21Safety
Child safety
Protect your children from getting
trapped in the trunk of a car
WARNING
• Children must always be suitably
restrained in the car.
• DEATH or SERIOUS
INJURY can occur
•Children 12 and under or
shorter than 55 inches
(140 cm) can be killed by the airbag
• The BACK SEAT is the SAFEST place
for children
• NEVER put a rear-facing child seat in
the front
• Sit as far back as possible from the
airbag
• ALWAYS use SAFETY BELTS and
CHILD RESTRAINTS
WARNING
• Never leave your children unattended
in a car, even for a short time.
– Children can suffer heat stroke,
perhaps die, in a matter of minutes.
– Children can put the car into gear and
hurt themselves or others.
• At gas stations, take the remote
control from the car while filling the
tank.
• Never allow children to climb on top of
or under motor vehicles.
• Always look for children before back-
ing your motor vehicle out of a garage
or driveway.
• To avoid carbon monoxide poisoning,
never let a car idle in the garage.
• Supervise young children around
buckets of water while washing your
car. Small children can drown in
seconds in less than an inch of water.
WARNING
• Teach your children not to play in or
around cars.
• Watch your children when loading or
unloading the car so they don´t get
locked in by mistake.
• Always lock the doors and trunk of
your car, and keep the keys out of chil-
dren´s sight and reach.
• Keep the rear fold-down seat closed to
help prevent children from getting into
the trunk from inside the car.