Front Seat Position - Pontiac 2002 Aztek Owner's Manual

Securing a Child Restraint in the Right

Front Seat Position

Your vehicle has a front passenger air bag. Never put a
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rear facing child restraint in this seat. Here's why:
CAUTION:
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A child in a rear facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the front passenger's
air bag inflates. This is because the back of the
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rear facing child restraint would be very close to
the inflating air bag. Always secure a rear
child restraint in a rear seat.
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Although a rear seat is a safer place, you can secure a
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forward facing child restraint in the right front seat.
You'll be using the lap
about the top strap if the child restraint has one. Be sure
to follow the instructions that came with the child
restraint. Secure the child in the child restraint when and
as the instructions say.
1. Because your vehicle has a right front passenger air
bag, always move the seat as far back as it will go
before securing a forward
See "Seats" in the Index.
2. Put the restraint on the seat.
3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder
portions of the vehicle's safety belt through or
around the restraint. The child restraint instructions
will show you how.
Tilt the latch plate to adjust the belt if needed.
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facing
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shoulder belt. See the earlier part
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facing child restraint.