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Open the luggage floor board and put the head
After storing the head restraints, pull the strap
Folding:
restraints
in the storage area.
and fold the seatback.
Before folding the third row seats, the head
restraints of the third row seats must be
removed.
WARNING
Push the lock knob
and pull the head
restraints
off from the seat back.
. Never allow anyone to ride in the cargo
area or on the third row seat when it is in
Also, store the seat belt buckles for the third
the folddown position. Use of these areas
row seats before folding the seats.
by passengers without proper restraints
could result in serious injury in an accident
or sudden stop.
. Properly secure all cargo with ropes or
straps to help prevent it from sliding or
shifting. Do not place cargo higher than
the seatbacks. In a sudden stop or collision,
unsecured cargo could cause personal
Safety — Seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system
1-11
HEAD RESTRAINTS
injury.
WARNING
. When returning the seatbacks to the
upright position, be certain they are
completely secured in the latched position.
Head restraints supplement the other vehicle
If they are not completely secured, passen-
safety systems. They may provide additional
gers may be injured in an accident or
protection against injury in certain rear end
sudden stop.
collisions. Adjustable head restraints must be
adjusted properly, as specified in this section.
Check the adjustment after someone else uses
Returning:
the seat. Do not attach anything to the head
1.
Pull the strap, then raise the seatback until it
restraint stalks or remove the head restraint.
Do not use the seat if the head restraint has
locks securely into place. Push lightly on
been removed. If the head restraint was
the seatback to confirm that it has actually
removed, reinstall and properly adjust the
been secured.
head restraint before an occupant uses the
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2.
Install the head restraints.
seating position. Failure to follow these in-
structions can reduce the effectiveness of the
Indicates the seating position is equipped
head restraint. This may increase the risk of
with a head restraint.
serious injury or death in a collision.
. Your vehicle is equipped with a head
restraint that may be integrated, adjustable
or non-adjustable.
. Adjustable head restraints have multiple
notches along the stalk to lock them in a
desired adjustment position.
. The non-adjustable head restraints have a
single locking notch to secure them to the
seat frame.
. The head restraints of the second row seats
and third row seats are non-adjustable head
restraints.
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Safety — Seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system
Proper Adjustment:
— For the adjustable type, align the head
restraint so the center of your ear is
approximately level with the center of
the head restraint.
— If your ear position is still higher than
the recommended alignment, place the
head restraint at the highest position.
If the head restraint has been removed,
ensure that it is reinstalled and locked in
place before riding in that designated
seating position.
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ADJUSTABLE HEAD RE-
NON-ADJUSTABLE HEAD RE-
STRAINT COMPONENTS
STRAINT COMPONENTS
1. Removable head restraint
1. Removable head restraint
2. Multiple notches
2. Single notch
3. Lock knob
3. Lock knob
4. Stalks
4. Stalks
Safety — Seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system
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REMOVE
INSTALL
ADJUST
Use the following procedure to remove the head
1. Align the head restraint stalks with the holes
For adjustable head restraint
restraint.
in the seat. Make sure that the head restraint
Adjust the head restraint so the center is level
is facing the correct direction. The stalk
1. Pull the head restraint up to the highest
with the center of your ears. If your ear position
with the adjustment notch
must be
position.
is still higher than the recommended alignment,
installed in the hole with the lock knob
place the head restraint at the highest position.
2. Push and hold the lock knob.
2. Push and hold the lock knob and push the
3. Remove the head restraint from the seat.
head restraint down.
4. Store the head restraint properly in a secure
3. Properly adjust the head restraint before an
place so it is not loose in the vehicle.
occupant uses the seating position.
5. Reinstall and properly adjust the head
restraint before an occupant uses the seating
position.
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Safety — Seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system
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For non-adjustable head restraint
Raise
Lower
Make sure the head restraint is positioned so the
To raise the head restraint, pull it up.
To lower, push and hold the lock knob and push
lock knob is engaged in the notch before riding
Make sure the head restraint is positioned so the
the head restraint down.
in that designated seating position.
lock knob is engaged in the notch before riding
Make sure the head restraint is positioned so the
in that designated seating position.
lock knob is engaged in the notch before riding
in that designated seating position.
