Smaller Children And Babies - Chevrolet 1998 Cavalier Owner's Manual

Children
To make the belt shorter, pull its free end as shown until
the belt is snug.
Buckle, position and release it the same way as the lap
part of a lap-shoulder belt. If the belt isn't long enough,
see "Safety Belt Extender" at the end of this section.
Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned
so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly
if you ever had to.
Everyone in
a
vehicle needs protection! That includes
infants and all children smaller than adult size. Neither
the distance traveled nor the age and size
of
the traveler
changes the need, for everyone, to use safety restraints.
In fact, the law in
every
state in the United States and in
every Canadian province says children
up to some age
must be restrained while in a vehicle.
Smaller Children and Babies
Children who
are
up against, or very close to, an
air bag when it inflates can be seriously injured or
killed.
This is true even if your vehicle has
reduced-force frontal air bags. Air bags plus
lap-shoulder belts offer the best protection for
adults and older children, but not for young
children and infants. Neither the vehicle's safety
belt system nor its air bag system is designed for
them. Young children and infants need the
protection that a child restraint system
can
provide.
Always secure children properly in your vehicle.
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