Essential Safety Equipment; Improperly Secured System:; Keep Seatbacks Upright:- Page 37

Essential Safety Equipment

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Installing a Child-Restraint
System

The front passenger seat lap/shoulder
belt retractor operates in two modes,
emergency locking mode and automatic
locking mode. Automatic locking mode
must be used when installing a child
safety seat on the passenger side seat.
(Refer to ‘‘Passenger Air Bag’’ Warning
on page 2-24.)

WARNING

Improperly Secured System:
Carefully follow all of the manufac-
turer’s instructions that come with
the safety seat that you put in your
vehicle. Make sure that the shoulder
belt (if provided at the seating posi-
tion where the safety seat is being
used) does not cross or rest in front
of the child’s face or neck. If you do
not install and use the safety seat
properly, the child may be injured
in a sudden stop or collision.

WARNING

Keep Seatbacks Upright:
Children should always ride with
the seatback in the fully upright
position. When the seatback is not
fully upright, there is a greater risk
that the child will slide under the
seat belt and be seriously injured
in a collision. Seatbacks should be
upright for use with child safety
seats.

WARNING

Center Facing Jump Seats:
Safety seats for children are not
intended for use in center facing
seats.