Safety — Seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system
1-15
SEAT BELTS
PRECAUTIONS ON SEAT
BELT USAGE
If you are wearing your seat belt properly
adjusted, and you are sitting upright and well
back in your seat with both feet on the floor,
your chances of being injured or killed in an
accident and/or the severity of injury may be
greatly reduced. Mitsubishi Motors strongly
encourages you and all of your passengers to
buckle up every time you drive, even if your
seating position includes a airbag.
Most U.S. states and Canadian provinces or
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territories specify that seat belts be worn at
all times when a vehicle is being driven.
WARNING
When a person sits in the second center seating
position, pull up the head restraint to a height
at which it locks in position. Be sure to make
this adjustment before starting to drive.
Serious injuries could otherwise be suffered
in the result of an impact.
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Safety — Seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system
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Safety — Seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system
1-17
Be sure the seat belt tongue is securely
WARNING
fastened to the proper buckle.
Do not wear the seat belt inside out or
Every person who drives or rides in this
twisted. Doing so may reduce its effective-
vehicle should use a seat belt at all times.
ness.
Children should be properly restrained in
Do not allow more than one person to use
the rear seat whenever possible. If one
the same seat belt.
must be used in the front passenger seat,
move the seat to the most rearward
Never carry more people in the vehicle
position and make sure the child stays in
than there are seat belts.
the child restraint system, properly re-
If the seat belt warning light glows
strained. Failure to follow these instruc-
continuously while the ignition is turned
tions could result in serious injury or death
ON with all doors closed and all seat belts
to the child.
fastened, it may indicate a malfunction in
The seat belt should be properly adjusted
the system. Have the system checked. It is
to a snug fit. Failure to do so may reduce
recommended you visit an authorized
Never insert any foreign object, such as a
the effectiveness of the entire restraint
Mitsubishi Motors dealer for this service.
piece of plastic, paper clip, button or coin,
system and increase the chance or severity
No changes should be made to the seat belt
into the seat belt buckle.
of injury in an accident. Serious injury or
system. For example, do not modify the
death can occur if the seat belt is not worn
Once a seat belt pretensioner has acti-
seat belt, add material, or install devices
vated, it cannot be reused and must be
properly.
that may change the seat belt routing or
replaced together with the retractor. It is
Always route the shoulder belt over your
tension. Doing so may affect the operation
recommended you visit an authorized
shoulder and across your chest. Never put
of the seat belt system. Modifying or
Mitsubishi Motors dealer for this service.
the belt behind your back, under your arm
tampering with the seat belt system may
All seat belt assemblies, including retrac-
or across your neck. The belt should be
result in serious personal injury.
away from your face and neck, but not
tors and attaching hardware, should be
falling off your shoulder.
inspected after any collision. It is recom-
mended you visit an authorized Mitsubishi
Position the lap belt as low and snug as
Motors dealer for this service. Mitsubishi
possible AROUND THE HIPS, NOT THE
Motors recommends that all seat belt
WAIST. A lap belt worn too high could
assemblies in use during a collision be
increase the risk of internal injuries in an
replaced unless the collision was minor and
accident.
the belts show no damage and continue to
operate properly. Seat belt assemblies not
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Safety — Seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system
in use during a collision should also be
. The front passenger’s seat belt is not
inspected and replaced if either damage or
fastened and objects or external force on
improper operation is noted.
the passenger seat change the seat belt
reminder classification to “occupied”.
All child restraints and attaching hard-
ware should be inspected after any colli-
The seat belt warning light will flash under the
sion. Always follow the restraint
conditions shown above until the necessary seat
manufacturer’s inspection instructions
belt is securely fastened.
and replacement recommendations. The
A warning chime will sound for approximately
child restraints should be replaced if they
are damaged.
95
seconds or until one of the following
conditions is met:
. The unbuckled front passenger’s seat belt is
securely fastened.
. The seat belt reminder function in the front
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passenger seat no longer detects that the
front passenger seat is occupied.
SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT
. The ignition switch is turned off.
