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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.
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:
Wherever you install it, be sure to secure the child
restrain1 properly.
Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can mow
around in
a
collision
0%'
sudden
stop and injure
people ir
the vehicle. Be sure to properly secure any child
restraint in yo~ar vehicle
--
even when no child is in
it.
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