1993 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual - Page 58

@ What if a child is wearing a lap-shoulder belt, but the child is so small thatthe shoulder belt is verv close to the child's face or neck? Y A: Move the child toward the center of the vehicle, but be sure that the shoulder belt is on the child's still shoulder, so that in a crash the child's upper body would have the restraint that belts provide. If the child is so small that the shoulderbelt is still very close tothe child's face orneck, you might want to place the child in the center seat position, the one that has only a lap belt. 1 Here a child sitting in a'seat that has a is lap-shoulder belt, but the shoulder is behind part the child. If the child wears thebelt in this way, in a crash the child might slide under the belt. The belt's force would then applied right on the be child's abdomen. Thatcould causQ serious or fatal iniuries I 56