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581-1. For safe use
■Child restraint system with infant*6, *7, *8
■Unoccupied
Devices
Front passenger airbagOff
Front side airbag*4
OnFront curtain shield airbag*4
Front passenger’s seat belt preten-sioner
*4
Indicator/warning light
“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF” indicator lights“AIR BAG OFF”*9
SRS warning light
OffFront passenger’s seat belt reminder light
Devices
Front passenger airbagOff
Front side airbag*4
OnFront curtain shield airbag*4
Front passenger’s seat belt preten-
sioner
*4
Indicator/warning light
“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF” indicator lights“AIR BAG OFF”
SRS warning light
OffFront passenger’s seat belt reminder light
Devices
Front passenger airbagOff
Front side airbag*4
OnFront curtain shield airbag*4
Front passenger’s seat belt preten-
sioner
*4
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591-1. For safe use
1
For safety and security
■There is a malfunction in the system
*1: The occupant classification system does not operate during selfcheck-
ing.
*2: The system judges a person of adult size as an adult. When a smaller
adult sits in the front passenger seat, the system may not recognize
him/her as an adult depending on his/her physique and posture.
*3: In the event the front passenge r does not wear a seat belt.
*4: The front passenger’s SRS side airbag, SRS curtain shield airbag and
seat belt pretensioner are not c ontrolled by the occupant classification
system.
*5: For some children, child in seat, child in booster seat or chi ld in convert-
ible seat, the system may not recognize him/her as a child. Fac tors
which may affect this can be the physique or posture.
Children who have outgrown a child restraint system should alwa ys wear
the seat belt when sitting in the seat irrespective of whether the airbag is
deactivated o r activated.
*6: Do not place more than one child on the front p assenger seat.
Failure to do so may prevent the front passenger occupant class ification
system from functioning correctly.
*7: When a child restraint system is installed on the front passen ger seat, do
not place any article on the seat other than the child occupant and a child
restraint system.
Failure to do so may prevent the front passenger occupant class ification
system from functioning correctly or cause the system to fail.
*8: Never install a rear-facing ch ild restraint system on the front passenger
seat. See the caution that follows regarding installation of a child restraint
system. ( P.63)
Indicator/warning
light
“AIR BAG ON” and “AIR BAG OFF” indicator lights“AIR BAG OFF”
SRS warning lightOn
Front passenger’s seat belt reminder lightOff
Devices
Front passenger airbagOff
Front side airbag*4
OnFront curtain shield airbag*4
Front passenger’s seat belt preten-
sioner
*4
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621-2. Child safety
1-2.Child safety
Riding with children
Observe the following pre-
cautions when children are
in the vehicle.
Use a child restraint system
appropriate for the child,
until the child becomes
large enough to properly
wear the vehicle’s seat belt.
It is recommended that chil-
dren sit in the rear seats to
avoid accidental contact
with the shift lever, wiper
switch, etc.
Use the window lock switch
to avoid children operating
the power window acciden-
tally. ( P.130)
Do not let small children
operate equipment which
may catch or pinch body
parts, such as the power
window, hood, trunk, seats
etc.
WARNING
■When children are in the vehi-
cle
Never leave children unattended
in the vehicle, and never allow
children to have or use the key.
Children may be able to start the
vehicle or shift the vehicle into
neutral. There is also a danger
that children ma y injure them-
selves by playing with the win-
dows or other features of the
vehicle. In addition, heat build-up
or extremely cold temperatures
inside the vehicle can be fatal to
children.
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631-2. Child safety
1
For safety and security
Points to remember: P.63
Child restraint system: P. 6 5
When using a child restraint sys-
tem: P. 6 5
Child restraint system installa-
tion method
• Fixed with a seat belt: P.66
• Fixed with child restraint LATCH anchors: P.70
• Using an anchor bracket (for top tether strap): P.72 The laws of all 50 states of the
U.S.A. as well as Canada now
require the use of child restraint
systems.
Prioritize and observe the
warnings, as well as the laws
and regulations for child
restraint systems.
Use a child restraint system
until the child becomes large
enough to properly wear the
vehicle’s seat belt.
Choose a child restraint sys-
tem that suits your vehicle
and is appropriate to the age
and size of the child.
Child restraint sys-
tems
Before installing a child
restraint system in the vehi-
cle, there are precautions
that need to be observed,
different types of child
restraint systems, as well as
installation methods, etc.,
written in this manual.
