1995 Cadillac Fleetwood 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 a label saying that it meets Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Then follow the instructions far the restraint. You may find these instructions on therestraint itself or in a bQoklet, 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 youhow to do that. ' A GArnIONr A child ina rear-facing child restraint can be seriously injured if the right frontpassenger's air bag inflates.This is becausethe back of a rear-facing child restraint would be very closeto 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 seat. Beforeyou secure a forward-facing child restraint, always movethe front passenger seat as far back as itwill go. Or, secure the child restraint in the rear seat. 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. Never put a rear-facing child restraint in the front passenger seat. Here's why: