1998 Oldsmobile Aurora Owner's Manual - Page 47

A -AUTION: Smaller children and babies should always be restrained in a child or infant restraint. The instructions for the restraint will saywhether it is the righttype and size for your child. A very young child's bones are so small that a hip regular belt might not stay low on the hips, as it should. Instead, the belt will likelybe over the child's abdomen.In a crash, the belt would apply force right on the child's abdomen, which could cause serious or fatalinjuries. So, be sure that any child small enough one is always for properly restrained in a child or infant restraint. Infants need complete support, including support for the head and neck. This isnecessary because an infant's neck is weak and its head weighs so much compared with the restof its body. In a crash,an infant in a rear-facing restraint settlesinto the restraint,so the crash forces can be distributed across the strongest part of the infaIit's body,the back and shoulders. A baby should be secured in an appropriate infant restraint. This is so important that many hospitals today won't release anewborn infant to its parents unless there is an infant restraint available for the baby's first tripin a motor vehicle. 1-35