AND CHIME
The below situations could result in the seat belt
The driver and front passenger seats are
warning light being illuminated and the chime
equipped with an enhanced seat belt reminder
sounding, even with no occupant present in the
function. A visual and audible alert will operate
passenger seat:
if a driver or front passenger seat belt is
. Heavy objects placed on the seat.
unbuckled at speeds of approximately
10
. Someone pushing or pulling on the front
MPH (15 km/h) or more under the following
passenger seat.
conditions:
. An object placed under the front passenger
. If the driver seat belt is not fastened.
seat.
. The front passenger’s seat belt is not
. An object placed between the seat cushion
fastened and the seat is occupied by a
and center console or between the seat
passenger for 7 seconds after the ignition
cushion and the door.
switch is placed in the ON position.
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. An object hanging on the seat or placed in
THREE-POINT TYPE SEAT
seat belt to release the child. If the seat belt
any of seatback pocket.
cannot be unbuckled or is already un-
BELT WITH RETRACTOR
. A child restraint or other object pressing
buckled, release the child by cutting the
seat belt with a suitable tool (such as a
against the rear of the seatback.
knife or scissors) to release the seat belt.
The rear seats are equipped with a seat belt
WARNING
warning in the multi-information display. (See
“10. Rear seat belt warning” (P.2-34).)
Every person who drives or rides in this
Fastening the seat belts
vehicle should use a seat belt at all times.
1.
Adjust the seat. (See “Seats” (P.1-2).)
PREGNANT WOMEN
Children should be in the rear seats and in
Mitsubishi Motors recommends that pregnant
an appropriate restraint.
women use seat belts. The seat belt should be
Do not ride in a moving vehicle when the
worn snug, and always position the lap belt as
seatback is reclined. This can be danger-
low as possible around the hips, not the waist.
ous. The shoulder belt will not be against
Place the shoulder belt over your shoulder and
your body. In an accident, you could be
across your chest. Never put the lap/shoulder
thrown into it and receive neck or other
serious injuries. You could also slide under
belt over your abdominal area. Contact your
the lap belt and receive serious internal
doctor for specific recommendations.
injuries.
INJURED PERSONS
For the most effective protection when the
vehicle is in motion, the seat should be
Mitsubishi Motors recommends that injured
upright. Always sit well back and upright
persons use seat belts, depending on the injury.
in the seat with both feet on the floor and
Check with your doctor for specific recommen-
adjust the seat belt properly.
dations.
Do not allow children to play with the seat
belts. Most seating positions are equipped
with Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR)
mode seat belts. If the seat belt becomes
wrapped around a child’s neck with the
ALR mode activated, the child can be
seriously injured or killed if the seat belt
retracts and becomes tight. This can occur
even if the vehicle is parked. Unbuckle the
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Safety — Seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system
seat belt when the vehicle slows down rapidly
or during certain impacts.
The Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) mode
(child restraint mode) locks the seat belt for
child restraint installation.
When ALR mode is activated the seat belt
cannot be extended again until the seat belt
tongue is detached from the buckle and fully
retracted. The seat belt returns to the ELR mode
after the seat belt fully retracts. For additional
information, see “Child restraints” (P.1-27).
The ALR mode should be used only for child
restraint installation. During normal seat
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belt use by an occupant, the ALR mode
2.
Slowly pull the seat belt out of the retractor
3.
Position the lap belt portion low and snug
should not be activated. If it is activated, it
and insert the tongue into the buckle until
on the hips
as shown.
may cause uncomfortable seat belt tension.
you hear and feel the latch engage.
4.
Pull the shoulder belt portion toward the
. The retractor is designed to lock
retractor to take up extra slack
. Be sure
WARNING
during a sudden stop or on impact.
the shoulder belt is routed over your
A slow pulling motion permits the belt
shoulder and across your chest.
When fastening the seat belts, be certain that
to move and allows you some freedom
seatbacks are completely secured in the latched
The three-point seat belts in the front passenger
of movement in the seat.
position. If they are not completely secured,
seat and the rear seating positions have two
. If the seat belt cannot be pulled from
passengers may be injured in an accident or
modes of operation:
its fully retracted position, firmly pull
sudden stop.
. Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR)
the belt and release it. Then smoothly
pull the belt out of the retractor.
. Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR)
The Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) mode
allows the seat belt to extend and retract to
allow the driver and passengers some freedom
of movement in the seat. The ELR locks the
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restrict further belt movement.
If the retractor does not lock during this check,
get the system checked. It is recommended you
visit an authorized Mitsubishi Motors dealer for
this service, or to learn more about seat belt
operation.
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Unfastening the seat belts
Shoulder belt height adjustment (for
To unfasten the seat belt, push the button on the
front seats)
buckle
. The seat belt automatically retracts.
The shoulder belt anchor height should be
adjusted to the position best for you.
(See
Checking seat belt operation
“Precautions on seat belt usage” (P.1-16).)
Seat belt retractors are designed to lock seat belt
To adjust, pull the adjustment button
, and
movement by two separate methods:
then move the shoulder belt anchor to the
. When the belt is pulled quickly from the
desired position
, so that the belt passes over
retractor.
the center of the shoulder. The belt should be
. When the vehicle slows down rapidly.
away from your face and neck, but not falling
To increase your confidence in the seat belts,
off of your shoulder. Release the adjustment
check the operation as follows:
button to lock the shoulder belt anchor into
position.
. Grasp the shoulder belt and pull forward
quickly. The retractor should lock and
The range of height adjustment of the shoulder
belt may vary depending on the model.
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Safety — Seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system
SEAT BELT EXTENDERS
WARNING
If your seat belt, even when fully extended, is
not long enough, a seat belt extender must be
After adjustment, release the adjustment
obtained. The extender may be used for either
button and try to move the shoulder belt
of the front seats.
anchor up and down to make sure it is
securely fixed in position.
The shoulder belt anchor height should be
adjusted to the position best for you.
Failure to do so may reduce the effective-
ness of the entire restraint system and
increase the chance or severity of injury in
an accident.
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Example
Seat belt clip
When the seat belt is not
in
use
and when
folding down the second row or third row seats,
clip the second row or third row outer seat belts
on the seat belt clips.
Be sure not to clip the seat belt tongue to the
clip.
WARNING
Before folding up the second row or third row
seats, ensure the seat belts are not obstructing
the seatback latches to avoid damage to the
seat belt webbing.
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1-23
CHILD SAFETY
SEAT BELT MAINTENANCE
WARNING
To clean the seat belt webbing, apply a
mild soap solution or any solution recom-
Do not allow children to play with the seat
mended for cleaning upholstery or carpets.
belts. Most seating positions are equipped with
Then wipe with a cloth and allow the seat
Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) mode seat
belts to dry in the shade. Do not allow the
belts. If the seat belt becomes wrapped around
seat belts to retract until they are completely
a child’s neck with the ALR mode activated,
dry.
the child can be seriously injured or killed if
If dirt builds up in the shoulder belt
the seat belt retracts and becomes tight. This
can occur even if the vehicle is parked.
guide of the seat belt anchors, the seat belts
Unbuckle the seat belt to release the child. If
may retract slowly. Wipe the shoulder belt
the seat belt cannot be unbuckled or is already
guide with a clean, dry cloth.
unbuckled, release the child by cutting the seat
Periodically check to see that the seat belt
belt with a suitable tool (such as a knife or
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and the metal components, such as
scissors) to release the seat belt.
buckles, tongues, retractors, flexible wires
and anchors, work properly. If loose parts,
Children need adults to help protect them.
WARNING
deterioration, cuts or other damage on the
They need to be properly restrained.
webbing is found, the entire seat belt
The extender should only be
used if the
In addition to the general information in this
assembly should be replaced.
existing belt is not long enough. Anyone
manual, child safety information is available
who can use the standard seat belt should
from many other sources, including doctors,
not use an extender. Unnecessary use of an
teachers, government traffic safety offices, and
extender can adversely affect seat belt
community organizations. Every child is differ-
performance in an accident.
ent, so be sure to learn the best way to transport
When not required, the extender must be
your child.
removed and stowed.
There are three basic types of child restraint
Never use seat belt extenders to install
systems:
child restraints. If the child restraint is not
secured properly, the child could be
. Rear-facing child restraint
seriously injured or killed in a collision
or a sudden stop.
