1993 GMC Sonoma Owner's Manual - Page 38

Seats & Safety Belts To make it shorter,pullthebeltasshownuntil it is snug.Buckle,position and release it thesame wayasthelappartofthedriver'ssafetybelt(see "DriverPosition" in theIndex.)Makesurethebucklefacesupward or outward so youwouldbe able to unbuckle it quickly if youeverhad to. Don'tusechildrestraints on theseseats.Theywon'tworkproperly. Children T AM150004Rl - Everyoneinavehicleneedsprotection!Thatincludesinfantsandallchildren smallerthanadultsize. in fact,thelaw in everystateandCanadianprovince sayschildrenuptosomeagemustberestrainedwhile in avehicle. Smaller Children and Babies Smallerchildrenandbabiesshouldalwaysberestrained in achild or Ifant restraint.Theinstructionsfortherestraintwillsaywhether it is therighttypeandsize for yourchild. A veryyoungchild'ship bones are so smallthataregularbeltmightnotstaylowonthehips, as it should.Instead,thebeltwilllikelybeoverthechild'sabdomen. In a crashthebeltwouldapplyforceright on thechild'sabdomen,which couldcauseseriousorfatalinjuries. So, besurethatanychildsmall enough foroneisalwaysproperlyrestrained in a childorinfant restraint. 1-24