Holiday Admiral 2016, Manual

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2016 Admiral
Step 1:
For the best possible protection
keep infants in the back seat, in
rear-facing child safety seats, as
long as possible up to the height
or weight limit of the particular
seat. At a minimum, keep infants rear-facing
until a minimum of age 1 and at least 20
pounds.
Step 2:
When children outgrow their
rear-facing seats (at a minimum
age 1 and at least 20 pounds)
they should ride in forward-
facing child safety seats, in the
back seat, until they reach the
upper weight or height limit of the particular
seat (usually around age 4 and 40 pounds).
Step 3:
Once children outgrow their
forward-facing seats (usually
around age 4 and 40 pounds),
they should ride in booster seats,
in the back seat, until the vehicle
seat belts fit properly. Seat belts
fit properly when the lap belt lays across the
upper thighs and the shoulder belt fits across
the chest (usually at age 8 or when they are 4',
9" tall).
Step 4:
When children outgrow their
booster seats, (usually at age 8 or
when they are 4’9” tall) they can
use the adult seat belt in the back
seat, if it fits properly (lap belt
lays across the upper thighs and the shoulder
belt fits across the chest). All children under
age 13 should ride in the back seat.
NOTE:
The motorhome manufacturer is not
the author of Child Passenger Safety.
The information provided is reprinted
from the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration’s website. Visit
NHTSA’s website at www.nhtsa.gov
for the most recent and up to date
information.
Tips:
Go to
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www.nhtsa.gov and choose
“Child Safety Seat Information”
from the menu or click on the child
passenger safety icon. The site includes
child safety seat installation tips,
product ratings, recalls and other useful
information.
For more information about child safety
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seats, booster seats, inspection/fitting
stations in your area, seat belts, and other
highway safety issues, call the DOT
Vehicle Safety Hotline at:
1-888-327-4236 .
A certified child passenger safety
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technician can check your installation and
answer questions. To find a technician or
an inspection station near you, go to
www.
nhtsa.gov , click on the child passenger
safety icon, and then click on the Fitting/
Inspection Station link, or go to www.
seatcheck.org
.
The child safety seat can be positioned in
two places: the front passenger (co-pilot) seat
and forward facing permanently mounted
booth dinette seat equipped with safety belts.
WARNING:
Individual states and Canadian
provinces may have laws that can
exceed the requirements as described
in this section. It is the responsibility of
the owner to know and comply with the
laws in the state or province in which
the motorhome will travel.
NOTE:
Use of a safety or booster seat in the
front seat may be prohibited in some
states and Canadian provinces.
WARNING:
Do not transport children unrestrained.
Infants must be placed in approved
safety seats - small children must be
restrained in child safety seats. Do not
use a single seat belt on more than one
child. Failure to comply with these rules
can lead to injury or death.
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