Owner's Manual Instruction Manual

Safe Driving

Child Safety

Protecting Child Passengers

Each year, many children are injured or killed in vehicle crashes because they are

either unrestrained or not properly restrained. In fact, vehicle accidents are the

number one cause of death of children age 12 and under.

To reduce the number of child deaths and injurie

s, every state, Canadian province

and territory requires that infants and children be properly restrained when they ride

in a vehicle.

Children should sit properly restrained

in a rear seat. This is because:

• An inflating front or side airbag can injure

or kill a child sitting in the front seat.

• A ch

ild in the front seat is more likely to

interfere with the driver's ability to safely

control the vehicle.

• Statistics show that

children of all sizes and

ages are safer when they are properly

restrained in a rear seat.

1Protecting Child Passengers

The National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration and Transport Canada recommend

that all children age 12 and under be properly

restrained in a rear seat. Some states or provinces/

territories have laws restricting where children may

ride.

WARNING

Children who are unrestrained or

improperly restrained can be seriously

injured or killed in a crash.

Any child too small for a seat belt should be

properly restrained in a child seat. A larger

child should be properly restrained with a

seat belt, using a booster seat if necessary.