2-55{ WARNINGA child in a rear-facing childrestraint can be seriously injuredor killed if the right frontpassenger airbag inflates. This isbecause the back of therear-facing child restraint wouldbe very close to the inflatingairbag. A child in a forward-facingchild restraint can be seriouslyinjured or killed if the right frontpassenger airbag inflates and thepassenger seat is in a forwardposition.Even if the airbag switch hasturned off the right frontpassenger frontal airbag, nosystem is fail-safe. No one canguarantee that an airbag will notdeploy under some unusualcircumstance, even though it isturned off.(Continued)Secure rear-facing child restraintsin a rear seat, even if the airbag isoff. If you secure a forward-facingchild restraint in the right frontseat, always move the frontpassenger seat as far back as itwill go. It is better to secure thechild restraint in a rear seat.{ WARNINGIf the airbag readiness light evercomes on and stays on, it meansthat something may be wrong withthe airbag system. For example,the right front passenger airbagcould inflate even though theairbag on-off switch is turned off.To help avoid injury to yourself orothers, have the vehicle servicedright away. See Airbag ReadinessLight on page 4-18 for moreinformation, including importantsafety information.{ WARNING (Continued) If the vehicle does not have a rearseat that will accommodate arear-facing child restraint, arear-facing child restraint should notbe installed in the vehicle, even if theairbag is off.If the child restraint has the LATCHsystem, see Lower Anchors andTethers for Children (LATCH System)on page 2-48 for how and where toinstall the child restraint usingLATCH. If a child restraint is securedusing a safety belt and it uses a toptether, see Lower Anchors andTethers for Children (LATCH System)on page 2-48 for top tether anchorlocations.Do not secure a child seat in aposition without a top tether anchor ifa national or local law requires thatthe top tether be anchored, or if theinstructions that come with the childrestraint say that the top strap mustbe anchored.srx.book Page 55 Monday, June 8, 2009 8:28 AM
