Child Safety
Children depend on adults to protect
them. To help make sure we do,
every state and Canadian province
has laws requiring infants and young
children to be properly restrained
whenever they ride in a car.
Where Should Children Sit?
We strongly recommend that you do
not put an infant seat in the
passenger's seat. If the airbag
inflates, it can hit the infant seat with
great force. The infant seat can be
dislodged or struck with enough
force to cause very serious injury to
the infant.
We recommend that you secure your
child's toddler seat in the passenger's
seat with the car's lap/shoulder belt
and a locking clip (see page
22
). The
vehicle seat should be moved as far
back as possible. If the passenger's
bag inflates, it could seriously hurt a
toddler who is not in the proper
position or properly restrained.
We also recommend that a child who
has outgrown a toddler seat be
protected by properly wearing the
lap/shoulder belt (see page
7
).
You should move the seat as far
back as practical and have the child
sit well back in the seat.
Driver and Passenger Safety
An infant or child who is not
properly restrained can be killed
or seriously injured in a crash.
Be sure any child too small for
seat belts is properly secured in
a child restraint.
