Owner's Manual

car -uarantee that an air bag will not de, )y
under some unusual circumstance, even
though
it is turned off. General Motors
therefore recommends that rear-facing child
restraints be secured
in the rear seat whenever
possible, even if the air bag is
off.
If you secure a forward-facing child restraint in
the right front seat, always move the front
passenger seat as far back as
it will go. It is
better to secure the child restraint in a rear seat.
If your vehicle has the passenger sensing system and
you need
to secure a rear-facing child restraint in
the right front passenger’s seat, the passengers frontal
air bag must be
off. See Passenger Sensing System
on page
1-59 and Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position on page
1-46 for more on this
including important safety information.
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.
Top Strap
Some child restraints have a top strap, or “top tether.’’ It
can help restrain the child restraint during a collision.
For
it to work, a top strap must be properly anchored to
the vehicle. Some top strap-equipped child restraints
are designed for use with or without the top strap being
anchored. Others require the top strap always
to be
anchored. Be sure
to read and follow the instructions for
your child restraint.
If yours requires that the top strap
be anchored, don’t use the restraint unless it is anchored
properly.
If the child restraint does not have a top strap, one can
be obtained, in kit form, for many child restraints.
Ask the child restraint manufacturer whether or not a kit
is available.
Wherever you install it, be sure
to secure the child
restraint properly.
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