Chevrolet 2003 Astro Owner's Manual page 48

The
. -
Ddy st.
-.-
re of a young -.1ild 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
thehip 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.
Children who are
L
against, or very close to,
any air bag when it inflates can be seriously
injured or killed. Air bags plus lap-shoulder
belts offer outstanding protection for adults
and older children, but not for young children
and infants. Neither the vehicle's safety belt
system nor its air bag system is designed for
them. Young children and infants need the
protection that a child restraint system can
provide.
1-41