Saab 2002 9-3, Owner'S Manual

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19 Safety
Child safety
Car safety tips Protect your children from getting
trapped in the trunk of a car
For Trunk Release Handle see page 39 and
143.
WARNING
• NEVER put a rear-facing child seat in
the front.
• Children must
always be suitably
restrained in the car.
All child restraints and
booster seats are
designed to be
secured in vehicle
seats by the lap belt of a lap-shoulder
belt or LATCH. If the child restraint is
not properly secured, a child can be
injured in a crash.
• Children 12 and under can be killed by
the airbag.
• According to crash statistics, the
BACK SEAT is SAFER for properly
restrainen children than the front seat.
• Sit as far back as possible from the air
bag.
WARNING
• Never leave your children unattended
in a car, even for a short time.
– Children can suffer heat stroke - per-
haps die - in a matter of minutes.
– Children can put the car into gear and
hurt themselves or others.
• At gas stations, take the keys from the
car while filling the tank.
• Never allow children to climb on top of -
or under motor vehicles.
• Always look for children before backing
your motor vehicle out of a garage or
driveway.
• To avoid carbon monoxide poisoning,
never let a car idle in the garage.
• Supervise young children around buck-
ets of water while washing your car.
Small children can drown in seconds in
less than an inch of water.
WARNING
• Teach your kids not to play in or around
cars.
• Watch your children when loading or
unloading the car so they don´t get
locked in by mistake.
• Always lock the doors and trunk of your
car, and keep the keys out of children´s
sight and reach.
• Keep the rear fold-down seats closed
to help prevent kids from getting into
the trunk from inside the car.