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Essential Safety Equipment

Child Restraint

Form No. 8S06-EA-03H

Proper Size of Child-Restraint System:
For effective protection in vehicle accidents and sudden stops, a child must be 
properly restrained using a seat belt or child-restraint system depending on age and 
size. If not, the child could be seriously injured or even killed in an accident.

Follow the Manufacturer’s Instructions and Always Keep the Child-Restraint System 
Buckled Down:
An unsecured child-restraint system is dangerous. In a sudden stop or a collision it 
could move causing serious injury or death to the child or other occupants. Make sure 
the child-restraint system is properly secured in place according to the child-restraint 
system manufacturer’s instructions. When not in use, remove it from the vehicle or 
fasten it with a seat belt, or latch it down to BOTH LATCH lower anchors for LATCH 
child-restraint systems.

Holding a Child While the Vehicle is Moving:
Holding a child in your arms while the vehicle is moving is extremely dangerous. No 
matter how strong the person may be, he or she cannot hold onto a child in a sudden 
stop or collision and it could result in serious injury or death to the child or other 
occupants. Even in a moderate accident, the child may be exposed to air bag forces 
that could result in serious injury or death to the child, or the child may be slammed 
into the adult, injuring the adult. Always secure a child in a proper child-restraint 
system.

Rear-Facing Child-Restraint System:
Rear-facing child-restraint systems on the front seat are particularly dangerous.
The child-restraint system can be hit by a deploying air bag and moved violently 
backward resulting in serious injury or death to the child. Even though you may feel 
assured that the front passenger air bag will not deploy based on the fact that the front 
passenger air bag deactivation indicator light illuminates, NEVER use a rear-facing 
child-restraint system in the front seat with an air bag that could deploy even in a 
moderate collision.

WARNING

Deploying air bag

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