1998 Cadillac DeVille Owner's Manual - Page 50

IA AUTION: Smaller children and babies should always be restrained in a child or infant restraint. The instructions for the restraint will say whether is it the right type and size for your child. A very young child'ship bones are so small that a regular belt might not stay onthe hips, as it low should. Instead, the belt likely be over will the child's abdomen.In a crash, the belt would apply force right on the child's abdomen, which could cause seriousor fatal injuries. So, be sure that any child small enough one is always properly for restrained in a child infant restraint. or Infants need complete support, including support the for head and neck. This is necessary because an infant's neck is weak and its head weighsso much compared with the rest of its body.In a crash,an infant in a rear-facing restraint settles into the restraint,so the crash forces canbe distributed across the strongestpart of the infant's body, the back and shoulders. baby should be secured in an A appropriate infant restraint. This is so important that many hospitals today won't release a newborn infant to its parents unless there is an infant restraint available for the baby's first trip in a motor vehicle. 1-35