1996 Pontiac Sunfire Owner's Manual - Page 48

IA ~ CAUTION: A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be seriously injured if the right front passenger's air ' bag inflates. This is because the back of a rear-facing child restraint would be very close to the inflatingair bag. Always secure a rear-facing child restraint in the rear seat. ' You'll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See theearlier 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 the Index.) 2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions for the child restraint, 3. Secure the child in the child restraint as the I Tilt the latch plate to adjust the belt if needed. If the shoulder belt goes in frontof the child's face or neck, put it behind the childrestraint. instructions say. 4. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder portions of the vehicle's safety belt through or around the restraint. The child restraint instructions will show you how. 1-41