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491-2. Child safety
1
For safety and security
install the child restraint system:
Move the front seat fully rear-
ward.
If the passenger seat height
can be adjusted, Adjust the
seat height to the upper most
position.
Adjust the seatback angle to
the most upright position.
If there is a gap between the child
seat and the seatback, adjust the
seatback angle until good contact is
achieved.
If the head restraint interferes
with your child restraint sys-
tem, and the head restraint
can be removed, remove the
head restraint.
Otherwise, put the head restraint in
the upper most position.
WARNING
■When using a child restraint
system
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may result in
death or serious injury.
●Never install a re ar-facing child
restraint system on the front
passenger seat even if the “AIR
BAG OFF” indicator light is illu-
minated. In the event of an acci-
dent, the force of the rapid
inflation of the front passenger
airbag can cause death or seri-
ous injury to the child if the
rear-facing child restraint sys-
tem is installed on the front pas-
senger seat.
●A forward-facing child restraint
system may be installed on the
front passenger seat only when
it is unavoidable. A child
restraint system that requires a
top tether strap or top strap
should not be used in the front
passenger seat since there is
no top tether strap anchor for
the front passenger seat.
●A forward-facing child restraint
system may be installed on the
front passenger seat only when
it is unavoidable. When install-
ing a forward-facing child
restraint system on the front
passenger seat, adjust the seat-
back angle to the most upright
position, move the seat to the
rearmost position, and raise the
seat to the upper most position,
even if the “AIR BAG OFF” indi-
cator light is illuminated. If the
head restraint interferes with
your child restraint system, and
the head restraint can be
removed, remove the head
restraint.
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■Child restraint system com-
patibility for each seating
position
Compatibility of each seating
position with child restraint sys-
tems ( P.52) displays the type
of child restraint systems that
can be used and possible seat-
ing positions for installation
using symbols.
Also, the recommended child
restraint system that is suitable
for your child can be selected.
Otherwise, check [Recom-
mended child restraint systems
and Compatibility table] for rec-
ommended child restraint sys-
tems. ( P.54)
WARNING
●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 or rear
pillars, or roof side rails from
which the SRS side airbags or
SRS curtain shield airbags
deploy even if the child is
seated in the child restraint sys-
tem. 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 correctly, 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
compatibility for each
seating position (for
Puerto Rico)
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511-2. Child safety
1
For safety and security
Check the selected child
restraint system together with
the following [Before confirming
the compatibility of each seating
position with child restraint sys-
tems].
■Before confirming the com-
patibility of each seating
position with child restraint
systems
1 Checking the child restraint
system standards.
Use a child restraint system
that conforms to UN(ECE)
R44
*1 or UN(ECE) R129*1, 2.
The following approval mark
is displayed on child restraint
systems which are con-
formed.
Check for an approval mark
attached to the child restraint
system.
Example of the displayed regulation
number
UN(ECE) R44 approval
mark
*3
The weight range of the child
who is applicable for an
UN(ECE) R44 approval mark
is indicated.
UN(ECE) R129 approval
mark
*3
The height range of the child
who is applicable as well as
available weights for an
UN(ECE) R129 approval
mark is indicated.
2 Checking the category of the
child restraint system.
Check the approval mark of
the child restraint system for
which of the following catego-
ries the child restraint system
is suitable.
Also, if there are any uncer-
tainties, check the user’s
guide included with the child
restraint system or contact
the retailer of the child
restraint system.
• “universal”
• “semi-universal”
• “restricted”
• “vehicle specific”
*1: UN(ECE) R44 and UN(ECE) R129 are U.N. regulations for
child restraint systems.
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*2: The child restraint systems men-tioned in the table may not be
available outside of the EU area.
*3: The displayed mark may differ depending on the product.
■Compatibility of each seat-
ing position with child
restraint systems
*1: Move the front seat fully rear-ward. If the passenger seat
height can be adjusted, move it
to the upper most position.
*2: Adjust the seatback angle to the most upright position. When
installing a forw ard-facing child
seat, if there is a gap between
the child seat and the seatback,
adjust the seatback angle until
good contact is achieved.
*3: If the head restraint interferes with your child restraint system,
and the head restraint can be
removed, remove the head
restraint.
Otherwise, put the head restraint
in the upper most position.
*4: Not suitable fo r child restraint
systems with support leg.
