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Only pull the unused safety belt out far enough to allow you to route the belt around the head
restraint. If the safety belt is pulled out too far, the switchable locking feature will be activated.
When installing a child restraint, be careful not to get the belt caught in the structure of the
child restraint and become damaged, especially when the switchable locking feature has been
activated.
Infant seats
Fig.39Example of a rearward-facing infant seat properly installed on the rear seat.
Read and follow the introductory information and safety information first⇒ Introduction to the
subject
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that all infants should ride in rear-facing car
child restraints (in which the child faces the back of the vehicle) starting with their first ride home from
the hospital. All infants and toddlers (generally up to age3) should ride in a rear-facing car child re‐
straint as long as possible – or until they reach the highest weight or height allowed by their child
restraint’s manufacturer. These infant seats support the baby's back, neck and head in a collision.
Rear-facing child restraints can be used safely only on the rear seats of the vehicle ⇒Fig.39 . The
best place for a rear-facing child restraint is in the second row where the child restraint can be in‐
stalled with the LATCH/UAS system.
Before installing a child restraint on the front passenger seat, be sure to follow the special instructions
and heed the warnings ⇒Child restraints and the Advanced Airbag System and ⇒The dangers of
using child restraints on the front seat .
When using the vehicle safety belt to install a child restraint (except a booster seat), you must ac‐
tivate the switchable locking feature on the safety belt to help prevent the child restraint from mov‐
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