Where To Put The Restraint; Child Restraints; Top Strap - Pontiac 1994 Grand Am Owner's Manual

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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 strap,
it
should be anchored.
If you need to have an anchor installed,
you can ask your Pontiac dealer to put it
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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