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:
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CAUTION:
*-
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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