Child Restraint Systems - Cadillac XT4 2023 Owner's Manual

For each type of child restraint, there are
many different models available. When
purchasing a child restraint, be sure it is
designed to be used in a motor vehicle.
The instruction manual that is provided with
the child restraint states the weight and
height limitations for that particular child
restraint. In addition, there are many kinds
of child restraints available for children with
special needs.
Warning
To reduce the risk of neck and head
injury in a crash, infants and toddlers
should be secured in a rear-facing child
restraint until age two, or until they
reach the maximum height and weight
limits of their child restraint.
Warning
A young child's hip bones are still so
small that the vehicle seat belt may not
remain low on the hip 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 is
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unprotected by any bony structure. This
alone could cause serious or fatal injuries.
To reduce the risk of serious or fatal
injuries during a crash, young children
should always be secured in an
appropriate child restraint.

Child Restraint Systems

Infants and children should be placed in the
rear seat and properly restrained, according
to the terms in this manual.
A young child's hip bones are so small that
the vehicle's regular seat belt may not
remain low on the hip bones, as it should.
Instead, there is a possibility that it will load
the abdomen and cause serious or fatal
injury in a crash.
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Seats and Restraints
Danger
NEVER use a rearward-facing child
restraint on a seat protected by an
ACTIVE AIRBAG in front of it; DEATH or
SERIOUS INJURY to the CHILD can occur.
Danger
If using a rear-facing child restraint on
the front passenger seat, the airbag for
the front passenger seat must be
deactivated. This also applies to certain
forward-facing child restraints as indicated
in the tables listed in this manual.
See Airbag On-Off Switch 0 56.
When a child restraint is being used, pay
attention to the following usage and
installation instructions and also those
supplied with the child restraint.
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