise be unsecured
and cause injury to the child in a sudden
stop or collision. Also, it can change the
operation of the front passenger air bag.
See ªFront passenger air bag and status
lightº later in this section. SSS0300A
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6. Check that the retractor is in the auto-
matic locking mode by trying to pull
more belt out of the retractor. If you
cannot pull any more belt webbing out
of the retractor, the retractor is in the
automatic locking mode.
7. Check to make sure that the child re-
straint is properly secured prior to
each use. If the seat belt is not
locked, repeat steps 3 through 7.
8. Turn the ignition switch to the ON po-
sition. The passenger air bag status
light should illuminate. If this
light is not illuminated, see ªFront
passenger air bag and status lightº
later in this section. Move the child re-
straint to another seating position.
Have the system checked by an IN-
FINITI dealer.
After the child restraint is removed and
the seat belt is fully retracted, the auto-
matic locking mode (child restraint mode)
will be canceled. PRECAUTIONS ON BOOSTER SEATS
WARNING O Infants and small children should always
be placed in an appropriate child re-
straint while riding in the vehicle. Failure
to use a child restraint or booster seat
can result in serious injury or death.
O Infants and small children should never
be carried on your lap. It is not possible
for even the strongest adult to resist the
forces of a severe accident. The child
could be crushed between the adult and
parts of the vehicle. Also, do not put the
same seat belt around both your child
and yourself.
O INFINITI recommends that the booster
seat be installed in the rear seat. Accord-
ing to accident statistics, children are
safer when properly restrained in the
rear seat than in the front seat.
O A booster seat must only be installed in
a seating position that has a
lap/shoulder belt. Failure to use a three- point type seat belt with a booster seat
can result in a serious injury in sudden
stop or collision.
O An improperly installed booster seat
could lead to serious injury or death in
an accident.
BOOSTER SEATS
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BOOSTER SEAT INSTALLATION ON
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT
WARNINGINFINITI recommends that child restraints be
installed in the rear seat. However, if you
must install a booster seat in the front pas-
senger seat, move the passenger seat to the
rearmost position. Also be sure that the front
passenger air bag status light is illuminated
to indicate the passenger air bag is OFF. See ªFront passenger air bag and status
lightº later in this section for details.
If you must install a booster seat in the
front seat, follow these steps:
1. Move the seat to the rearmost posi-
tion.
2. Position the booster seat on the seat.
Only place it in a front-facing direc-
tion. Always follow the booster seat
manufacturer's instructions.
3. The booster seat should be positioned
on the vehicle seat so that it is stable.
If necessary, adjust or remove the
head restraint to obtain the correct
booster seat fit. See ªHead restraint
adjustmentº earlier in this section. If
the head restraint is removed, store it
in a secure place. Be sure to install
the head restraint when the booster
seat is removed. If the seating posi-
tion does not have an adjustable head
restraint and it is interfering with the
proper booster seat fit, try another
seating position or a different booster
seat. 4. Position the lap portion of the seat
belt low and snug on the child's hips.
Be sure to follow the booster seat
manufacturer's instructions for ad-
justing the belt routing.
5. Pull the shoulder belt portion of the
seat belt toward the retractor to take
up extra slack. Be sure the shoulder
belt is positioned across the top,
middle portion of the child's shoulder.
Be sure to follow the booster seat
manufacturer's instructions for ad-
justing the belt routing.
6. Follow the warnings, cautions and in-
structions for properly fastening a seat
belt shown in the ªThree-point type
seat belt with retractorº earlier in this
section.
7. Turn the ignition switch to the ON po-
sition. The passenger air bag status
light should illuminate. If this
light is not illuminated, see ªFront
passenger air bag and status lightº
later in this section. Move the booster
seat to another seating position. Have
the system checked by an INFINITI
dealer.LRS0454
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PRECAUTIONS ON SUPPLEMENTAL
RESTRAINT SYSTEM This Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
section contains important information
concerning the driver and passenger front
impact supplemental air bags (INFINITI ad-
vanced air bag system), front seat side-
impact supplemental air bags, curtain air
bags and front seat pre-tensioner seat
belts.
Supplemental front-impact air bag system:
The INFINITI advanced air bag system can
help cushion the impact force to the head
and chest of the driver and front pas-
senger in certain frontal collisions.
Supplemental side air bag system: This
system can help cushion the impact force
to the chest area of the driver and front
passenger in certain side impact colli-
sions. The front seat side-impact supple-
mental air bags are designed to inflate on
the side where the vehicle is impacted.
Supplemental curtain side-impact air bag
system: This system can help cushion the
impact force to the head of occupants in
front and rear outboard seating positions
in certain side impact collisions. The cur-
tain side-impact air bags are designed to
inflate on the side where the vehicle is
impacted. These supplemental restraint systems are
designed to supplement the crash protec-
tion provided by the driver and passenger
seat belts and are not a substitute for
them. Seat belts should always be cor-
rectly worn and the occupant seated a
suitable distance away from the steering
wheel, instrument panel and door fin-
ishers. (See ªSeat beltsº earlier in this
section for instructions and precautions
on seat belt usage.)
The supplemental air bags operate only
when the ignition switch is in the ON or
START position.
After turning the ignition switch to the ON
position, the supplemental air bag
warning light illuminates. The supple-
mental air bag warning light will turn off
after about 7 seconds if the systems are
operational.SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM
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WARNINGO The supplemental front air bags ordi-
narily will not inflate in the event of a
side impact, rear impact, rollover, or
lower severity frontal collision. Always
wear your seat belts to help reduce the
risk or severity of injury in various kinds
of accidents.
O The front passenger air bag will not in-
flate if the passenger air bag status light is lit or if the front passenger seat is un-
occupied. See 0 Front passenger air bag
and status light 0 later in this section.
O
The seat belts and the supplemental front
air bags are most effective when you are
sitting well back and upright in the seat.
Supplemental front air bags inflate with
great force. Even with the INFINITI ad-
vanced air bag system, if you are unre-
strained, leaning forward, sitting sideways
or out of position in any way, you are at greater risk of injury or death in a crash.
You may also receive serious or fatal in-
juries from the supplemental front air
bag if you are up against it when it in-
flates. Always sit back against the seat
back and as far away as practical from
the steering wheel or instrument panel.
Always use the seat belts.
O The driver and front passenger seat belt
buckles are equipped with sensors that
detect if the seat belts are fastened. The
INFINITI advanced air bag system moni-
tors the severity of a collision and seat
belt usage then inflates the air bags.
Failure to properly wear seat belts can
increase the risk or severity of injury in
an accident.
O The front passenger seat is equipped
with an occupant classification sensor
(pressure sensor) that turns the front
passenger air bag OFF under some con-
ditions. This sensor is only used in this
seat. Failure to be properly seated and
wearing the seat belt can increase the
risk or severity of injury in an accident. SSS0131B
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