2001 Chevrolet Tracker Owner's Manual - Page 49

When choosinga child restraint,be sure the child restraint is designed to be used in vehicle. If it is, it a will have a label saying thatit meets Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Then follow the instructions the restraint.You may for find these instructions on restraint itself or a the in booklet, or both. These restraints use the belt system in your vehicle, but child also has to be secured within the the restraint to help reduce the chance of personal injury. The instructions that come with the infant or child restraint will show you how do that. Both the owner's to 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 Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in the rear rather than the front We at seat. General Motors therefore recommend that you put your Wherever you install it, be sure to secure the child child restraint in the rear seat. put a rear-facing Never restraint properly. child restraint in the front passenger seat. Here's why: Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can move 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 is in it. A child in a rearfacing child restraint can be passenger's air seriously injured if the right front bag inflates,even if your vehicle has reduced-force frontal air bags. This is because the backof a rearfacing child restraint would be very close to the inflating air bag. Always secure a rearfacing child restraint in the rearseat. You may, however, secure a forward-facing child restraint in the right front but before you seat, do, always move the frontpassenger seatas far child back as it go. It is better to secure the will restraint in a rear seat. 1-42