Chevrolet 2003 Cavalier Owner's Manual page 42

holdit. For example, in a crash at only
25
mph
(40 km/h), a 12-lb. (5.5 kg) baby will suddenly
become
a
240-lis. (1 10
kg)
force on a person's
arms. A baby should be secured in an
appropriate restraint.
against, or very close to,
any air bag when it inflates can be seriously
injured or killed. Air bags plus lap-shoulder
belts offer outstanding 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
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