1998 Buick Skylark Owner's Manual - Page 49

A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be Then follow the instructions the restraint.You may for seriously injured if the right front passenger's air in find these instructions on restraint itself or a the bag inflates. This is because the back of a in booklet, or both. These restraints use the belt system your vehicle, but the child also has to be secured within rear-facing child restraint would be very close to the inflating air bag. Always secure a rearfacing the restraint to help reduce chance of personal injury. the child restraint in the rear seat. The instructions that come with the infant or child restraint will show you how to do that. Both the owner's You may, however,secure a forward-facing child manual and the child restraint instructions are important, restraint in the right front seat. Before you secure so if either oneof these is not available, obtain a a forward-facingchild restraint, always move the replacement copy from the manufacturer. front passenger seatas far back aswill go. Or, it secure the child restraint the rearseat. in Where to Put the Restraint Accident statistics show that children are safer if they Wherever you installit, be sure to secure the child are restrained in the rear rather than the seat. We at front General Motors therefore recommend that you put your restraint properly. Never child restraint in the rear seat. put a rear-facing Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint move can child restraintin the front passenger seat. Here's why: around in a collision or sudden stop and injure people in the vehicle. Be sure to properly secure any child -restraint in your vehicle even when no child isin it. When choosing a child restraint, be sure child the in restraint is designed to be useda vehicle.If it is, it will have alabel saying thatit meets Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. I 1-42