2003 Toyota Land Cruiser Owners Manual - Page 74

Child restraint- -Child restraint precautions In the following cases, contact your Toyota dealer as soon as possible: Toyota strongly urges the use of child restraint systems for children small enough to use them. The laws of all 50 states in the U.S.A. now require the use of a child restraint system. Your vehicle conforms to SAEJ1819. If a child is too large for a child restraint system, the child should sit in the rear seat and must be restrained using the vehicle's seat belt. See "Seat belts" on page 46 for details. D Toyota strongly urges use of a proper child restraint system which conforms to the size of the child, installed on the rear seat. According to accident statistics, the child is safer when properly restrained in the rear seat than in the front seat. D The SRS side and curtain shield airbags have been inflated. D The portion of the doors (shaded in the illustration) was involved in an accident that was not severe enough to cause the SRS side and curtain shield airbags to inflate. D Never put a rear-facing child restraint system on the front seat. In the event of an accident, the force of the rapid inflation of the airbag can cause death or serious injury if a rear-facing child restraint system is put on the front seat. D The surface of the seats with the side airbag (shaded in the illustration) is scratched, cracked, or otherwise damaged. D The portion of the front, center and rear garnish, and roof interior containing the curtain shield airbags inside (shaded in the illustration) is scratched, cracked, or otherwise damaged. CAUTION D For effective protection in automobile accidents and sudden stops, a child must be properly restrained, using a seat belt or child restraint system depending on the age and size of the child. Holding a child in your arms is not a substitute for a child restraint system. In an accident, the child can be crushed against the windshield, or between you and the vehicle's interior. D Unless it is unavoidable, do not put a child restraint front seat. system on the D A forward-facing child restraint system should be allowed to be put on the front seat only when it is unavoidable. Always move the seat as far back as possible, because the force of the deploying airbag could cause death or serious injury to the child. 74 2002 L/C100 from Aug. '02 Prod. (OM60986U)