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For safety and security
WARNING
●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 the child restraint system
installation and the head
restraint can be removed,
remove the head restraint.
If the head restraint cannot be
removed, raise i t to the upper-
most position.
●Do not allow th e 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 restrai nt 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.
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■Anchor brackets (for top
tether strap)
Anchor brackets are provided
for each rear seat.
Use anchor brackets when fix-
ing the top tether strap.
Outboard rear seats
Anchor brackets
Top tether strap
Rear center seatAnchor bracket
Top tether strap
■Fixing the top tether strap
to the anchor bracket
Install the child restraint system
in accordance to the operation
manual enclosed with the child
restraint system.
Outboard rear seats
1 Remove the head restraint.
( P.142)
2 Place the child restraint sys-
tem on the seat facing the
front of the vehicle.
3 Latch the hook onto the
anchor bracket.
1 Swing the seatback forward
slightly. ( P.134)
2 Latch the hook onto the
WARNING
●Adjust the front passenger seat
so that it does no t interfere with
the child restraint system.
Using an anchor bracket
(for top tether strap)
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anchor bracket.
3 Fix the top tether strap so
that there is no slack.
4 Return the seatback.
4 Secure the child restraint
system using the seat belt
( P.63) or the lower anchors
( P.60), and then tighten the
top tether strap.
Make sure the top tether strap is
securely latched.
5 If the head restraint does not
interfere with the child
restraint system installation,
install the head restraint.
Rear center seat
1 Adjust the head restraint to
the upmost position.
If the head restraint interferes with
the child restraint system installa-
tion and the head restraint can be
removed, remove the head
restraint.( P.142)
2 Place the child restraint sys-
tem on the seat facing the
front of the vehicle.
3 Latch the hook onto the
anchor bracket.
1 Swing the seatback forward
slightly. ( P.134)
2 Latch the hook onto the
anchor bracket.
3 Fix the top tether strap so
that there is no slack.
4 Return the seatback.
4 Secure the child restraint
system using the seat belt
( P.63) or the lower anchors
( P.60), and then tighten the
top tether strap.
Make sure the top tether strap is
securely latched.
When installing the child restraint
system with the head restraint
being raised, be sure to have the
top tether strap pass underneath
the head restraint.
5 If the head restraint does not
interfere with the child
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restraint system installation,
install the head restraint.
■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.
■Child restraint LATCH
anchors
LATCH anchors are provided for
the outboard rear seat.
■When installing in the rear
outboard seats
Install the child restraint system
in accordance to the operation
manual enclosed with the child
restraint system.
If the child restraint has a top
tether strap, install the top tether
strap before installing the child
restraint system, and then install
the child restraint system.
( P.58)
1 If the head restraint interferes
with the child restraint system
installation and the head
restraint can be removed,
WARNING
■When installing a child
restraint system
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failure to do so m ay result in
death or serious injury.
●Firmly attach t he top tether
strap and make sure that the
belt is not twisted.
●Do not attach the top tether
strap to anything other than the
anchor bracket.
●Follow all installation instruc-
tions provided by the child
restraint system manufacturer.
●Rear center seat: When install-
ing the child restraint system
with the head restraint being
raised, after the head restraint
has been raised and then the
anchor bracket has been fixed,
do not lower the head restraint.
●If the seat is adjusted, reconfirm
the security of the child restraint
system.
Child restraint system
fixed with a child restraint
LATCH anchor
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For safety and security
remove the head restraint.
( P.142)
2 Widen the gap between the
seat cushion and seatback
slightly.
With flexible lower attach-
ments
3 Latch the hooks of the lower
attachments onto the LATCH
anchors.
For owners in Canada:
The symbol on a child
restraint system indicates the presence of a lower con-
nector system.
Canada only
With rigid lower attachments
3 Latch the buckles onto the
LATCH anchors.
For owners in Canada:
The symbol on a child
restraint system indicates
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the presence of a lower con-
nector system.
Canada only
4 If the child restraint has a top
tether strap, tighten the top
tether strap. ( P.58)
5 After installing the child
restraint system, rock it back
and forth to ensure that it is
installed securely. ( P.66)
■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.
A child restraint system for a
small child or baby must itself be
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.
●Child restraint systems cannot
be installed in the rear center
seat. Do not install the child
restraint system in the rear cen-
ter seat using the LATCH
anchors.
●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. Fa ilure 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 a seat belt
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For safety and security
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.
■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
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.66)
■Forward-facing Convert-
ible seat
Before installing the child
restraint to the rear seat:
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If the child restraint has a top
tether strap, install the top tether
strap, and then install the child
restraint system. (P. 5 8 ) A l s o ,
follow the child restraint manu-
facturer’s operation manual
regarding the installation.
1 Adjust the seat
When using the front passenger
seat: If installing t he child restraint
system to the front passenger seat
is unavoidable, refer to P.55 for
front passenger seat adjustment.
2 If the head restraint interferes
with the child restraint system
installation and the head
restraint can be removed,
remove the head restraint.
( P.141)
3 Place the child restraint sys-
tem on the seat facing the
front of the vehicle. 4
Run the seat belt through the
child restraint system and
insert the plate into the
buckle. Make sure that the
belt is not twisted.
5 Fully extend the shoulder belt
and allow it to retract to put it
in lock mode. In lock mode,
the belt cannot be extended.
6 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 poi nt where there is
no slack in the belt, pull the belt to