Securing Child Restraints; Front Seat) - Cadillac XT4 2020 Owner's Manual

Cadillac XT4 Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-MidEast-13527545) - 2020 -
CRC - 9/16/19
5. To tighten the belt, push down
on the child restraint, pull the
shoulder portion of the belt to
tighten the lap portion of the
belt, and feed the shoulder belt
back into the retractor. When
installing a forward-facing child
restraint, it may be helpful to use
your knee to push down on the
child restraint as you tighten
the belt.
Try to pull the belt out of the
retractor to make sure the
retractor is locked. If the
retractor is not locked, repeat
Steps 4 and 5.
6. If the child restraint has a top
tether, follow the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions
regarding the use of the top
tether. See Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) 0 76.
7. Before placing a child in the
child restraint, make sure it is
securely held in place. Refer to
your child restraint manufacturer
instructions.
To remove the child restraint,
unbuckle the vehicle seat belt and let
it return to the stowed position. If the
top tether is attached to a top tether
anchor, disconnect it.
If the head restraint was removed,
reinstall it before the seating position
is used. See "Head Restraint Removal
and Reinstallation" under Lower
Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH System) 0 76 for additional
information on installing the head
restraint properly.
SEATS AND RESTRAINTS

Securing Child Restraints

(With the Seat Belt in the

Front Seat)

This vehicle has airbags. A rear seat is
a safer place to secure a
forward-facing child restraint. See
Where to Put the Restraint 0 75.
In addition, the vehicle has a
passenger sensing system which is
designed to turn off the front
outboard passenger frontal and knee
airbag under certain conditions. See
Passenger Sensing System 0 63 and
Passenger Airbag Status Indicator 0 112
for more information, including
important safety information.
Never put a rear-facing child seat in
the front. This is because the risk to
the rear-facing child is so great, if the
airbag deploys.
Warning
A child in a rear-facing child
restraint can be seriously injured or
killed if the front outboard
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