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It is usually best to put these children in appro­priate booster seats. Be sure the booster seat
meets all applicable safety standards.
Booster seats ra ise the seat ing pos it ion of the
child and reposition both the lap and shoulder
parts of the safety be lt so that they pass across
the child's body in the right places . The rout ing of
the belt over the child's body is very important
for the child's protection, whether or not a boos­
ter seat is used. Children age 12 and under must
always ride in the rear seat.
Children who are at least 4 ft. 9 in. (57 inches/ 1.45 meters) tall can generally use the vehicle's
three point lap and shoulder belts. Never use the lap belt portion of the vehicle 's safety belt alone
to restrain any child, regardless of how b ig the
child is. A lways remembe r that children do not
have the pronounced pelv ic struc ture requ ired for
the proper function of lap belt portion of the ve­
hicle's three point lap and shoulder be lts. The
chi ld's safety absolutely requires that a lap belt
port ion of the safety be lt be fastened snugly and
as low as possible around the pelvis. Never let
the lap belt portion of the safety belt pass over
the child's stomach or abdomen.
In a crash, airbags must inflate within a blink of
an eye and with considerable force. In order to do its job, the airbag needs room to inflate so that it
will be there to protect the occupant as the occu­
pant moves forward into the a irbag .
A vehicle occupant who is out of position and too
close to the airbag gets in the way of an inflating
airbag. When an occupant is too close, he or she
will be struck v iolently and will receive ser ious or
possibly even fatal injury.
In order for the airbag to offer protection, it is important that all vehicle occupants, especially
any children, who must be in the front seat be­
cause of exceptional circumstances, be properly
rest rained and as far away from the airbag as
possib le. By keep ing room be tween the child's
body and the front of the passenger compa rt­
ment, the airbag can inflate comp letely and pro­
vide supplemental protection in certain fronta l
coll isions.
Ch ild safety
_& WARNING
Not using a booster seat, using the booster
seat improperly, incorrectly installing a boos­
ter seat or us ing the vehicle safety belt im­
p roperly increases the r isk of serious personal
i njury and death in a collision or other emer­
gency situation. To help reduce the risk of se­ rious personal injury and/or death:
- The sho ulde r belt m ust lie as close to the
center of the ch ild's co llar bone as possible
and must lie flat and snug on the upper
body . It must never lie across the throat or
neck. The lap belt must lie across the pelvis
and never across the stomach or abdomen. Make sure that the belt lies f lat and snug.
Pull on the belt to tighten if necessary.
- Fa ilure to properly route safety belts over a
child's body w ill cause severe injuries in an
accident or other emergency situation
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- The rear side of the ch ild safety seat should
be positioned as close as possible to the
backrest on the veh icle seat.
- For adjustable head restraints: adjust or re­ move the rea r seat head rest raint if it is dif­
f icult to insta ll the ch ild seat with the head
rest raint in place
c:::> page 55. Install the
head restraint again immed iate ly once the
child seat is removed. Driving witho ut head
restraints or with head restraints that a re
not properly adjusted increases the risk of
serio us or fatal neck injury dramatica lly.
- Never let a chi ld put the shoulder belt under
the arm or behind the back, because it could
cause severe injuries in a crash.
- Chi ldren on the front seat of a ny car, even
with Advanced Airbags, can be seriously in­
jured or even k illed when an airbag inflates.
- Never let a chi ld stand or kneel on any seat,
for examp le the front seat.
- Never let a chi ld ride in the cargo area of
your veh icle.
- Always remember that a chi ld leaning fo r­
ward, sitting sideways or out of position in
any way during an accident can be struck by
a dep loying airbag. Th is w ill result in serious
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Child safety
Description
The lower anchorage positions are marked for
quick locating .
Fig. 151 Lower an ch orages, cove rs marked
Fig. 152 Rear seats: lower anchorage bracke t locations
Lowe r anchor ag es
The circular mark ings on the rea r seat he lp you to
ident ify the location of lower anchorages for the
two outboard seating positions
r=> fig. 151. The
LATCH lower universal anchorage attachment
points are between the rear seatback and rear
seat cushion.
Remove the covers
r=> fig. 151 to access the lower
anchorage attachment points.
The lower anchorage attachment poi nts are visi­
b le
r=> fig. 152.
Lower ancho rages secure the ch ild rest raint in
the sea t witho ut using the vehicle 's safety belts.
Anchorages provide a secure and easy-to-use at­
tachment and minimize the possibility of improp­
er child restraint installation .
All ch ild rest raints manufactured after Septem ­
ber 1, 2002, must have lowe r anchorage at tach­
ments for the
LATCH sys tem .
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Please remember that the lower anchorage
points are on ly intended for installation and at­
tachment of child restraints specif ically certified
for use with
LATCH lower anchorages . Child re ­
straints that are not equipped with the lower an­
chorage attachments can still be installed in
compliance with t he ch ild restraint manufactur­
er's instructions on using vehicle safety belts .
.&_ WARNING
Imp roper use of LATCH lower anchorages can
cause serious personal inju ry in an accident.
- Always carefully follow the ch ild restraints
manufact urer's instructions for proper in­
stallat ion of the chi ld restraint and proper
use of the lower anchorages or sa fety belts
in your vehicle.
- Never secure or attach any luggage o r othe r
items to the
LATCH lower anchorages .
- Always read and heed the important infor­
mation about child restraints in this chapter
and WARN INGS
~page 165, Child safety.
Installing a child restraint with LATCH
lower anchorages
Applies to : vehicles with Top Tether
Whenever you install a child restraint always fol­
low the child restraint manufacturer's instruc­
tions.
Fig. 153 Lowe r anchorages: p rope r mount ing
Mounting
.., Make sure the seatback of the rear seat bench
is in the upright pos ition and secure ly latched
in place .
.., Attach both hook-on connectors w ith the spr ing
catch release on the child safety seat o nto the .,.