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Knowing your vehicle
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• Since a safety belt or child
restraint system can become very
hot if it is left in a closed vehicle,
be sure to check the seat cover
and buckles before placing a
child there.
• When the child restraint system
is not in use, store it in the trunk
or fasten it with a safety belt or
LATCH system so that it will not
be thrown forward in the case of a
sudden stop or an accident.
• Children who are too large to be
in a child restraint should sit in
the rear seat and be restrained
with the available lap/shoulder
belts. Never allow children to ride
in the front passenger seat.
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• Always make sure that the shoul-
der belt portion of the lap/shoul-
der belt is positioned midway
over the shoulder, never across
the neck or behind the back. The
lap belt portion of the lap/shoul-
der belt must always be posi-
tioned as low as possible on the
child's hips and as snug as pos-
sible.
• If the seat belt will not properly fit
the child, an approved booster
seat in the rear seat must be used
in order to raise the child's seat-
ing height so that the seat belt
will properly fit the child.
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• Never allow a child to stand up or
kneel on the seat.
• Never use an infant carrier or
child safety seat that "hooks"
over a seatback; it may not pro-
vide adequate security in an acci-
dent.
• Never allow a child to be held in a
person's arms while they are in a
moving vehicle, as this could
result in serious injury to the
child in the event of an accident
or a sudden stop. Holding a child
in a moving vehicle does not pro-
vide the child with any means of
protection during an accident,
even if the person holding the
child is wearing a seat belt.
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