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Safety of Infants  and Small Children
An infant must be properly restrained in  a rear-facing, reclining child seat until the 
infant reaches the seat manufacturer’s weig ht or height limit for the seat, and the 
infant is at least one year old.
■Positioning a rear-facing child seat
Child seats must be placed and secured in a 
rear seating position.
When properly installed, a rear-facing child  seat may prevent the driver or a front...

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Safe DrivingIf a child is at least one year old and with in the weight range indicated by the child 
seat manufacturer, the child should be pr operly restrained in a firmly secured 
forward-facing child seat.
■Forward-facing child seat placement
We strongly recommend placing a forward-
facing child seat in a rear seating position.
Placing a forward-facing child seat in th e front seat can be hazardous, even with 
advanced front airbags that...

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Safe DrivingMost child seats are LATCH-compatible (L ower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren). 
Some have a rigid-type conn ector while others have a flexible-type connector. Both 
are equally easy to use. Some existing and  previously owned child seats can only be 
installed using the seat belt. Whichever type you choose, follow the child seat 
manufacturer’s use and care instructions as  well as the instructions in this manual. 
Proper installation...

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Safe DrivingA LATCH-compatible child seat can be insta lled in the second and third row seats. A 
child seat is attached to the lower anchors  with either the rigid or flexible type of 
connectors. 1.Locate the lower anchors under the marks.
■Installing a LATCH-Compatible Child Seat
Marks
Second row bench seat
Marks
Second row captain seat
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2. Place the child seat on the vehicle seat, then 
attach the child seat  to the lower anchors 
according to the instructions that came 
with the child seat.
u When installing the child seat, make sure 
that the lower anchors are not 
obstructed by the seat belt or any other 
object.
Marks
Third row seat
Rigid Type
Lower Anchors
Flexible Type
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3. Put the outer head restraint to it’s upper-
most position, then route the tether strap 
between the head restraint legs, and secure 
the tether strap hook onto the anchor. 
Make sure the strap is not twisted.
3. Route the tether strap hook between the 
head restraint legs, and secure the tether 
strap hook onto the anchor.
Make sure the strap is not twisted.
3. Put the center head restraint to it’s lowest 
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4. Tighten the tether strap as instructed by the 
child seat manufacturer.
5. Make sure the child seat is firmly secured by 
rocking it forward and back and side to 
side; little movement should be felt.
6. Make sure any unused seat belt that a child 
can reach is buckled, the lockable retractor 
is activated, and the be lt is fully retracted 
and locked.
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Second row captain seat...

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uuChild Safety uSafety of Infants and Small Children
Safe Driving1. Place the child seat on the vehicle seat.
2. Route the seat belt through the child seat 
according to the seat manufacturer’s 
instructions, and insert  the latch plate into 
the buckle.
u Insert the latch plate fully until it clicks.
3. Slowly pull the shoulder part of the belt all 
the way out until it stops. This activates the 
lockable retractor.
4. Let the seat belt if it is completely retracted 
it unlocks wind up into...

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5. Grab the shoulder part of the seat belt near 
the buckle, and pull up to remove any slack 
from the lap part of the belt.
u When doing this, place your weight on 
the child seat and push it into the vehicle 
seat.
6. Make sure the child seat is firmly secured by 
rocking it forward and back and side to 
side; little movement should be felt.
7. Make sure any unused seat belt that a child 
can reach is buckled, the lockable retractor...

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Safe DrivingA tether anchorage point is provided behind 
each second and third row seating position. If 
you have a child restraint system that comes 
with a tether but can be installed with a seat 
belt, the tether may be used for additional 
security.
■Adding Security with a Tether
Tether Anchorage Points
Second row bench seat
1Adding Security with a Tether
Since a tether can provide  additional security to the 
lap/shoulder seat belt in...