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Protecting Infants and Small Children

Protecting Infants

Two types of seats may be used: a

Rear-facing Child Seat Placement

A rear-facing child seat can be placed

in any seating position in the back

seat, but not in the front. Never put a

rear-facing child seat in the front

seat.

seat designed exclusively for infants,

or a convertible seat used in the rear-

facing, reclining mode.

Do not put a rear-facing child seat in

a forward-facing position. If placed

facing forward, an infant could be

very seriously injured during a

frontal collision.

If the passenger’s front airbag

inflates, it can hit the back of the

child seat with enough force to kill or

seriously injure an infant.

When properly installed, a rear-

facing child seat may prevent the

driver or a front passenger from

moving their seat as far back as

recommended, or from locking their

seat-back in the desired position.

Child Seat Type

An infant must be properly

restrained in a rear-facing, reclining

child seat until the child reaches the

seat maker’s weight or height limit

for the seat, and the child is at least

one year old.

It could also interfere with proper

operation of the passenger’s

advanced front airbag system.

Only a rear-facing child seat provides

proper support for a baby’s head,

neck, and back.

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Protecting Infants and Small Children

In any of these situations, we

Protecting Small Children

and weight are appropriate for a

rear-facing seat.

strongly recommend that you install

the child seat directly behind the

front passenger’s seat, move the seat

as far forward as needed, and leave it

unoccupied. Or, you may wish to get

a smaller rear-facing child seat.

Of the different seats available, we

recommend those that have a five-

point harness system as shown.

We also recommend that a small

child use the child seat until the child

reaches the weight or height limit

for the seat.

Placing a rear-facing child seat

in the front seat can result in

serious injury or death during a

crash.

Child Seat Placement

We strongly recommend placing a

forward-facing child seat in a back

Child Seat Type

Always place a rear-facing child

seat in the back seat, not the

front.

Many states, Canadian provinces and seat, not the front.

territories allow a child one year of

age or older who also meets the

minimum size and weight

Placing a forward-facing child seat in

the front seat of a vehicle equipped

with a passenger’s airbag can be

hazardous. If the vehicle seat is too

far forward, or the child’s head is

thrown forward during a collision, an

inflating airbag can strike the child

with enough force to cause very

requirements to transition from a

rear-facing child seat to a forward

facing seat. Know the requirements

where you are driving and follow the

child seat instructions. Many experts

recommend use of a rear-facing seat

up to age two, if the child’s height

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serious or fatal injuries.

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Protecting Infants and Small Children, Selecting a Child Seat

Even with advanced front airbags

that automatically turn the

Selecting a Child Seat

In seating positions and vehicles not

equipped with LATCH, a LATCH-

compatible child seat can be installed

using a seat belt.

When buying a child seat, you need

to choose either a conventional child

seat, or one designed for use with

the Lower Anchors and Tethers for

CHildren (LATCH) system.

passenger’s front airbag off (see

page 33 ), a back seat is the safest

place for a small child.

Whatever type of seat you choose, to

provide proper protection, a child

seat should meet three

If it is necessary to put a forward-

facing child seat in the front, move

the vehicle seat as far to the rear as

possible, and be sure the child seat is

firmly secured to the vehicle and the

child is properly strapped in the seat.

Conventional child seats must be

secured to a vehicle with a seat belt,

whereas LATCH-compatible seats

are secured by attaching the seat to

hardware built into each rear seating

position in the back seat.

requirements:

1.The child seat should meet

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety

Standard 213 or Canadian Motor

Vehicle Safety Standard 213.

Look for FMVSS 213 or CMVSS

213 on the box.

Since LATCH-compatible child seats

are easier to install and reduce the

possibility of improper installation,

we recommend selecting this style.

Placing a forward-facing child

seat in the front seat can result

in serious injury or death if the

front airbag inflates.

2.The child seat should be of the

proper type and size to fit the child.

Rear-facing for infants, forward-

facing for small children.

If you must place a forward-

facing child seat in front, move

the vehicle seat as far back as

possible, and properly restrain

the child.

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Selecting a Child Seat, Installing a Child Seat

3.The child seat should fit the

vehicle seating position (or

Installing a Child Seat

movement can be expected and

should not reduce the child seat’s

effectiveness.

After selecting a proper child seat

and a good place to install the seat,

there are three main steps in

installing the seat:

positions) where it will be used.

Before purchasing a conventional

child seat, or using a previously

purchased one, we recommend that

you test the seat in the specific

vehicle seating position or positions

where the seat will be used.

If the child seat is not secure, try

installing it in a different seating

position, or use a different style of

child seat that can be firmly secured.

