Chevrolet El Camino 1983 Owner's Manual page 17

• " Be st.I'e the device will
attach
easily and securely
to
your vehicle:.
hold the ,
ctlIId
securely, and
yet
be
oonverenl enough
that
you
wil
hook it
l4) .
oooeptly
fNf!Iy
time
it is
used.
• FIIlaIIy;
look
over the
Instructions that
oome w;th
!he
restraint··be" Sure you
understar:ld
them
and can use
the device
property
and
safely
in
this. vehicle.
(Also,
review the
toDowIng
inf,?,mation).
Take
c.-e
that the child restraint 8yw1em you have eelec\8d dON
not,
cover
the aeat b.tt
bucklea when used In the centei
SHting
position
of
this vehicle. If it does, It
mil)'
Interfere wtlh qUick access to ..
the
sut
bait buckles in
an .,....ganc)' . .. this
appiM to
your
vehicle,
lIM
the
chHd
restraint system
in the right
pene.,
position..
In using an)'
child
restraint
system,
be
sure to read and
follow
al instructions
on inStalalion and use thai: come
~
the restraint system.
Riding
Without
A Chikl FlHIraint
Chlldren.small enough
tor
child
~ain"'ystems
shoutd be
restral~
by
such meant IF AT ALL POSS8L£.
The
following rnea!Ues
mIIY; lessen
the
Chance
and!
or
the
severity
of .....,. to SUCh ~u
chti"en
In
an
accident
or
sudden
manewer,
but camot
do
$0
to
the
~
that
specialy designed
chi_ 1 d
restraints
caR.
T8ke
care as
folloWs
it
a
child
is'riding in the vehicle ~
a
child restraint system:
1.
,."ants
who ,caMOt sit up by-ltiEmselves Should be"r_rained
by - P 'acin9
them_ in a
bassiryei,
preferably oovered and padded.
Place It
crossways, in
the vehicle (widthwise) ' on ·the' seat.
The
bassinet should
be
sea,I(~y
' restrained with
the
vehicle's regular' seat
bets . .
2. NEWer' Iet
a
Chile:!"
~
Of
kiiEieI On
any
988l
Cl'iild'en Who can sit .up by
- thelliSe!ves
should
be
Paced
on"8
seat and restrained With the
searbels
provided..'
in
the·vetW::te,
they should
weer
.both
lap
and shoutter
belt • the
shoulder
belt
irr1ta1es
the neck
Or tac8 due
to
the child's size, this may be
rectuced by Placing 'the child,
closer
to the
center
Of the vehipie.
'.
: ,.
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