Essential Safety Equipment; Seating a child in a child-restraint system on the front passenger seat is dangerous under; certain conditions (With Front Passenger Occupant Classification System):- Page 37

Seating a child in a child-restraint system on the front passenger seat is dangerous under
certain conditions (With Front Passenger Occupant Classification System):

Your vehicle is equipped with front passenger occupant classification sensor. Even with the
front passenger occupant classification sensor, if you must use the front passenger seat to
seat a child, using a child-restraint system on the front passenger seat under the following
conditions increases the danger of the front passenger air bag deploying and could result in
serious injury or death to the child.

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The front passenger air bag deactivation indicator light does not illuminate when seating a
child in the child-restraint system.

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Luggage or other items are placed on the seat with the child in the child-restraint system.

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A rear passenger or luggage pushing or pulling down on the front passenger seatback.

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Luggage or other items are placed on the seatback or hung on the head restraint.

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The seat is washed.

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Liquids are spilled on the seat.

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The front passenger seat is moved backward, pushing into luggage or other items placed
behind it.

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The front passenger seatback contacts the rear seat.

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Luggage or other items are placed between the front passenger seat and driver seat.

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An electric device is put on the front passenger's seat.

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An additional electrical device, such as a seat warmer is installed to the surface of the front
passenger seat.

The designated positions with seat belts on the rear seats are the safest places for children.
Always use seat belts and child restraints.

Do not allow a child or anyone to lean over or against the side window of a vehicle with side
and curtain air bags:

It is dangerous to allow anyone to lean over or against the side window, the area of the front
passenger seat, the front and rear window pillars and the roof edge along both sides from
which the side and curtain air bags deploy, even if a child-restraint system is used. The impact
of inflation from a side or curtain air bag could cause serious injury or death to an out of
position child. Furthermore, leaning over or against the front door could block the side and
curtain air bags and eliminate the advantages of supplemental protection. With the front air
bag and the additional side air bag that comes out of the front seat, the rear seat is always a
better location for children. Take special care not to allow a child to lean over or against the
side window, even if the child is seated in a child-restraint system.

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