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are equipped with a latch to hold the seat back
upright. This seat is only for use by children
weighing up to 30 pounds.
If a child is traveling in a vehicle not equipped
with this General Motors child 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 themselves should
be restrained by placing them in a covered,
padded bassinet which is placed crossways in
the vehicle on the rear seat. The bassinet
should be securely restrained 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 him-
self in a vehicle, he should sit on a firm cush-
ion and use the conventional lap belt to re-
strain him at the hips. The cushion should be
as firm as practical and enable the child to
look horizontally out of the windows.
4. The use of the cushion should be discontinued
as soon as the child is old enough to see out of
the windows without it.
5. Do not use shoulder belts on children shorter
than approximately 4 feet 7 inches in height.
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6. General Motors recommends that children be
restrained when riding. However, if conditions
require that a child must stand, he should
stand on the floor directly behind the front
seat. This will minimize the possibility of his
being thrown from the rear compartment dur-
ing a sudden stop. This method should be
used only if more complete restraint cannot
be used.
REARVIEW MIRRORS
It is not intended that rearview mirrors be used
for backing up, or for surveillance of conditions
close to the rear of the vehicle. It is suggested
that the driver turn his head and look to the rear
for backing operations.
The inside day-night rearview mirror incorpo-
rates a triple-jointed mounting so the driver can
position the mirror
vertically and hori-
zontally to suit his
driving needs. It's
only necessary to ex-
ert enough pressure
to overcome the fric-
tion load at the three
MIRROR SUPPORT -
joints
in
order to ad-
just the mirror to
any position within
the physical limits of
its travel.
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