Protecting Children
Infants
Never put a rear-facing child seat in
the front scat of a vehicle equipped
with a passenger's front airbag.
If
the airbag inflates, it can hit the back
of the child seat with enough force
to kill or very seriously injure an
infant.
Small Children
Placing a forward-facing child seat in
the front seat of a vehicle equipped
with a passenger's front airbag can
be hazardous.
If the vehicle seat is
too far forward, or the child's head is
thrown forward during a collision, an
inflating front airbag can strike the
child with enough force to kill or
very seriously injure a small child.
Larger Children
Children who have outgrown child
seats are also at risk of being injured
or killed by an inflating passenger's
front airbag.
Whenever possible,
larger children should sit in the back
seat, properly restrained with a seat
belt. (See page
36
for important
information about protecting larger
children.)
Driver and Passenger Safety
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