1998 Buick Century Owner's Manual - Page 64

When choosing a child restraint, be sure the child restraint is designed to be used in a vehicle. If it is, it will have a label sayingthat it meets Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Then 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 thechance of personal injury. The instructions that come with the infant or child restraint will show you how to dothat. Both the owner's manual and the child restraint instructions are important, so if either one of these isnot available, obtain a replacement copy from the manufacturer. Where to Put the Restraint Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in the rear rather than front seat. We at the 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 ina rear-facing child restraint can be seriously injuredif the right front passenger's air baginflates, even though your vehicle has reduced-force frontal air bags. This is because the backof the rear-facing child restraint would be veryclose tothe inflatingair bag. Always secure a rear-facing child restraint in a rear seat. You may secure a forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat, but before do, always you move the front passenger seat far back as it as will go. It's better to secure the child restraint in a rear seat. 1-56