1997 Cadillac Catera Owner's Manual - Page 48

Child Restraints 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 hasto be secured within the restraint to help reduce the chance of personal injury. The instructions that come with the infant or child restraint will show you how to dothat. Where to Putthe Restraint Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in 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 ina rear-facing child restraint can be seriously injured if the right frontpassenger's air bag inflates. This is because back of a the rearfacing child restraint would be very close to the inflating air bag. Always secure rearfacing a child restraint in the rear seat. You may, however,secure a forward-facing child restraint in the right frontseat. 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. 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 sureto properly secure any child restraint in your vehicle -- even when no child is in it. 1-39