2003 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manual - Page 61

When choosing a child restraint, be sure the child restraint is designed to be used in a vehicle. If it is, it will have a label saying that it meets federal motor vehicle safety standards. Then follow the instructions for the restraint. You may find these instructions on the restraint itself or in a booklet, or both. These restraints use the belt system in your vehicle, but the child also has to be secured within the restraint to help reduce the chance of personal injury. When securing an add-on child restraint, refer to the instructions that come with the restraint which may be on the restraint itself or in a booklet, or both, and to this manual. The child restraint instructions are important, so if they are not available, obtain a replacement copy from the manufacturer. Never put a rear-facing child restraint in the front passenger seat. Here's why: A child in a rear-facing child restraint be can seriously injured or killed if the right front passenger's air bag inflates. Thisbecause the is back of the rear-facing child restraint would be very close to the inflating bag. Always secure air a rear-facing child restraint in a seat. rear You may secure a forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat, but before you always do, it move the front passenger seat far back as as will go. It's better to secure the child restraint in a rearseat. 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 nochild is in it. Where to Put the Restraint Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat. General Motors, therefore, recommends that child restraints be secured in a rear seat, including an infant riding in a rear-facing infant seat, a child riding in a forward-facing child seat and an older child riding in a booster seat. 1-54