Use a child restraint system
when riding with a small
child that cannot properly
use a seat belt. For the
child’s safety, install the
child restraint system to a
rear seat. Be sure to follow
the installation method that
is in the operation manual
enclosed with the restraint
system.
Table of contents
Points to remember
WARNING
■When a child is riding
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may result in
death or serious injury.
●For effective protection in auto-
mobile accidents and sudden
stops, a child must be properly
restrained, using a seat belt or
child restraint system which is
correctly installe d. For installa-
tion details, refer to the opera-
tion manual enclosed with the
child restraint system. General
installation instruction is pro-
vided in this manual.
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651-2. Child safety
1
For safety and security
■Types of child restraint system installation methods
Confirm with the operation manual enclosed with the child restr aint
system about the installation of the child restraint system.
■When installing a child
restraint system to a front
passenger seat Child restraint systems cannot
be installed to the front passen-
ger's seat.
Child restraint system
Installation methodPage
Seat belt attachmentP. 6 6
Child restraint LATCH
anchors attachmentP. 7 0
Anchor brackets (for
top tether strap) attach- ment
P. 7 2
When using a child
restraint system
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661-2. Child safety
A child restraint system for a
small child or baby must itself be
properly restrained on the seat
with the lap portion of the
lap/shoulder belt.
■Installing child restraint
system using a seat belt
(child restraint lock func-
tion belt)
Install the child restraint system
in accordance to the operation
manual enclosed with the child
restraint system.
WARNING
■When installing a child
restraint system
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so m ay result in
death or serious injury.
●Never use a child restraint sys-
tem on the front passenger
seat.
The force of the rapid inflation of
the front passenger airbag can
cause death or serious injury to
children in the event of an acci-
dent.
●Do not allow the child to lean
his/her head or any part of
his/her body against the door or
the area of the seat, front pillars
or roof side rails from which the
SRS side airbags or SRS cur-
tain shield airbags deploy even
if the child is seated in the child
restraint system. It is dangerous
if the SRS side and curtain
shield airbags inflate, and the
impact could cause death or
serious injury to the child.
●When a booster seat is
installed, always ensure that the
shoulder belt is positioned
across the center of the child’s
shoulder. The belt should be
kept away from the child’s neck,
but not so that it could fall off the
child’s shoulder.
●Use child restraint system suit-
able to the age and size of the
child and install it to the rear
seat.
●If the driver’s seat interferes
with the child restraint system
and prevents it from being
attached correct ly, attach the
child restraint system to the
right-hand rear seat.
●Adjust the front passenger seat
so that it does not interfere with
the child restraint system.
Child restraint system
fixed with a seat belt
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671-2. Child safety
1
For safety and security
■Rear-facingInfant
seat/convertible seat
1 Place the child restraint sys-
tem on the rear seat facing
the rear of the vehicle.
2 Run the seat belt through the
child restraint system and
insert the plate into the
buckle. Make sure that the
belt is not twisted.
3 Fully extend the shoulder belt
and allow it to retract to put it
in lock mode. In lock mode,
the belt cannot be extended. 4
While pushing the child
restraint system down into
the rear seat, allow the shoul-
der belt to retract until the
child restraint system is
securely in place.
After the shoulder belt has
retracted to a poi nt where there is
no slack in the belt, pull the belt to
check that it cannot be extended.
5 After installing the child
restraint system, rock it back
and forth to ensure that it is
installed securely. ( P.69)
■Forward-facing Convert-
ible seat
1 Place the child restraint sys-
tem on the seat facing the
front of the vehicle.
2 Run the seat belt through the
child restraint system and
insert the plate into the
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681-2. Child safety
buckle. Make sure that the
belt is not twisted.
3 Fully extend the shoulder belt
and allow it to retract to put it
in lock mode. In lock mode,
the belt cannot be extended.
4 While pushing the child
restraint system into the rear
seat, allow the shoulder belt
to retract until the child
restraint system is securely in
place.
After the shoulder belt has
retracted to a point where there is
no slack in the belt, pull the belt to check that it cannot be extended.
5
If the child restraint has a top
tether strap, follow the child
restraint manufacturer’s
operation manual regarding
the installation, using the top
tether strap to latch onto the
top tether strap anchor.
( P.72)
6 After installing the child
restraint system, rock it back
and forth to ensure that it is
installed securely. ( P.69)
■Booster seat
1 Place the child restraint sys-
tem on the seat facing the
front of the vehicle.
Booster type