Pontiac 1996 Grand Am Owner's Manual page 49

7. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure. If
it isn't, secure
the restraint in a different place
in
the vehicle and
contact the child restraint maker for their advice
about how to attach the child restraint properly.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle's
safety belt. It will be ready to work for an adult or larger
child passenger.
Securing.a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position
Your vehicle has a right front passenger air bag. Never
put a rear-facing child restraint in this seat. Here's why:
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A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured if the right front passenger's air
bag inflates. This
is
because the back of a
rear-facing child restraint would be very close to
the inflating air bag. Always secure a rear-facing
child restraint in the rear seat.
you'll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part
about the top strap if the child restraint has one.
1. Because your vehicle has a right front passenger air
bag, always move the seat as far back as. it will go
before securing a forward-facing child restraint. (See
"Seats" in the Index.)
2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
3.
Secure the child in the child restraint as the
for the child restraint,
instructions say.
4. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder
portions
of the
vehicle's
safety belt
through or
around the restraint. The child restraint instructions
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will show you how.
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