Where To Put The Restraint; Top Strap - Oldsmobile Bravada 2002 Owner's Manual

Where to Put the Restraint

Accident statistics show that children are safer if they
are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat.
General Motors, therefore, recommends that child
restraints be secured in a rear seat outside position
including an infant riding in a rear
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child riding in a forward facing child seat and an older
child riding in a booster seat. Never put a rear
child restraint in the front passenger 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 right front
passenger's air bag inflates. This is because
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the back of the rear facing child restraint
would be very close to the inflating air bag.
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Always secure a rear facing child restraint in
a rear seat outside position.
You may secure a forward
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 outside position.
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facing infant seat, a
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facing
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facing child restraint
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
is in it.

Top Strap

Some child restraints have a top strap, or "top tether."
It can help restrain the child restraint during a collision.
For it to work, a top strap must be properly anchored to
the vehicle.
If the child restraint does not have a top strap, one
can be obtained, in kit form, for many child restraints.
Ask the child restraint manufacturer whether or not a
kit is available.
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even when no child