Cadillac XT5 2017 Owner's Manual page 85

84 SEATS AND RESTRAINTS
Warning (Continued)
in a rear seat. It is also better to
secure a forward-facing child
restraint in a rear seat. If you must
secure a forward-facing child
restraint in the front outboard seat,
always move the front passenger
seat as far back as it will go.
Child restraints are devices used to
restrain, seat, or position children in
the vehicle and are sometimes called
child seats or car seats.
There are three basic types of child
restraints:
Forward-facing child restraints
Rearward-facing child restraints
Belt-positioning booster seats
The proper child restraint for your
child depends on their size, weight,
and age, and also on whether the
child restraint is compatible with the
vehicle in which it will be used.
For each type of child restraint, there
are many different models available.
When purchasing a child restraint, be
sure it is designed to be used in a
motor vehicle. The restraint
manufacturer's instructions that come
with the restraint state the weight and
height limitations for a particular
child restraint. In addition, there are
many kinds of restraints available for
children with special needs.
Warning
To reduce the risk of neck and head
injury in a crash, infants and
toddlers should be secured in a
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rear-facing child restraint until age
two, or until they reach the
maximum height and weight limits
of their child restraint.
Warning
A young child's hip bones are still
so small that the vehicle's regular
seat-belt may not remain low on
the hip bones, as it should. Instead,
it may settle around the child's
abdomen. In a crash, the belt would
apply force on a body area that is
unprotected by any bony structure.
This alone could cause serious or
fatal injuries. To reduce the risk of
serious or fatal injuries during a
crash, young children should always
be secured in appropriate child
restraints.