*1, 2, 3, 4
*2, 3
*2, 3, 4
*2, 3
Suitable for “universal” cate-
gory child restraint system
fixed with the seat belt.
Suitable for child restraint
systems given on recom-
mended child restraint sys-
tems and compatibility table.
( P. 5 4 )
Suitable for i-Size and ISO-
FIX child restraint system.
Includes a top tether anchor-
age point.
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531-2. Child safety
1
For safety and security
■Detail information for child restraint systems installation
ISOFIX child restraint systems are divided into different “fixture”. The
child restraint system can be used in the seating positions for “fix-
ture” mentioned in the table above. For kind of “fixture” relation, con-
firm the following table.
If your child restraint system has no kind of “fixture” (or if you cannot
find information in the table below), please refer to the child restraint
system “vehicle list” for compatibility information or ask the retailer of
your child seat.
Seating position
Seat position number
Vehicle with front pas- senger occupant
detection system
Passenger airbag indi- cator light
ONOFF
Seating position suitable for universal belted (Yes/No)Ye s
Forward-fac- ing only
Ye sYe sYe sYe s
i-Size seating position (Yes/No)NoNoYe sNoYe s
Seating position suitable for lateral fixture (L1/L2/No)NoNoNoNoNo
Suitable rearward facing fix-ture (R1/R2X/R2/R3/No)NoNo
R1,
R2X, R2
No
R1,
R2X, R2
Suitable forward facing fix- ture (F2X/F2/F3/No)NoNoF2X,
F2, F3NoF2X,
F2, F3
Suitable junior seat fixture (B2/B3/No)NoNoB2, B3NoB2, B3
FixtureDescription
F3Full-height, forward-facing child restraint systems
F2Reduced-height forward-facing child restraint systems
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541-2. Child safety
■Recommended child restraint systems and Compatibility
table
When securing some types of
child restraint systems in rear
seat, it may not be possible to
properly use the seat belts in
positions next to the child
restraint without interfering with
it or affecting seat belt effective-
ness. Be sure your seat belt fits
snugly across your shoulder and
low on your hips. If it does not, or if it interferes with the child
restraint, move to a different
position. Failure to do so may
result in death or serious injury.
When installing a child
restraint in the rear seats,
adjust the front seat so that it
does not interfere with the
child or child restraint system.
When installing a child seat
F2XReduced-height forward-facing child restraint systems
R3Full-size, rearward-facing child restraint systems
R2Reduced-size, rearward-fac ing child restraint systems
R2XReduced-size, rearward-facing child restraint systems
R1Rearward-facing infant seat
L1Left lateral-facing (carrycot) infant seat
L2Right lateral-facing (carrycot) infant seat
B2Junior seat
B3Junior seat
Recom-
mended Child
Restraint System
Seating position
Vehicle with front pas- senger occupant
detection system
Passenger airbag indi- cator light
ONOFF
i-Size child
Restraint
systemsi-Size MIDI
(Yes/No)NoNoYe sNoYe s
FixtureDescription
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551-2. Child safety
1
For safety and security
with support base, if the child
seat interferes with the seat-
back when latching it into the
support base, adjust the seat-
back rearward until there is no
interference.
If the seat belt shoulder
anchor is ahead of the child
seat belt guide, move the seat
cushion forward.
When installing a junior seat,
if the child in your child
restraint system is in a very
upright position, adjust the
seatback angle to the most
comfortable position. And if
the seat belt shoulder anchor
is ahead of the child seat belt
guide, move the seat cushion
forward.
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.
For Puerto Rico: If the child
restraint system on hand is not
within the “universal” category
(or the necessary information is
not in the table), refer to the
“Vehicle List” provided by the
child restraint system maker for
various possible installation
positions, or check the compati-
bility after asking the retailer of
the child seat. ( P.51, 52)
■Rear-facing Infant
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
Child restraint system
fixed with a seat belt
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561-2. 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 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 point 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.59)
■Forward-facing Convert-
ible seat
1 If installing the child restraint
system to the front passen-
ger seat is unavoidable, refer
to P.48for the front passenger
seat adjustment.
2 If the head restraint interferes
with your child restraint sys-
tem, and the head restraint
can be removed, remove the
head restraint.
Otherwise, put the head
restraint in the upper most
position. ( P.127)