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toddler restraint, or booster seat recommen-

ded for the size and weight of the child.
The infant or child restraint must be properly

secured with the vehicle's seat belt, the seat

belt and Top Tether strap, or lower anchors

and Top Tether strap, fully in accordance with

the child seat manufacturer's instructions.
Occupants, especially children, should always

sit as upright as possible, wear the seat belt

properly and use an appropriately sized infant

restraint, toddler restraint, or booster seat

recommended for the size and weight of the

child.
Children can be killed or seriously injured by

an inflating air bag. Note the following impor-

tant information when circumstances require

you to place a child in the front-passenger

seat:

Your vehicle is equipped with air bag tech-

nology designed to deactivate the front-

passenger front air bag in your vehicle

when the system senses the weight of a

typical 12-month-old child or less along

with the weight of a standard appropriate

child restraint on the front-passenger seat.

A child in a rear-facing child restraint on the

front-passenger seat will be seriously

injured or even killed if the front-passenger

front air bag inflates in a collision which

could occur under some circumstances,

even with the air bag technology installed in

your vehicle. The only means to eliminate

this risk completely is never to place a child

in a rear-facing child restraint in the front-

passenger seat. We therefore strongly rec-

ommend that you always place a child in a

rear-facing child restraint on the rear seat.

If you install a rear-facing child restraint on

the front-passenger seat, make sure the

45 indicator lamp is illuminated,

indicating that the front-passenger front air

bag is deactivated. Should the 45

indicator lamp not illuminate or go out while

the restraint is installed, please check

installation. Periodically check the

45 indicator lamp while driving to

make sure that the 45 indicator

lamp is illuminated. If the 45 indi-

cator lamp goes out or remains out, do not

transport a child on the front-passenger

seat until the system has been repaired.
A child in a rear-facing child restraint on the

front-passenger seat will be seriously

injured or even killed if the front-passenger

front air bag inflates.

If you place a child in a forward-facing child

restraint on the front-passenger seat:

move the seat as far back as possible

use the proper child restraint recommen-

ded for the age, size and weight of the

child

secure child restraint with the vehicle's

seat belt according to the child seat man-

ufacturer's instructions

For children larger than the typical 12-

month-old child, the front-passenger front

air bag may or may not be activated.

If the driver's air bag deploys, this does not

mean that the front-passenger front air bag

will also deploy.
The OCS may have detected that the seat:

is empty or occupied by the weight of a

typical child up to twelve months old,

seated in a child restraint system.

is occupied by a small individual, such as a

young teenager or a small adult.

is occupied by a child in a child restraint

system whose weight is greater than that of

a typical twelve month old child.

These are examples of when the OCS deacti-

vates the front-passenger front air bag. Deac-

tivation takes place although the collision ful-

fills the criteria for deploying the driver's air

bag.

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