Acura 2001 TL - Owner's Manual - Manual (Page 32)

After selecting a proper child seat,
and a good position to install the seat,
there are three main steps in
installing the seat:
To provide security during normal
driving maneuvers as well as during
a collision, we recommend that
parents secure a child seat as firmly
as possible.
However, a child seat does not need
to be ‘‘rock solid.’’ In some vehicles
or seating positions, it may be
difficult to install a child seat so that
it does not move at all. Some side-to-
side or back-and-forth movement can
be expected and should not reduce
the child seat’s effectiveness.
If the child seat is not secure, try
installing it in a different seating
position, or use a different style of
child seat that can be firmly secured
in the desired seating position.
When you are not using a child seat,
either remove it and store it in a safe
place, or make sure it is properly
secured. An unsecured child seat can
be thrown around the car during a
crash or sudden stop and injure
someone.
All child seats
must be secured to the car with
the lap part of a lap/shoulder belt.
A child whose seat is not properly
secured to the car can be
endangered in a crash. See pages
and for instructions on how
to secure child seats in this car.
After installing a child
seat, push and pull the seat
forward and from side to side to
verify that it is secure.
Make sure the child is properly
strapped in the child seat
according to the child seat maker’s
instructions. A child who is not
properly secured in a child seat
can be thrown out of the seat in a
crash and be seriously injured.
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Installing a Child Seat
Storing a Child Seat
Secure the child seat to the car
with a seat belt.
Make sure the child seat is f irmly
secured.
Secure the child in the child seat.
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Protecting Children
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