1998 Oldsmobile Aurora Owner's Manual - Page 53

When choosing a child restraint, be sure the child restraint is designed to beused in a vehicle. If it is, it will have a label saying that it meets Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Then follow the instructions forthe restraint. You may find these instructionson the restraint itself or in a booklet, or both. These restraints use the belt system in your vehicle, but the child also to be securedwithin has the restraint to help reduce the chance of personal injury. The instructionsthat come with the infant or child restraint will show you how to do that.Both the owner's manual and the child restraint instructions are important, so if either oneof these is not available,obtain a replacement copy from the manufacturer. A CAUTION: A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be seriously injured if the right front passenger's air bag inflates,even though your vehicle has reduced-force frontal air bags. This because is the backof the rear-facing child restraint would be very close to the inflating air bag. Always secure a rear-facing child restraint a rear seat. in You may secure a forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat, but before do, always you move the front passenger seat far back as it as will go. It's better to secure the child restraint in the rear seat. Wherever you install it, be sure to secure the child 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. Where to Put the Restraint Accident statistics show that children are saferif they are restrained in the rear ratherthan the front seat. at We General Motors thereforerecommend that you put your child restraintin the rear seat.Never put a rear-facing child restraint in the front passenger seat. Here's why: