Chevrolet TRACKER 1999 Owner's Manual page 53

Second Printing for Chevrolet Tracker Owner's Manual – 1999
CAUTION:
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A child in a rear facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the right front
passenger's air bag inflates, even though your
vehicle has Next Generation frontal air bags.
This is because the back of the rear
restraint would be very close to the inflating air
bag. Always secure a rear
in the rear seat.
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.
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You'll be using the lap shoulder belt. See the earlier part
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.)
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facing child
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facing child restraint
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facing child restraint.
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.
If the shoulder belt goes in front of the child's face or
neck, put it behind the child restraint.
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