Securing a Child Restraint in theRight Front Seat PositionIf your child restraint is equipped with the LATCHsystem, see Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers forChildren (LATCH System) on page 1-40.There is no top strap anchor in the right frontpassenger’s position. Do not secure a child seat in thisposition if a national or local law requires that thetop strap be anchored, or if the instructions that comewith the child restraint say that the top strap mustbe anchored. See Top Strap on page 1-38 if the childrestraint has one.Your vehicle has a right front passenger airbag. Neverput a rear facing child restraint in this seat. Here is why:{CAUTION:A child in a rear-facing child restraint can beseriously injured or killed if the right frontpassenger’s airbag inflates. This is becausethe back of the rear-facing child restraintwould be very close to the inflating airbag.Always secure a rear-facing child restraint ina rear seat.A rear seat is a safer place to secure a forward-facingchild restraint. If you need to secure a forward-facingchild restraint in the right front seat, you will be using thelap-shoulder belt to secure the child restraint in thisposition. Be sure to follow the instructions that came withthe child restraint. Secure the child in the child restraintwhen and as the instructions say.1. Because your vehicle has a right front passenger’sairbag, always move the seat as far back as it willgo before securing a forward-facing child restraint.See Power Seats on page 1-2 or Manual PassengerSeat on page 1-2.2. Put the child restraint on the seat.3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulderportions of the vehicle’s safety belt through oraround the restraint. The child restraint instructionswill show you how.1-45