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Safety — Seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system
. Forward-facing child restraint
vehicle seat belt. See “Child restraints” (P.1-27)
least 1 year old should be secured in a forward-
. Booster seat
for more information.
facing child restraint with a harness. Refer to
the manufacturer’s instructions for minimum
The proper restraint depends on the child’s size.
Mitsubishi Motors recommends that all pre-
and maximum weight and height recommenda-
Generally, infants up to about 1 year and less
teens and children be restrained in the rear
tions. Mitsubishi Motors recommends that
than 20 lb (9 kg) should be placed in rear-facing
seat. Studies show that children are safer
small children be placed in child restraints that
child restraints. Forward-facing child restraints
when properly restrained in the rear seat
comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
are available for children who outgrow rear-
than in the front seat.
facing child restraints and are at least 1 year old.
Standards or Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety
This is especially important because your
Standards. You should choose a child restraint
Booster seats are used to help position a vehicle
vehicle has a supplemental restraint system
that fits your vehicle and always follow the
lap/shoulder belt on a child who can no longer
(Airbag system) for the front passenger. See
manufacturer’s instructions for installation and
use a forward-facing child restraint.
“Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS)”
use.
(P.1-47).
LARGER CHILDREN
WARNING
INFANTS
Children should remain in a forward-facing
Infants up to at least 1 year old should be placed
Infants and children need special protection.
child restraint with a harness until they reach
in a rear-facing child restraint. Mitsubishi
The vehicle’s seat belts may not fit them
the maximum height or weight limit allowed by
Motors recommends that infants be placed in
properly. The shoulder belt may come too
the child restraint manufacturer.
close to the face or neck. The lap belt may not
child restraints that comply with Federal Motor
Once a child outgrows the height or weight
fit over their small hip bones. In an accident,
Vehicle Safety Standards or Canadian Motor
limit of the harness-equipped forward-facing
an improperly fitting seat belt could cause
Vehicle Safety Standards. You should choose a
serious or fatal injury. Always use appropriate
child restraint, Mitsubishi Motors recommends
child restraint that fits your vehicle and always
child restraints.
that the child be placed in a commercially
follow the manufacturer’s instructions for
available booster seat to obtain proper seat belt
installation and use.
All U.S. states and Canadian provinces or
fit. For a seat belt to fit properly, the booster
SMALL CHILDREN
seat should raise the child so that the shoulder
territories require the use of approved child
restraints for infants and small children. See
Children that are over 1 year old and weigh at
belt is properly positioned across the chest and
“Child restraints” (P.1-27).
least 20 lb (9 kg) should remain in a rear-facing
the top, middle portion of the shoulder. The
child restraint as long as possible up to the
shoulder belt should not cross the neck or face
A child restraint may be secured in the vehicle
height or weight limit of the child restraint.
and should not fall off the shoulder. The lap belt
by using either the LATCH (Lower Anchors
Children who outgrow the height or weight
should lie snugly across the lower hips or upper
and Tethers for CHildren) system or with the
limit of the rear-facing child restraint and are at
thighs, not the abdomen.
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A booster seat can only be used in seating
positions that have a three-point type seat belt.
WARNING
The booster seat should fit the vehicle seat and
have a label certifying that it complies with
Never let a child stand or kneel on any seat and
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards or
do not allow a child in the cargo area. The child
Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
could be seriously injured or killed in a sudden
stop or collision.
A booster seat should be used until the child can
pass the seat belt fit test below:
. Are the child’s back and hips against the
vehicle seatback?
. Is the child able to sit without slouching?
. Do the child’s knees bend easily over the
front edge of the seat with feet flat on the
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floor?
. Can the child safely wear the seat belt (lap
If you answered no to any of these questions,
belt low and snug across the hips and
the child should remain in a booster seat using a
shoulder belt across mid-chest and
three-point type seat belt.
shoulder)?
NOTE:
. Is the child able to use the properly adjusted
Laws in some communities may follow
head restraint?
different guidelines. Check local and state
. Will the child be able to stay in position for
regulations to confirm your child is using the
the entire ride?
correct restraint system before traveling.
