GMC 1998 Savana Van Owner's Manual page 58

w nen cnoosing
a
child restraint, 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. Both the owner's
manual and the child restraint instructions are important,
so
if either one of these is not available, obtain a
replacement copy from the manufacturer.
Where to Put the Restraint (Except Cargo
Vans and Cab and Chassis Models)
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 a rear seat. If your vehicle has a front
passenger air bag, never put a rear-facing child restraint
in the front passenger seat. Here's why:
A child in
a
rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the right front
passenger's air bag inflates, even if your vehicle
has reduced-force frontal air bags. This is
because the back of the rear-facing child
restraint would be very close to the inflating
air
bag. If your vehicle has a right front passenger's
air bag, always secure a rear-facing child
restraint in a rear seat.
You may secure a forward-facing child restraint
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 -- even when no child is in
it.
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