Rear Seat Position; Securing a Child Restraint in the Center; A child in a child restraint in the center front seat- Page 51

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To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s
safety belt and let it go back all the way. The safety belt
will move freely again and be ready to work for an adult
or larger child passenger.

Securing a Child Restraint in the Center
Rear Seat Position

You’ll be using the lap belt. Be sure to follow the
instructions that came with the child restraint. Secure the
child in the child restraint when and as the 
instructions say.

CAUTION:

A child in a child restraint in the center front seat
can be badly injured or killed by the right front
passenger air bag if it inflates even though your
vehicle has Next Generation frontal air bags.
Never secure a child restraint in the center front
seat. It’s always better to secure a child restraint
in the rear seat. You may secure a forward

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child restraint in the right front passenger seat,
but before you do, always move the front
passenger seat as far back as it will go. It’s better
to secure the child restraint in a rear seat.

See the earlier part about the top strap if the child
restraint has one.