Top Strap - Chevrolet 2000 Cavalier Owner's Manual

CAUTION:
-
A child in a rear facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the right front
passenger's air bag inflates. This is because the
-
back of the rear facing child restraint would be
very close to the inflating air bag. Always secure
-
a rear facing child restraint in a rear seat.
You may secure a forward
in the right front seat, but before you do, always
move the front passenger seat as far back as it
will go. It's better to secure the child restraint in
a rear seat.
Wherever you install it, be sure to secure the child
restraint properly.
Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can move
around in a collision or sudden stop and injure people
in the vehicle. Be sure to properly secure any child
--
restraint in your vehicle
-
facing child restraint
even when no child is in it.

Top Strap

In Canada, the law requires that forward
child restraints have a top strap, and that the strap be
anchored. In the United States, some child restraints
also have a top strap. If your child restraint has a top
strap, it should be anchored.
If you have a convertible, don't use a restraint like that
in your vehicle because the top strap anchor cannot be
installed properly. You shouldn't use this type of
restraint without anchoring the top strap.
-
facing
1-43