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Essential Safety Equipment

Child Restraint

WARNING

Use the correct size 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 any 

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.

Always secure a child in a proper child-restraint system:

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 an 

adult, causing injury to both child and adult.

Always make sure the passenger air bag deactivation indicator light is illuminated 

when using a child-restraint system: 

Seating a child in a child-restraint system that is installed on the passenger seat with the 

passenger air bag deactivation indicator light not illuminated is extremely dangerous. In 

an accident, an air bag could inflate and cause serious injuries or even death to the child 

seated in the child-restraint system. Always make sure the passenger air bag deactivation 

indicator light is illuminated.

Refer to Passenger Occupant Classification System on page 2-37.

(Except Mexico)

Vehicles with a passenger air bag have a warning label attached as shown below. This 

warning label is displayed in compliance with regulations.

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