Child Restraint; Care Not Equipped With Special Child Restraints - Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1971 Owner's Manual

Child Restraint
Children in
automobil~s
should
be restrained to lessen the risk of
injury in accidents, sudden stops or
other driving conditions. General
Motors has designed an "INFANT
SAFETY CARRIER" specifically
for infants and a "CHILD
SAFETY SEAT" specifically for
small children, which are available
from your Chevrolet dealer. The
Carrier and Child Seat are designed
to utilize lap belts in your 1971
Monte Carlo.
The General Motors Infant
Safety Carrier and the Child Safety
Seat must be used only in passen-
ger vehicle seats equipped with lap
belts. They must be used only on
front or rear seats which do not
fold or on folding seats equipped
with a latch to hold the seatback
upright (Standard on 1967 and
later model GM passenger ve-
hicles). In using either Carrier or
Child Seat, read and comply with
all installation and usage instruc-
tions. Do not place more than one
child at a time in the Carrier or
Child Seat. The Carrier is designed
for use only with infants weighing
up to 20 pounds. The Child Seat is
designed for use only by children
weighing up to 30 pounds and who
are able to sit up by themselves. All
unused seat belts near the Carrier
or Child Seat should be stowed
properly to help prevent them from
striking the child in the event of
a sudden stop or collision. Shoulder
belts should be stowed in any spe-
cial storage convenience provided.
Lap belts and shoulder belts with-
out storage provisions should have
buckles latched and belts adjusted
to remove slack.
Cars Not Equipped With
Special Child Restraints
If a child is traveling in a vehicle
not equipped with a General
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Motors Infant Safety Carrier or
Child Safety Seat, the following
precautions should be taken:
1. Children should be placed in the
rear seat. Never allow a child to
stand or kneel on any seat.
2. Infants unable to sit up by them-
selves should be restrained by
placing them in a covered, pad-
ded bassinet which is placed
crossways in the vehicle (width-
wise) on the rear seat. The
bassinet should be securely re-
strained with the regular vehicle
seat belts. An alternate method
is to position the bassinet so that
it rests against the back of the
front seat, again crossways in'
the vehicle.
3. When a child is old enough to
sit up by himself in a car, he
should sit on a firm cushion and
use the conventional lap belt to
restrain him at the hips. The