2000 Nissan Frontier Owner's Manual - Page 40

¼ When your child restraint is not in use, keep it secured with a seat belt to prevent it from being thrown around in case of a sudden stop or accident. CAUTION Remember that a child restraint left in a closed vehicle can become very hot. Check the seating surface and buckles before placing your child in the child restraint. ¼ NISSAN recommends that child restraints be installed in the rear seat. However, if you must install a forward-facing child restrain in the front passenger seat, move the passenger seat to the rear most position. ¼ Never install a rear facing child restraint in the front seating position of crew cab models. Install a rear facing child restraint in the rear seat only. The force of the inflating air bag could cause serious injury or kill the child in the child restraint. ¼ The three-point belt in your vehicle is equipped with a locking mode retractor which must be used when installing a child restraint. ¼ Failure to use the retractor's locking mode will result in the child restraint not being properly secured. The restraint could tip over or otherwise be unsecured and cause injury to the child in a sudden stop or collision. ¼ If the supplemental air bag warning light located in the instrument panel ARS1109 FRONT FACING INSTALLATION ON FRONT PASSENGER SEAT (Three-point type with retractor) WARNING ¼ If so equipped, keep the passenger supplemental air bag ON/OFF switch turned ON unless a rear-facing child restraint is used in the front seat. If the switch is OFF, the air bag will not inflate in a collision as designed. 1-32 Seats, restraints and supplemental air bag systems