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CHILD RESTRAINTS
PRECAUTIONS ON CHILD
child restraint in the front seat,
see
“Forward-facing child re-
RESTRAINTS
straint installation using the seat
belts” (P.1-39).
WARNING
— Even with the Advanced Airbag
System, never install a rear-facing
Failure to follow the warnings and instruc-
child restraint or infant restraint
tions for proper use and installation of
in the front seat. An inflating
child restraints could result in serious
airbag could seriously injure or
injury or death of a child or other
passengers in a sudden stop or collision:
kill a child. A rear-facing child
restraint or infant restraint must
— The child restraint must be used
only be used in the rear seat.
and installed properly. Always
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follow all of the child restraint
— Be sure to purchase a child
manufacturer’s instructions for
restraint that will fit the child
installation and use.
and vehicle. Some child restraints
may not fit properly in your
— Infants and children should never
vehicle.
be held on anyone’s lap. Even the
strongest adult cannot resist the
— Child restraint anchorages are
forces of a collision.
designed to withstand only those
loads imposed by correctly fitted
— Do not put a seat belt around
child restraints. Under no circum-
both a child and another passen-
stances are they to be used to
ger.
attach adult seat belts, or other
— Mitsubishi Motors recommends
items or equipment to the vehicle.
that all child restraints be in-
Doing so could damage the child
stalled in the rear seat. Studies
restraint anchorages. The child
show that children are safer when
restraint will not be properly
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properly restrained in the rear
installed using the damaged an-
seat than in the front seat. If you
chorage, and a child could be
must install a forward-facing
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be connected to these anchors.
. If the combined weight of the child and
seriously injured or killed in a
child restraint is greater than
65 lb (29.5
collision.
For details, see “Lower Anchors and Tethers for
kg), use the vehicle’s seat belt
(not the
CHildren (LATCH) system” (P.1-29).
— Never use the anchor points for
lower anchors) to install the child restraint.
adult seat belts or harnesses.
If you do not have a LATCH compatible child
. Be sure to follow the child restraint
restraint, the vehicle seat belts can be used.
— A child restraint with a top tether
manufacturer’s instructions for installation.
Several manufacturers offer child restraints for
strap should not be used in the
All U.S. states and Canadian provinces or
infants and small children of various sizes.
front passenger seat.
territories require that infants and small
When selecting any child restraint, keep the
children be restrained in an approved child
— Infants and children should al-
following points in mind:
restraint at all times while the vehicle is
ways be placed in an appropriate
Choose only a restraint with a label
being operated. Canadian law requires the
child restraint while in the vehicle.
certifying that it complies with Federal
top tether strap on forward-facing child
When the child restraint is not in use, keep
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
213
or
restraints be secured to
the
designated
it secured with the LATCH system or a
Motor Vehicle Restraint Systems and Boos-
anchor point on the vehicle.
seat belt. In a sudden stop or collision,
ter Seats Safety Regulations (RSSR).
loose objects can injure occupants or
Check the child restraint in your vehicle to
damage the vehicle.
be sure it is compatible with the vehicle’s
seat and seat belt system.
If the child restraint is compatible with your
CAUTION
vehicle, place your child in the child
restraint and check the various adjustments
A child restraint in a closed vehicle can become
to be sure the child restraint is compatible
very hot. Check the seating surface and
with your child. Choose a child restraint
buckles before placing a child in the child
that is designed for your child’s height and
restraint.
weight. Always follow all recommended
procedures.
This vehicle is equipped with a universal child
If the combined weight of the child and
restraint anchor system, referred to as the
child restraint is less than 65 lb (29.5 kg),
LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for
you may use either the LATCH anchors or
CHildren) system. Some child restraints include
the seat belt to install the child restraint (not
rigid or webbing-mounted attachments that can
both at the same time).
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to follow the child restraint manufacturer’s
the child restraint anchorages. The child
instructions for installation.
restraint will not be properly installed
using the damaged anchorage, and a child
LATCH lower anchor
could be seriously injured or killed in a
collision.
