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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.

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Any accessories, which might increase
the total seated weight on the front
passenger seat, are attached to 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.

Never use one seat belt on more than one
person at a time:

Using one seat belt for more than one
person at a time is dangerous. A seat belt
used in this way cannot spread the impact
forces properly and the two passengers
could be crushed together and seriously
injured or even killed. Never use one belt for
more than one person at a time and always
operate the vehicle with each occupant
properly restrained.

Essential Safety Equipment

Child Restraint

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