Protecting Children
If You Must Drive with Several
Children
Your car has three seating positions
in the back seat where children can
be properly restrained.
If you ever have to cany more than
three children in your car:
Place the largest child in the front
seat, provided the child is large
enough to wear a seat belt
properly (see page
34
).
Move the vehicle seat as far to the
rear as possible (see page
12
).
Have the child sit upright and well
back in the seat (see page
16
).
Make sure the seat belt is properly
positioned and secured (see page
14
).
If a Child Requires Close
Attention
Many parents say they prefer to put
an infant or small child in the front
passenger seat so they can watch the
child, or because the child requires
attention.
Placing a child in the front seat
exposes the child to hazards from
the airbag, and paying close
attention to a child distracts the
driver from the important tasks of
driving, placing both of you at risk.
If a child requires physical attention
or frequent visual contact, we
strongly recommend that another
adult ride with the child in the back
seat. The back seat is far safer for a
child than the front.
Additional Safety Precautions
Use childproof door locks to
prevent children from opening the
doors.
Using this feature will
prevent children from opening the
doors and accidentally falling out
(see page
78
).
Use the main power window
switch to prevent children from
opening the rear windows.
Using
this feature will prevent children
from playing with the windows,
which could expose them to
hazards or distract the driver (see
page
93
).
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