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Model "S51-D" EDITED: 2008/ 3/ 26
CHILD SAFETY
Childrenneed adults to help protect them.
They need to be properly restrained.
In addition to the general information in
this manual, child safety information is
available from many other sources, includ-
ing doctors, teachers, government traffic
safety offices, and community organiza-
tions.Every child is different, so be sure to
learn the best way to transport your child.
There are three basic types of child
restraint systems:
.Rear facing child restraint
.Front facing child restraint
.Booster seat
Theproper restraint depends on the child’s
size.Generally, infants (upto about1 year
and less than 20 lb (9 kg)) should be
placed in rear facing childrestraints. Front
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 front facing child
restraint.
WARNING
Infantsand 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”later
in this section.)
Also, there are other types of child
restraints available for larger children for
additional protection.
INFINITI recommends that all pre-teens
andchildren be restrained in the rear seat.
According to accident statistics, 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 sys-
tem (air bag system) for the front passen-
ger. (See “SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT
SYSTEM”later in this section.)
Infants
Infants up to at least one year old should
be placed in a rear facing child restraint.
INFINITIrecommends that infants be placed
inchild restraints that comply with Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standards or Cana-
dian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. You
should choose a child restraint which fits
your vehicle and always follow the manu-
facturer’s instructions for installation and
use.
Small children
Children that are over one year old and
weighat least 20 lb (9 kg) can be placed in
aforward facing child restraint. Refer to the
manufacturer’s instructions for minimum
and maximum weight and height recom-
mendations. INFINITI recommends that
small childrenbe placed in child restraints
that comply with Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards or Canadian Motor Vehi-
cle Safety Standards. You should choosea
child restraint that fits your vehicle and
always follow the manufacturer’s instruc-
tions for installation and use.
Larger children
Children who are too large for child
restraints should be seated and restrained
by the seat belts which are provided. The
seatbelt may notfit properly if the child is
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