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CAUTION:

A child in a rear

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facing child restraint can be

seriously injured or killed if the right front
passenger’s air bag inflates. This is because the
back of the rear

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facing child restraint would be

very close to the inflating air bag. Always secure
a rear

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facing child restraint in a rear seat.

You may secure a forward

-

facing child restraint

in the right front 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.

Wherever you install it, be sure to secure the child
restraint properly.

Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can move
around in a collision or sudden stop and injure people 
in the vehicle. Be sure to properly secure any child
restraint in your vehicle 

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 even when no child is in it.

Top Strap

In Canada, the law requires that forward

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facing child

restraints have a top strap, and that the strap be
anchored. In the United States, some child restraints also
have a top strap. If your child restraint has a top strap, 
it should be anchored.

Your vehicle has top strap anchors already installed for
the rear seating positions. You’ll find them behind the
rear seat on the filler panel.