Owner`s manual
Child Restraints
Be
sure the child restraint
is
designed to be used
in
a
vehicle.
If
it is, it will have
a
label saying that it meets
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
Then follow the instructions for the restraint. You may
find these instructions on the restraint itself or in a
booklet, or both. These restraints use the belt system in
your vehicle, but the child also has to be secured within
the restraint to help reduce the chance
of
personal injury.
The instructions that come with the infant or child
restraint will show you how to do that.
Where
to
Put
the
Restraint
Accident statistics show that children are safer
if
they
are
restrained in the rear rather than the front seat. We at
General Motors therefore recommend
that
you put your
child restraint
in
the rear seat.
Never
put a rear-facing
child restraint
in
the front passenger seat. Here’s why:
A
child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured
if
the right front passenger’s air
bag inflates. This is because the back of
a
rear-facing child restraint would be very close to
the inflating air bag. Always secure a rear-facing
child restraint in the rear seat.
You
may, however, secure a forward-facing child
restraint in the right front seat. Before
you
secure
a forward-facing child restraint, always move the
front passenger seat as
far
back as
it
will go. Or,
secure the child restraint in the rear seat.
Wherever you install it, be sure to secure the child
restraint properly.
Keep in mind that
an
unsecured child restraint can move
around in
a
collision
or
sudden stop and injure people
in
the vehicle. Be sure
to
properly secure
any
child
restraint
in
your vehicle
--
even when no child is in it.
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