Child
Restraints
Be sure to 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
unless the child is
an
infant and you’re
the only adult in the vehicle.
In
that
case, you might want to secure the
restraint in the front seat where you can
keep an
eye
on
the baby.
Wherever
you
install
it, be sure to
secure the child restraint properly.
An unsecured child restraint
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can move around in a collision
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sudden stop and injure people in
the vehicle. Be sure to properly
secure any child restraint in your
vehicle-even when no child is in it.
Top Strap
If
your child restraint has a top strap, it
should be anchored. If you have a
convertible, don’t use a restraint like that
in your vehicle because the top strap
anchor cannot be installed properly.
You
shouldn’t use this type of restraint
without anchoring the top strap.
If
your vehicle is
not
a convertible and
you need
to
have an anchor installed,
you can ask your Pontiac dealer to put
one in for you.
If
you want to install an
anchor yourself, your dealer can tell you
how to do it.
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