1997 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual - Page 47

Child Restraints Be sure the child restraint is designed to be used in a vehicle. If it is, it will have alabel saying that it meets Federal Motor Vehcle Safety Standards. Then follow the instructions for therestraint. You may find theseinstructions on therestraint itself or in a booklet, orboth. These restraints use the belt system in your vehicle, but the child also has to be securedwithin the restraint to help reduce the chance personal injury. of 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 therear rather than the front seat. We at General Motors therefore recommend that you put your child restraint in the rear seat. Never put a rear-facing child restraint in the front passenger seat. Here's why: A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be seriously injured if the right front passenger's air bag inflates. This is becausethe back of a rear-facing child restraint would be very close to the inflating air bag. Always secure a rear-facing child restraint in the rear seat. You may, however,secure a forward-facing child restraint in the right front Beforeyou secure seat. a forward-facing child restraint, always move the front passenger seat as far back as it will go. Or, secure the child restraint in the rear seat. 1-35