Nissan LEAF 2023 Owners Manual
5.5.6.2. Installation on front passenger’s seat
Never install a rear-facing child restraint system on the front passenger seat without ensuring that the front passenger air bag is deactivated. The vehicle is equipped with a manual front-passenger air bag deactivation system. The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator light must be lit. In a frontal collision, supplemental front-impact air bags inflate with great force. An inflating supplemental front-impact air bags could seriously injure or kill your child.
NISSAN recommends that a child restraint be installed on the rear seat. However, if you must install a child restraint on the front passenger’s seat, move the passenger’s seat to the rearmost position.
Child restraints for infants must be used in the rear-facing direction and therefore must not be used on the front passenger’s seat when the front passenger’s air bag has not been deactivated.
Front-facing
Be sure to follow the manufacturer’s instructions for the proper use of your child restraint. Follow these steps to install a front-facing child restraint on the front passenger’s seat using a 3-point type seat belt without automatic locking mode:
If you must install a front-facing child restraint system on the front seat, follow these steps:
Turn off the front passenger’s air bag using the front passenger air bag switch. (See
.) Push the power switch to the ON position and make sure that the front air bag status light
illuminates.
Move the seat to the rearmost position (1).
Adjust the head restraint to its highest position (2).
Position the child restraint in the seat.
Route the seat belt tongue through the child restraint and insert it into the buckle (3) until you hear and feel the latch engage.
To prevent slack in the seat belt webbing, it is necessary to secure the seat belt in place with locking devices attached to the child restraint.
Remove any additional slack from the seat belt; press downward (4) and rearward (5) firmly in the centre of the child restraint with your knee to compress the vehicle seat cushion and seatback while pulling up on the seat belt.
Test the child restraint before you place the child in it (6). Push the child restraint from side to side and tug it forward to make sure that it is held securely in place.
Check to make sure that the child restraint is properly secured prior to each use. If the child restraint is loose, repeat steps 5 through 8.