1998 GMC Suburban Owner's Manual - Page 70

Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be seriously in,jured if the right front passenger's air bag inflates. This is because the back of a rear-facing child restraint would be very close to the inflating air bag. Always secure a rear-facing child restraint in the rear seat. You'll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part about the top strap if the child restraint has one. Be sure to follow the instructions that came with the child restraint. Secure the child in the child restraint when and as the instructions say. 1. Because your vehicle has a right front passenger air bag, always move the seat as far back as it will go before securing a forward-facing child restraint. (See "Seats" in the Index.) 2. Put the restraint on the seat. 3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder portions of the vehicle's safety belt through or around the restraint. The child restraint instructions will show you how. If the shoulder belt goes i n front of the child's face or neck, p u t it behind the child restraint. Your vehicle has a right front passenger air bag. Never. put a rear-facing child restraint in this seat. Here's why: 1-58