The First Years VIA 1450 - Manual (Page 11)

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Use Of Via I450 Infant Seat Child Restraint In Conjunction
With Side Airbags
To determine the types of side impact air bag(s) your vehicle may
have for individual seating positions, please refer to your owner’s
manual. The First Years Via I450 Infant Seat child restraint may be
used in any rear seating position equipped only with side impact
The First Years Policy Statement
airbags that are roof mounted with “curtain” type deployment.
For all other vehicles with other types of side impact airbags,
please refer to your specfic vehicles owner’s manual for appropriate
use of child restraints , or call the automobile manufacturer for
more information.
1 . National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
alerts vehicle owners that, according to accident statistics,
children under age 13 are safer when properly restrained
in the rear seating positions rather than in front seating
positions.
2 . Refer to vehicle owner’s manual for car seat installation
instructions for your specific vehicle.
- Use of Infant Seat in a vehicle rear seat location.
- Never put Infant Seat in a front seat location unless
permitted by vehicle owner’s manual.
- For vehicles with air bags, refer to vehicle owner’s
manual for child restraint installation information.
- If a vehicle front seat location with an air bag must be
used, follow the vehicle manufacturer’s instructions for
manufacturer’s instruction to disable air bags that
could cause serious injury to child and move seat back
as far as possible.
Section 6 - Selecting A Vehicle Seating Location