1997 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Owner's Manual - Page 43

Child Restraints A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be seriously injured if the rightfront passenger's air Then follow the instructions for the restraint.You may bag inflates.This is because the back of a find these instructions on the restraint itself or in a rear-facing childrestraint would bevery close to booklet, or both. These restraints use the belt system in your vehicle, but the child also has to be secured within the inflatingair bag. Always secure a rear-facing the restraint to help reduce the chance of personal injury. child restraint in therear seat. The instructions that come with the infant or child You may, however, secure a forward-facing child restraint will show you how to do that. restraint in the rightfront seat. Before you secure a forward-facing child restraint, always movethe Where to Put the Restraint front passenger seatas far back as it will go. Or, Accident statistics show that children are safer if they secure the child restraint in therear seat. are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat. We at General Motors therefore recommend that you put your child restraint in the rear seat. Never put a rear-facing Wherever you installit, be sure to secure the child child restraintin the front passenger seat. Here's why: restraint properly. 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. Be surethe child restraintis designed to be used in a vehicle. If it is, it will have a label saying that it meets Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.