Protecting children general guidelines – Acura 2008 MDX - Owner's Manual User Manual

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Your vehicle has two rows of back

seats where children can be properly

restrained. If you ever have to carry

a group of children, and a child must

ride in front:

Place the largest child in the front

seat, provided the child is large

enough to wear the lap/shoulder

belt properly (see page

).

Move the vehicle seat as far to the

rear as possible (see page

).

Have the child sit upright and well

back in the seat (see page

).

Make sure the seat belt is properly

positioned and secured (see page

).

Many parents say they prefer to put

an infant or a small child in the front

passenger seat so they can watch the

child, or because the child requires

attention.

Placing a child in the front seat

exposes the child to hazards in a

frontal collision, and paying close

attention to a child distracts the

driver from the important tasks of

driving, placing both of you at risk.

If a child requires close physical

attention or frequent visual contact,

we strongly recommend that another

adult ride with the child in a back

seat. The back seat is far safer for a

child than the front.

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If You Must Drive with Several

Children

If a Child Requires Close

Attention

Protecting Children

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