Owner's Manual
Where to Put
the
Restraint
Accident statistics show that children are safer
if
they
are restrained
in
the rear rather than the front seat.
General Motors, therefore, recommends that child
restraints be secured in a rear seat, including an infant
riding in a rear-facing infant seat, a child riding
in
a
forward-facing child seat and an older child riding in a
booster 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 or killed
if
the right front
passenger’s air bag inflates. This
is
because
the back of the rear-facing child restraint
would be very close to the inflating air bag.
Always secure a rear-facing child restraint
in
a
rear seat.
You may secure a forward-facing child
restraint in the right front seat, but before you
do, always move the front passenger seat as
far back as
it
will go. It’s better
to
secure the
child restraint in a 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.
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.
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