Child Restraint Systems - Buick 2003 Park Avenue Owner's Manual

The body structure of a ,,ung child is quite
unlike that of an adult or older child, for whom
the safety belts are designed. A young child's
hip bones are still
so
small that the vehicle's
regular safety belt may not remain low on the
hip bones, as it should. Instead, it may settle
up around the child's abdomen. In a crash,
the belt would apply force on a body area
that's unprotected by any bony structure.
This alone could cause serious or fatal
injuries. Young children always should be
secured in appropriate child restraints.
Child Restraint Systems
An infant car bed (A), a special bed made for use in a
to restrain or position a child on a continuous flat
surface. Make sure that the infant's head rests toward
the center of the vehicle.
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