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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags/Child restraint systems
position to be safe. For details, refer
to “Where to place a child restraint
system” F1-28.
! Installing a rearward facing child
restraint
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WARNING
. NEVER INSTALL A FORWARD OR
REARWARD FACING CHILD
SEAT IN THE FRONT PASSEN-
GER’S SEAT. DOING SO RISKS
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO
THE CHILD BY PLACING THE
CHILD’S HEAD TOO CLOSE TO
THE SRS AIRBAG.
. Before installing a child restraint
system, be sure to confirm that
the seatback is securely locked
into place. Otherwise, in an acci-
dent, serious injury or death
could result.
3. Run the lap and shoulder belt through
or around the child restraint system follow-
ing the instructions provided by its manu-
facturer.
4. Insert the tongue plate into the buckle
until you hear a click.
1. Shake the seatback to confirm that it is
securely locked into place.
– Check that the red colored unlock-
ing marker which is attached to the
bottom of the lock release knob is not
visible. For details, refer to “Folding
down the rear seatback” F1-6.
2. Place the child restraint system in the
rear seating position.
WARNING
When you intend to install a child
restraint system in the rear center
seating position, if the child restraint
system does not fit snugly against
the contours of the rear center seat
cushion, install the child restraint
system in the window-side seating
5. Take up the slack in the lap belt.
6. If using the seatbelt in the ALR mode is
recommended by the manufacturer’s in-
structions supplied with the child restraint
system, perform the following procedure.
(1) Pull out the seatbelt fully from the
retractor to change the retractor over from
the Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) to
the Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR)