Essential Safety Equipment; Energy Management Seat Belts; Child age 1 to 12- Page 49

Essential Safety Equipment

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Child age 1 to 12

 – A child age 1 to

12 must ride in the front seat because:

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the vehicle has no rear seat;

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although children ages 1 to 12 ride in
the rear seat(s) whenever possible,
children ages 1 to 12 sometimes must
ride in the front because no space is
available in the rear seat(s) of the
vehicle; or

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the child has a medical condition
which, according to the child’s physi-
cian, makes it necessary for the child
to ride in the front seat so that the
driver can constantly monitor the
child’s condition.

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Medical condition

 – A passenger

has a medical condition which,
according to his or her physician:

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causes the passenger air bag to pose
a special risk for the passenger; and

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makes the potential harm from the
passenger air bag in a crash greater
than the potential harm from turning
OFF the air bag and allowing the pas-
senger, even if belted, to hit the dash-
board or windshield in a crash.

WARNING

Energy Management Seat Belts
This vehicle has special energy
management seat belts for the
driver and/or right front passenger.
These particular belts are specifi-
cally designed to work with air bags
to help reduce the risk of injury in
a collision. The energy manage-
ment seat belt is designed to give or
release additional belt webbing in
some accidents to reduce con-
centration of force on an occupant
and reduce the risk of injuries to
underlying organs.

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