1996 Buick Regal Owner's Manual - Page 51

Child Restraints 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 for therestraint. 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 tohelp reduce the chance of personal injury. The instructions that come with the infant or child restraint will show you how to do that. - iAUTION: Where to Put the Restraint Accident statistics showthat children are saferif they are restrainedin the rear rather than the front seat. We at General Motors therefore recommend that you put your child restraint in the rear seat. Never put a rear-facing child restraint in the front passenger seat.Here's why: A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be seriously injured if the right front passenger's air baginflates. 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 may, however,secure a forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat. Before you secure a forward-facing child restraint, always move the front passenger seat as far back as itwill go. Or, secure the child restraint in the rear seat. 1-37