Pontiac 1998 Firebird User Manual

I A CAUTION:
Smaller children and babies should always be
restrained in a child or infant restraint. The
instructions for the restraint
will say whether i
the right type and size for your child. A very
young child’s hip bones are
so small that a
regular belt might not stay low on the hips, as i
should. Instead, the belt will likely be over the
child’s abdomen. In
a crash, the belt would apl
force right on the child’s abdomen, which cod(
cause serious
or fatal injuries. So, be sure that
any child small enough for
one is always prope
restrained in a child or infant restraint.
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Infants need complete support, including support for
the head and neck. This is necessary because an
infant’s neck is weak and its head weighs so much
compared with the rest of its body.
In a crash, an infant
in a rear-facing restraint settles into the restraint,
so the
crash forces can be distributed across the strongest part
of the infant’s body, the back and shoulders. A baby
should be secured in an appropriate infant restraint.
This is so important that many hospitals today won’t
release a newborn infant to its parents unless there is
an
infant restraint available for the baby’s fist trip in a
motor vehicle.
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Pontiac 1998 Firebird Specifications

General

Brand	Pontiac
Model	1998 Firebird
Category	Automobile
Language	English