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Essential Safety Equipment

Child Restraint

Form No. 8R65-EA-03C

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. NEVER use a rear-facing 
child-restraint system in the front seat with an air bag that could deploy even in a 
moderate collision.

Front Passenger Seat Position:
A front-facing child-restraint system should only be put on the front seat when it is 
unavoidable. Always move the seat as far back as possible, because the force of a 
deploying air bag could cause serious injury or death to the child.

WARNING

Deploying air bag

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