Mitsubishi MOTORS OUTLANDER SPORT/RVR 2022, Owner'S Manual

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Forward-facing child restraint
. Booster seat
The proper restraint depends on the child’s size.
Generally, infants up to about 1 year and less
than 20 lb (9 kg) should be placed in rear-facing
child restraints. Forward-facing child restraints
are available for children who outgrow rear-
facing child restraints and are at least 1 year old.
Booster seats are used to help position a vehicle
lap/shoulder belt on a child who can no longer
use a forward-facing child restraint.
WARNING
Infants and children need special protection.
The vehicle’s seat belts may not fit them
properly. The shoulder belt may come too
close to the face or neck. The lap belt may not
fit over their small hip bones. In an accident,
an improperly fitting seat belt could cause
serious or fatal injury. Always use appropriate
child restraints.
All U.S. states and Canadian provinces or
territories require the use of approved child
restraints for infants and small children. See
“Child restraints” (P.1-27).
A child restraint may be secured in the vehicle
by using either the LATCH (Lower Anchors
and Tethers for CHildren) system or with the
vehicle seat belt. See “Child restraints” (P.1-27)
for more information.
Mitsubishi Motors recommends that all pre-
teens and children be restrained in the rear
seat. Studies show that children are safer
when properly restrained in the rear seat
than in the front seat.
This is especially important because your
vehicle has a supplemental restraint system
(Airbag system) for the front passenger. See
“Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)”
(P.1-47).
INFANTS
Infants up to at least 1 year old should be placed
in a rear-facing child restraint. Mitsubishi
Motors recommends that infants be placed in
child restraints that comply with Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards or Canadian Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards. You should choose a
child restraint that fits your vehicle and always
follow the manufacturer’s instructions for
installation and use.
SMALL CHILDREN
Children that are over 1 year old and weigh at
least 20 lb (9 kg) should remain in a rear-facing
child restraint as long as possible up to the
height or weight limit of the child restraint.
Children who outgrow the height or weight
limit of the rear-facing child restraint and are at
least 1 year old should be secured in a forward-
facing child restraint with a harness. Refer to
the manufacturer’s instructions for minimum
and maximum weight and height recommenda-
tions. Mitsubishi Motors recommends that
small children be placed in child restraints that
comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards or Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards. You should choose a child restraint
that fits your vehicle and always follow the
manufacturer’s instructions for installation and
use.
LARGER CHILDREN
Children should remain in a forward-facing
child restraint with a harness until they reach
the maximum height or weight limit allowed by
the child restraint manufacturer.
Once a child outgrows the height or weight
limit of the harness-equipped forward-facing
child restraint, Mitsubishi Motors recommends
that the child be placed in a commercially
available booster seat to obtain proper seat belt
fit. For a seat belt to fit properly, the booster
seat should raise the child so that the shoulder
belt is properly positioned across the chest and
the top, middle portion of the shoulder. The
shoulder belt should not cross the neck or face
and should not fall off the shoulder. The lap belt
should lie snugly across the lower hips or upper
thighs, not the abdomen.
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