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BEFORE DRIVING YOUR· CAR
severity of injury
in
accidents or sudden stops. General Motors dealers
offer restraint systems designed by
GM
for use with infants and small
children. For babies
up
to 20 pounds, General Motors recommends
uSe
of
the G M
"Infant
Love
Seat."
For children weighing 20 to
40
pounds, up
to 3 feet-4 inches in height, and who
are
able to sit up alone, General
Motors recommends use
of
the
GM
"Child Love
Seat."
In
using any infant or child restraint system, be sure to
read
and follow
all instructions on installation and use
that
come with the restraint
system.
I
f a child
isriding
in
a car without a General Motors (or other)
infant
or
child restraint system, take care as follows:
I.
Infants who cannot sit up by themselves should be restrained by
placing them
in
a bassinet, preferably covered and padded. Place it
crossways
in
the
car
(widthwise) on the rear seat.
The
bassinet
should be securely restrained with the car's regular seat belts.
Another method
is
to place
the
bassinet so that it rests against
the
back
of
the driver's seat, again crossways in the car.
2.
Never let a child stand or kneel on any seat. Children who can sit
up
by
themselves should be placed
on
a seat
and
re.strained with the
seat belts provided. When children ride
in
a rear seat, they should
be restrained with a lap belt. When children
ride
in the front seat,
both lap and shoulder belt should be worn.
If
the shoulder belt
irritates neck or face due to
thechild
'
ssize,
this may be reduced by
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