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Child Restraints
Be sure the child restraint is designeld 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
dol that.
Where to Put the Restraint
Accident statistics show that children are safer if they
are restrained in the rear rather than the front
seat.
We at
General Motors therefore recommen'd that you put your
child restraint in the rear seat. Never gut
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 if the right front passenger's air
bag inflates. This is because the
back of a
rear-facing child restraint would be very close to
the inflating air bag. Always secure a rear-facing
child restraint
in
the rear seat.
You may,
however, secure
a
forward-facing
child
restraint in the right front seat. Before
you secure
a forward-facing child restraint, always move the
front passenger seat as far back as it
will go. Or,
secure the
child
restraint in the rear seat.
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