2008 Suzuki Forenza Owner's Manual - Page 38

SEATS AND RESTRAINT SYSTEMS Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position WARNING A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be severely injured or killed if the right front passenger's frontal air bag inflates. This is because the back of the rear-facing child restraint would be very close to the inflating air bag. Even though the passenger sensing system is designed to turn off the passenger's frontal air bag under certain conditions, no system is failsafe, and no one can guarantee that an air bag will not deploy under some unusual circumstance, even though it is turned off. Always secure a rearfacing child restraint in the rear seat, even if the air bag is off. If you need to secure a forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat position, move the seat as far back as it will go before securing the forward-facing child restraint. See "Manual Seats" in this section. If you need to secure a forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat, you will be using the lap-shoulder belt to secure the child restraint, even if the child restraint is equipped with the LATCH system. Be sure to follow the instructions that came with the child restraint. Secure the child in the child restraint when and as the instructions say. 1) Your vehicle has a right front passenger's frontal air bag. See "Passenger Sensing System" in this section. Always secure a rear-facing child restraint in the rear seat, even if the air bag is off. If your child restraint is forward-facing, move the seat as far back as it will go before securing the child restraint in this seat. See "Manual Seats" in this section. When the passenger sensing system has turned off the right front passenger's frontal and side air bag, the passenger air bag off indicator should light. See "Passenger Sensing System" in this section. A thick layer of additional material such as a blanket, or aftermarket equipment such as seat covers heaters or massagers, located between the seat cushion and the child restraint or small occupant, can affect how the passenger sensing system operates. Remove any additional material from the seat cushion before installing/securing the child restraint or small occupant. 2) Put the child restraint on the seat. 3) Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder portions of the vehicle's safety belt through or around the restraint. The child restraint instructions will show you how. L3U1068A Your vehicle has a right front passenger air bag. A rear seat is a safer place to secure a child restraint. See "Where to Put the Restraint" in this section. In addition, your vehicle has a passenger sensing system. The passenger sensing system is designed to turn off the right front passenger's frontal and side air bag when an infant or a small child is detected. See "Passenger Sensing System" and "Manual Seats" in this section for more information on this including important safety information. 1-26