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Section 6 - Selecting A Vehicle Seating Location
1National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) alerts vehicle owners that according to accident statistics, children up to age 12 are safer when properly restrained in the rear seating positions rather than the front seating positions.
2Refer to vehicle owner’s manual for car seat installation instructions for your vehicle.
-Use car seat in a rear vehicle seat location whenever possible.
-Never put a car seat in a front seat location unless recommended by vehicle owner’s manual.
- For vehicles with air bags, always follow child restraint installation | DO NOT place |
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information provided in vehicle owner’s manual. | on front seat with air bag. DEATH OR |
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| SERIOUS INJURY can occur. |
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If a vehicle front seat location with an air bag must be used, follow the | The back seat is the safest place for |
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children 12 and under. |
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vehicle manufacturer’s instructions for child restraint use and move the | NO coloque el asiento infantil para el automóvil orientado hacia atrás | |
vehicle seat back as far as possible. | en el asiento delantero del vehículo que tenga una bolsa neumática de | |
El asiento trasero es el lugar más seguro para los niños de 12 años | ||
| seguridad. El niño podría MORIR O SUFRIR LESIONES GRAVES. | |
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WARNING
3DO NOT use this Booster Car Seat with the vehicle’s Child Restraint Anchorage System or LATCH System.
4Vehicle seats:
DO NOT use this Booster Car Seat on the following types of vehicle seats:
Seats Which Face | Seats Which Face |
Sides Of Vehicle | Rear Of Vehicle |
Vehicle Seat Belt Systems
Design and operation of vehicle seat belt systems vary from vehicle to vehicle and from seating location to seating location in the same vehicle. Not all vehicle seat belts can be used with a child restraint. Refer to this section for information on the various types of vehicle seat belt systems.
WARNING DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can occur
•Use only the vehicle’s lap and shoulder belt system when restraining the child in this Booster Car Seat.
•Never use the Booster Car Seat with only a vehicle lap belt.
•Do not allow child to slide down in Booster Car Seat which could position vehicle lap belt across child’s abdomen and shoulder belt over neck or face.
DO NOT use this Booster Car Seat with the following types of vehicle seat belts:
Lap Belt Only | Passive Restraints | Passive Restraints |
| Motorized Shoulder Belt | Lap Or Shoulder Belt |
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