Question 8086
In a vehicle with a front airbag, if a baby exceptionally rides in the front passenger seat with a child restraint system, it is required that...
- the child restraint system is rear-facing and the airbag is deactivated.
- the child restraint system is forward-facing and the airbag is deactivated.
- the child restraint system is rear-facing and the airbag is activated.
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Correct answer: the child restraint system is rear-facing and the airbag is deactivated.
Up to 15 months of age, a baby may only ride in a rear-facing child seat. If that child seat is in the front passenger seat, the front airbag for that seat must be deactivated. As it inflates, the airbag would hit the back of the child seat with great force and could seriously injure the child. That’s why you must never use a rear-facing child seat with the airbag activated.