WARNING
LATCH lower anchor location
Failure to follow the warnings and instructions
The LATCH lower anchor points are provided
for proper use and installation of child
to install child restraints in the second row
restraints could result in serious injury or
outboard seating
positions only. Do not at-
death of a child or other passengers in a
tempt to install a child restraint in the center
sudden stop or collision:
seating position
using
the
LATCH lower
Attach LATCH system compatible child
anchors.
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restraints only at the locations shown in
the illustration.
LATCH system anchor location
Do not secure a child restraint in the center
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
rear seating position using the LATCH
CHildren (LATCH) SYSTEM
lower anchors. The child restraint will not
be secured properly.
Your vehicle is equipped with special anchor
Inspect the lower anchors by inserting
points that are used with LATCH system
your fingers into the lower anchor area.
compatible child restraints. This system may
Feel to make sure there are no obstructions
also be referred to as the ISOFIX or ISOFIX
over the anchors such as seat belt webbing
compatible system. With this system, you do
or seat cushion material. The child re-
not have to use a vehicle seat belt to secure the
straint will not be secured properly if the
child restraint unless the combined weight of
lower anchors are obstructed.
the child and child restraint exceeds 65 lb (29.5
Child restraint anchorages are designed to
kg). If the combined weight of the child and
withstand only those loads imposed by
child restraint is greater than 65 lb (29.5 kg),
correctly fitted child restraints. Under no
use the vehicle’s seat belt
(not the lower
circumstances are they to be used to attach
anchors) to install the child restraint. Be sure
adult seat belts, or other items or equip-
ment to the vehicle. Doing so could damage
Safety — Seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system
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SSS0644
LATCH webbing-mounted attachment
LATCH rigid attachment
When installing a child restraint, carefully read
Installing child restraint LATCH
and follow the instructions in this manual and
lower anchor attachments
those supplied with the child restraint.
LATCH compatible child restraints include two
rigid or webbing-mounted attachments that can
Top tether anchor
be connected to two anchors located at certain
seating positions in your vehicle. With this
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WARNING
system, you do not have to use a vehicle seat
The LATCH lower anchor points are located at
belt to secure the child restraint. Check your
Properly secure cargo and do not allow it to
the second row seat cushions.
child restraint for a label stating that it is
contact the top tether strap when it is attached
compatible with LATCH. This information may
to the top tether anchor. Cargo that is not
also be in the instructions provided by the child
properly secured or cargo that contacts the top
restraint manufacturer.
tether strap may damage the top tether strap
during a collision. If the tonneau cover (if so
equipped) contacts the top tether strap when it
is attached to the top tether anchor, remove the
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tonneau cover from the vehicle. If the tonneau
the seatbacks.
cover is not removed, it may damage the top
If a child restraint has a top tether strap, it must
tether strap during a collision. Your child could
be used when installing with the LATCH lower
be seriously injured or killed in a collision if
anchor attachments or seat belts.
the child restraint top tether strap is damaged.
If you have any questions when installing a
top tether strap child restraint on the rear
seat, it is recommended you visit an author-
ized Mitsubishi Motors dealer for this
service.
REAR-FACING CHILD RE-
STRAINT INSTALLATION
USING LATCH
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Refer to all Warnings and Cautions in the
“Child safety” and “Child restraints” sections
Top tether anchor point locations
before installing a child restraint.
Do not use the lower anchors if the combined
WARNING
weight of the child and the child restraint
exceeds 65 lb (29.5 kg). If the combined weight
Child restraint anchorages are designed to
of the child and the child restraint is greater than
withstand only those loads imposed by cor-
65 lb (29.5 kg), use the vehicle’s seat belt (not
rectly fitted child restraints. Under no circum-
the lower anchors) to install the child restraint.
stances are they to be used to attach adult seat
Be sure to follow the child restraint manufac-
belts, or other items or equipment to the
vehicle. Doing so could damage the child
turer’s instructions for installation.
restraint anchorages. The child restraint will
Follow these steps to install a rear-facing child
not be properly installed using the damaged
restraint using the LATCH system:
anchorage, and a child could be seriously
injured or killed in a collision.
1. Position the child restraint on the seat.
Always follow the child restraint manufac-
turer’s instructions.
Anchor points are located on the back side of
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