Pontiac 1993 Sunbird Owner's Manual page 30

Child Restraints
Be sure to follow the instructions for
the restraint. You may find these
instructions on the restraint itself or in
a booklet, or both. These restraints use
the belt system in your vehicle, but the
child also has to be secured within the
restraint to help reduce the chance of
personal injury. The instructions that
come with the infant or child restraint
will show you how to do that.
Where to Put the Restraint
Accident statistics show that children
are safer if they are restrained in the
rear rather than the front seat. We at
General Motors therefore recommend
that you put your child restraint in the
rear seat unless the child is an infant
and you're the only adult in the vehicle.
In that case, you might want to secure
the restraint in the front seat where you
can keep an eye on the baby.
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 - even
when no child is in it.
Top Strap
If your child restraint has a top itrap, it
should be anchored.
If you have a convertible, don't ube a
restraint like that in your vehicle,',
because the top strap anchor c m o t be
installed properly. You shouldn?k use
this type of restraint without ancihoring
the top strap.
If your vehicle is not a convertibie and
you need to have an anchor installed,
you can ask your Pontiac dealer to put
one in for you. If you want to install an
anchor yourself, your dealer can tell you
how to do it.
For cars first sold in Canada, child
restraints with a top strap must be
anchored according to Canadian Law.
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