GMC Terrain 2025 - Page 61

GMC Terrain/Terrain Denali Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-18552429) - 2025
60 Seats and Restraints
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hildren who are up against, or very close
to
, any airbag when it inflates can be
seriously injured or killed. Never put a rear-
facing child restraint in the front outboard
seat. Secure arear-facing child restraint
in arear seat. It is also better to secure
aforward-facing child restraint in arear
seat. If you must secure aforward-facing
child restraint in the front outboard seat,
always move the front passenger seat as far
back as it will go.
Child restraints are devices used to restrain,
se
at, or position children in the vehicle and are
sometimes called child seats or car seats.
There are three basic types of child restraints:
•
Forward-facing child restraints
•
Rear-facing child restraints
•
Belt-positioning booster seats
The proper child restraint for your child
depends on their size, weight, and age, and also
on whether the child restraint is compatible
with the vehicle in which it will be used.
For each type of child restraint, there are many
different models available. When purchasing
a child restraint, be sure it is designed to be used
in a motor vehicle and is designed by a genuine
child restraint manufacturer. If it is, the child
restraint will have alabel saying that it meets
federal motor vehicle safety standards.
The instruction manual that is provided with
the child restraint states the weight and
height limitations for that particular child
restraint. In addition, there are many kinds
of child restraints available for children with
special needs.
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o reduce the risk of neck and head injury
in
acrash, infants and toddlers should
be secured in arear-facing child restraint
until age two, or until they reach the
maximum height and weight limits of their
child restraint.
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young child's hip bones are still so small
th
at the vehicle seat belt may not remain
low on the hip bones, as it should. Instead, it
may settle up around the child's abdomen.
In acrash, the belt would apply force on
a body area that is unprotected by any bony
structure. This alone could cause serious or
fatal injuries. To reduce the risk of serious or
fatal injuries during a crash, young children
should always be secured in an appropriate
child restraint.