1996 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 43

Securing a Child Restraint i me n Right Front Seat Position You'll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part about the top strap if the child restraint has one. 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 theIndex.) 2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instmctions for the child restraint. 3. Secure the child in the child restraint as the instructions sqy. Your vehicle has aright front passenger a r bag. Never i put a rear-facing child restraint in this seat. 1 :e's why: 4. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder portions of the vehicle's safety beltthrough or around the restraint. The child restraint instructions will show you how. A child in a rear-facing child restraint be can seriously injured if the right passenger's air front bag inflates,This is because the back a of rear-facing chiId restraint would be very close to the inflating air bag. Always secure a rearfacing child restraint in the rear seat.