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Restraints
Be sure the child restraint is designed to be used
in
a
vehicle. If it is, it will have a label saying that it meets
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
Then 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.
Never
put a rear-facing
child restraint in the front passenger seat. Here’s why:
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 rearfacing
child restraint in the rear seat.
You may, however, secure a forward-facing child
restraint
in
the right front seat. Before you secure
a forward-facing child restraint, always move the
front passenger seat as far back as it will go. Or,
secure the child restraint in the rear seat.
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