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Essential Safety Equipment

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Child Restraint

You are required by law to use safety
restraints for children in the U.S. and
Canada. If small children ride in your
vehicle (generally children who are four
years old or younger and who weigh 40
lbs [18 kg] or less), you must put them in
safety seats made especially for chil-
dren. Check your local and state or pro-
vincial laws for specific requirements
regarding the safety of children in your
vehicle.

Always follow the instructions and
warnings that come with any infant or
child restraint you might use.

When possible, always place children
under age 12 in the rear seat of your
vehicle. Accident statistics suggest that
children are safer when properly

restrained in the rear seating positions
than in the front seating positions.

WARNING

Child Restraint Instructions:
When using any infant or child
restraint system, it is important that
you follow the instructions and
warnings provided by the manufac-
turer concerning its installation and
use. Failure to follow each of the
restraint manufacturer’s instructions
could increase the risk or severity of
an injury in the event of a collision
or sudden stop.

WARNING

Installing Child Restraint Seats:
When installing a child safety seat,
be sure to use the correct seat belt
buckle for that seating position, and
make sure the tongue is securely
fastened in the buckle. All child
restraint systems are designed to
be secured in vehicle seats by the
lap portion of a lap-shoulder belt. If
you do not properly secure the
safety seat to the vehicle, the risk is
greater that a child, occupying the
seat during a collision or sudden
stop, will be injured. An un-secured
safety seat could also injure other
passengers in the vehicle.