1997 Chevrolet Malibu Owner's Manual - Page 51

Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position You'll be using the lap-shoulder belt. the earlierpart See about the topstrap if the child restraint has one. 1. Because your vehicle hasa right front passenger air bag, always move the seat as back as it will go far before securing a forward-facing child restraint. (See "Seats" in the Index.) 2. Put the restrainton the seat. Follow the instructions for the child restraint. 3. Secure the childin the child restraint as the instructions say. Pour vehicle hasa right front passenger air bag. Never 4. Pick up the latch plate, and run the and shoulder lap put a rear-facing child restraint in this seat. Here's why: portions of the vehicle's safety belt through or around the restraint. The child restraint instructions will show you how. PL CAUTION: A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be seriously injured if the right front passenger's air bag inflates. This is because the back of a rearfacing child restraint would be very close to the inflating air bag. Always securerearfacing a child restraint in the rear seat. 1-42