Buick 2001 Century Owner's Manual page 55

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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 the rear seat including an infant
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riding in a rear
facing infant seat, a child riding in a
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forward
facing child seat and an older child riding in
a booster seat. Never put a rear
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 the
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back of the rear
facing child restraint would be
very close to the inflating air bag. Always secure
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a rear
facing child restraint in a rear seat.
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.
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facing child restraint
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facing child restraint
CAUTION:
A child in a child restraint in the center front seat
can be badly injured or killed by the right front
passenger air bag if it inflates. Never secure a
child restraint in the center front seat. It's always
better to secure a child restraint in the rear seat.
You may secure a forward
in the right front passenger 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.
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.
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facing child restraint
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even when no child
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