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
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.
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