461-2. Child safety
Points to remember: P.46
Child restraint system: P.48
When using a child restraint sys-
tem: P.48
Child restraint system compati-
bility for each seating position
(for Puerto Rico): P.50
Child restraint system installa-
tion method
• Fixed with a seat belt: P.55
• Fixed with a child restraint LATCH anchor (except for
Puerto Rico): P.59
• Fixed with an ISOFIX lower anchorage (for Puerto Rico):
P. 6 1
• Using an anchor bracket (for
top tether strap) (except for
Puerto Rico): P.64
• Using a top tether anchorage (for Puerto Rico): P.65
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 installa-
tion method that is in the oper-
ation 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.
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■Types of child restraint system installation methods
Confirm with the operation manual enclosed with the child restraint
system about the installation of the child restraint system.
■When installing a child
restraint system to a front
passenger seat For the safety of a child, install a
child restraint system to a rear
seat. When installing a child
restraint system to a front pas-
senger seat is unavoidable,
adjust the seat as follows and
Child restraint system
Installation methodPage
Seat belt attachmentP. 5 5
Except for Puerto Rico:
Child restraint LATCH anchors attachment
For Puerto Rico:
ISOFIX lower anchor- age attachment
P.59, 61
Except for Puerto Rico:Anchor brackets (for
top tether st rap) attach-
ment
For Puerto Rico:
Top tether anchorage attachment
P.64, 65
When using a child
restraint system
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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1
For safety and security
However, the inboard LATCH
anchors of the outboard seats,
which are 16.1 in. (410 mm)
apart, can be used if the child
restraint system manufacturer’s
instructions permit use of those
anchors with the anchor spacing
stated.
Child restraint systems with rigid
lower attachments cannot be
installed in the center seat. This
type of child restraint system
can only be installed in the out-
board seat.
■Laws and regulations pertain-
ing to anchors
The LATCH system conforms to
FMVSS225 or CMVSS210.2.
Child restraint systems conforming
to FMVSS213 or CMVSS213 speci-
fications can be used.
This vehicle is designed to conform
to SAE J1819.
■ISOFIX lower anchorages
(ISOFIX child restraint sys-
tem)
Lower anchorages are provided
for the outboard rear seats.
(Marks displaying the location of
the anchorages are attached to
the seats.)
WARNING
■When installing a child
restraint system
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may result in
death or serious injury.
●When using the LATCH
anchors, be sure that there are
no foreign objects around the
anchors and that the seat belt is
not caught behind the child
restraint system.
●Follow all installation instruc-
tions provided by the child
restraint system manufacturer.
●Never attach two child restraint
system attachments to the
same anchor. In a collision, one
anchor may not be strong
enough to hold two child
restraint system attachments
and may break. If the LATCH
anchors are already in use, use
the seat belt to install a child
restraint system in the center
seat.
●When securing some types of
child restraint systems in rear
seats, 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 differ-
ent position. Failure to do so
may result in death or serious
injury.
●If the seat is adjusted, reconfirm
the security of the child restraint
system.
Child restraint system
fixed with an ISOFIX lower
anchorage (for Puerto
Rico)
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1
For safety and security
4After installing the child
restraint system, rock it back
and forth to ensure that it is
installed securely. ( P.59)
■When installing in the rear
center seat
There are no lower anchorages
behind the rear center seat.
However, the inboard lower
anchorages of the outboard
seats, which are 16.1 in. (410
mm) apart, can be used if the
child restraint system manufac-
turer’s instructions permit use of
those anchorages with the
anchorage spacing stated.
Child restraint systems with rigid
lower attachments cannot be
installed in the center seat. This
type of child restraint system
can only be installed in the out-
board seat.
■When using an “i-Size MIDI”
Adjust the support leg and ISOFIX
connectors as follows:
1 Lock the ISOFIX connectors
where number 1 can be seen.
2 Lock the support leg where 6
holes can be seen.
WARNING
■When installing a child
restraint system
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so may result in
death or serious injury.
●When using the lower anchor-
ages, be sure that there are no
foreign objects around the
anchorages and that the seat
belt is not caught behind the
child restraint system.
●Follow all installation instruc-
tions provided by the child
restraint system manufacturer.
●Never attach two child restraint
system attachments to the
same anchorage. In a collision,
one anchorage may not be
strong enough to hold two child
restraint system attachments
and may break. If the lower
anchorages are already in use,
use the seat belt to install a
child restraint system in the cen-
ter seat.
●When securing some types of
child restraint systems in rear
seats, 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 differ-
ent position. Failure to do so
may result in death or serious
injury.
●If the seat is adjusted, reconfirm
the security of the child restraint
system.