Securing a Child Restraint in theRight Front Seat PositionIf your child restraint is equipped with the LATCHsystem, see Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children(LATCH) on page 1-39.There is no top tether anchor in the right frontpassenger’s position. Do not secure a child seat in thisposition if a national or local law requires that thetop tether be anchored, or if the instructions that comewith the child restraint say that the top tether mustbe anchored. See Lower Anchors and Tethersfor Children (LATCH) on page 1-39 if the childrestraint has a top tether.Your vehicle has a right front passenger’s 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 because theback of the rear-facing child restraint would bevery close to the inflating airbag. Always securea rear-facing child restraint in a 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.1-48