1.Properly secure the child seat to

the vehicle. All child seats must be

secured to the vehicle with the lap

part of a lap/shoulder belt or with

the LATCH (Lower Anchors and

Tethers for CHildren) system. A

child whose seat is not properly

secured to the vehicle can be

endangered in a crash.

3.Secure the child in the child seat.

Make sure the child is properly

strapped in the child seat

according to the child seat maker’s

instructions. A child who is not

properly secured in a child seat

can be seriously injured in a crash.

2.Make sure the child seat is firmly

secured. After installing a child

seat, push and pull the seat

forward and from side-to-side to

verify that it is secure.

The following pages provide

guidelines on how to properly install

a child seat. A forward-facing child

seat is used in all examples, but the

instructions are the same for rear-

facing child seats.

A child seat secured with a seat belt

should be installed as firmly as

possible. However, it does not need

to be ‘‘rock solid.’’ Some side-to-side

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Installing a Child Seat

Installing a Child Seat with

LATCH

Using the Outer LATCH

LOWER ANCHORS FOR

CENTER LATCH

BUTTON

Your vehicle is equipped with

LATCH (Lower Anchors and

Tethers for CHildren) at the rear

seats to secure a child seat in any

seating position: one in each outer

seating position, or one in the center.

The five lower anchors are located

between the seat-back and seat

bottom, and are to be used only with

a child seat designed for use with

LATCH.

LOWER ANCHORS FOR OUTER LATCH

OUTER LOWER ANCHORS

When you install a child seat in the

rear center seating position, use the

center lower anchors as shown in the seat in either of the rear outer seats:

illustration. To install a child seat in

either outer seating position, use the

outer lower anchors. You can install

up to two child seats at a time using

the outer lower anchors.

To install a LATCH-compatible child

The location of each lower anchor is

indicated by a small button above the

anchor point.

1. Store the seat belt buckle or

tongue in the storage pockets.

2. Make sure there are no objects

near the anchors that could

prevent a secure connection

between the child seat and the

anchors.

Do not attach two child seat

connectors to a single lower anchor

at a time.

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Installing a Child Seat

TETHER STRAP HOOK

TETHER

ANCHOR

Rigid type

Flexible type

3. Place the child seat on the vehicle

seat, then attach the seat to the

lower anchors according to the

child seat maker’s instructions.

Other LATCH-compatible seats have

a flexible-type connector as shown

above.

6. Route the tether strap over the

seat-back and through the legs of

the head restraint, then attach the

tether strap hook to the anchor,

making sure the tether strap is not

twisted.

4. Whatever type you have, follow

the child seat maker’s instructions

for adjusting or tightening the fit.

Some LATCH-compatible seats have

a rigid-type connector as shown

above.

5. If equipped

Remove the dual deck cargo shelf

(see page 117 ).

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Installing a Child Seat

7. Tighten the strap according to the

seat maker’s instructions.

Using the Center LATCH

TETHER ANCHOR

8. Push and pull the child seat

forward and from side-to-side to

verify that it is secure.

9. Reinstall the dual deck cargo shelf.

CENTER LOWER ANCHORS

TETHER STRAP HOOK

COVER

To install a LATCH-compatible child

seat in the rear center seating

position, use the center lower

anchors as shown above.

3. Route the tether strap over the

seat-back, then attach the tether

strap hook to the tether anchor in

the ceiling, making sure the strap

is not twisted. Tighten the strap

according to the seat maker’s

instructions.

1. Follow step 1 through 5 as

described previously to secure the

child seat.

4. Push and pull the child seat

forward and from side-to-side to

verify that it is secure.

2. Pull down the cover to access the

tether anchor.

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Installing a Child Seat

Installing a Child Seat with a Lap/

Shoulder Belt

When not using the LATCH system,

all child seats must be secured to the

vehicle with the lap part of a lap/

shoulder belt.

In addition, the lap/shoulder belts in

all seating positions except the

driver’s have a lockable retractor

that must be activated to secure a

child seat.

If you intend to install a child seat in

the center seating position of the

rear seat, make sure the detachable

seat belt anchor is securely latched

(see page 109 ).

1. With the child seat in the desired

seating position, route the belt

through the child seat according

to the seat maker’s instructions,

then insert the latch plate into the

buckle and remove any slack from

the lap portion of the belt.

2. To activate the lockable retractor,

slowly pull the shoulder part of the

belt all the way out until it stops,

then let the belt feed back into the

retractor.

3. After the belt has retracted, tug on

it. If the belt is locked, you will not

be able to pull it out. If you can pull

the belt out, it is not locked, and

you will need to repeat these steps.

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