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AIRBAG needs much space for deployment, the driver should al-
ways sit upright and well back in the seat as far from the steering
wheel as practical while still maintaining full vehicle control and
the front passenger should move the seat as far back as possible
and sit upright and well back in the seat.
Be sure to carefully read the sections 3-point Type Seat Belts, 2-point
Type Seat Belts and SRS AIRBAG in chapter 2 of this owner’s manual for
instructions and precautions concerning the seat belt system and SRS
AIRBAG system.
CHILD SAFETY
WARNING
D
Never hold a child on your lap or in your arms while the ve-
hicle is moving. The passenger cannot protect the child from in-
jury in a collision, because the child will be caught between the
passenger and objects inside the vehicle.
D
While riding in the vehicle, infants and small children should
always be placed in an infant or child restraint system in the
REAR seat which is appropriate for the child’s age, height and
weight. If a child is too big for a child restraint system, the child
should sit in the REAR seat and be restrained using the seat
belts. According to accident statistics, children are safer when
properly restrained in the rear seating positions than in the front
seating positions. Never allow a child to stand up or kneel on the
seat.
D
Be sure to put children aged 12 and under in the REAR seat
properly restrained at all times in a child restraint device or in a
seat belt. The SRS AIRBAG deploys with considerable speed and
force and can injure or even kill children, especially if they are 12
years of age and under and are not restrained or improperly re-
strained. Because children are lighter and weaker than adults,
their risk being injured from deployment is greater.
D
NEVER INSTALL A REARWARD FACING CHILD SEAT IN THE
FRONT SEAT. DOING SO RISKS SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO
