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Protecting
Children
5.
After confirming
that
the belt is
locked, grab the shoulder part of
the belt near the buckle and pull
up to remove any slack from the
lap part of the belt. Remember,
if
the lap part of the belt is not tight,
the child seat
will
not be secure.
It
may help to put weight on the
child seat, or push on the back of
the seat, while pulling up on the
belt.
28 Driver
and
Passenger
Safety
6.
Push and pull
the
child seat
forward and from side to side to
verify that it is secure enough to
stay upright during normal driving
maneuvers.
If
the child seat is not
secure, unlatch the belt, allow it to
retract fully,
then
repeat these
steps.
To
deactivate the locking
mechanism
in
order to remove a
child seat, unlatch
the
buckle,
unroute the seat belt, and let the belt
fully retract.
Additional
Precautions
for
Small
Children
•
Never
hold
a
small
child
on
your
lap. If you are not wearing a seat
belt
in
a crash, you could be
thrown forward into the
dashboard and crush the child.
If
you are wearing a seat belt, the
child can be torn from your arms
during a crash. For example,
if
your car crashes into a parked
vehicle at
30
mph (
48
km/h),
a
30-lb
(14
kg) child will become a
900-lb
(410 kg) force, and you will
not be able to hold on.
•
Never
put
a
seat
belt
over
yourself
and
a child. During a crash, the
belt could press deep into the child
and cause very serious injuries.
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