1998 Chevrolet Express Van Owner's Manual - Page 57

When choosing a child restraint,be sure the child restraint is designed to be used in a vehicle. it is, it If will have a label saying that 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 thechild also has to be secured within the restraint to help reduce the chance of personal injury. The instructions thatcome with the infant or child restraint will showyou how to dothat. Both theowner's manual and the child restraint instructions are important, so if either one of these is not available, obtain a replacement copy from the manufacturer. Where to Put the Restraint (Except Cargo Vans and Cab andChassis Models) 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 a rear seat. If your vehicle has a front passenger air bag, never put a rear-facing child restraint in the front passenger seat. Here's why: A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be seriously injured orkilled if the right front passenger's air bag inflates, even if your vehicle has reduced-force frontal air bags. This is because the back the rear-facingchild of restraint would be very close to the inflating air passenger's bag. If your vehicle has a right front air bag, always secure rearfacing child a restraint in a rearseat. You may secure a forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat, but before do, always you move the front passenger seat as far as it back will go. It's better to secure the child restraint in a rearseat. Wherever you install it, be sure to secure the child restraint properly. Keep in mind that unsecured child restraint can move an around in a collision sudden stop and injure peoplein or the vehicle. Besure to properly secure any child restraint in your vehicle -- even when no child is in it.