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162 SAFETY
If the answer to any of these questions was “no,”
then the child still needs to use a booster seat in
this vehicle. If the child is using the lap/shoulder
belt, check seat belt fit periodically and make sure
the seat belt buckle is latched. A child’s squirming
or slouching can move the belt out of position. If
the shoulder belt contacts the face or neck, move
the child closer to the center of the vehicle, or use
a booster seat to position the seat belt on the child
correctly.
Installing Child Restraints In Commercial
Vehicles
This commercial vehicle is not designed for use as
a family vehicle and is not intended for carrying
children in the front passenger seat(s). Never
install rear-facing child restraints in this vehicle.
Although the seat belt can be locked to secure a
child restraint, there are no tether anchorages to
complete the proper installation of a
forward-facing child restraint. If you must carry a
child in a forward-facing child restraint, the
passenger seat should be moved to the full
rearward position and the child must be in a proper
restraint system based on its age, size and weight.
Follow the instructions below to secure the child
restraint using the seat belt.
Installing Child Restraints Using The
Vehicle Seat Belt
Child restraint systems are designed to be secured
in vehicle seats by lap belts or the lap belt portion
of a lap/shoulder belt.
The seat belts in the passenger seating positions
are equipped with a Switchable Automatic Locking
Retractor (ALR). This seat belt is designed to keep
the lap portion of the seat belt tight around the
child restraint so that it is not necessary to use a
locking clip. The ALR retractor can be “switched”
into a locked mode by pulling all of the webbing out
of the retractor and then letting the webbing
retract back into the retractor. If it is locked, the
ALR will make a clicking noise while the webbing is
pulled back into the retractor. See the “Automatic
Locking Mode” description in “Switchable
Automatic Locking Retractors (ALR)”
Ú page 151
for additional information on ALR.
Front Bucket Seat Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR)
Location
WARNING!
Never allow a child to put the shoulder belt
under an arm or behind their back. In a crash,
the shoulder belt will not protect a child properly,
which may result in serious injury or death. A
child must always wear both the lap and
shoulder portions of the seat belt correctly.
WARNING!
Rear-facing infant restraints must never be
secured in the passenger seat of a vehicle with a
passenger air bag. In a collision, a passenger air
bag may deploy causing severe injury or death to
infants riding in rear-facing infant restraints.
WARNING!
Improper installation or failure to properly
secure a child restraint can lead to failure of
the restraint. The child could be badly injured
or killed.
Follow the child restraint manufacturer’s
directions exactly when installing an infant or
child restraint.
ALR — Switchable Automatic Locking Retractor
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