2003 Saab 9-3 Owner's Manual - Page 21

Safety 21 Child safety 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 backing 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. Protect your children from getting trapped in the trunk of a car 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 children´s sight and reach. • Keep the rear fold-down seat closed to help prevent children from getting into the trunk from inside the car.