1997 GMC Safari Owner's Manual - Page 61

Child Restraints Be sure the child restraintis designed to be used in a that vehicle. If it is, it will have a label saying it meets Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Then follow the instructions for the restraint. may You find these instructions on the restraint or in a itself booklet, or both. These restraints the belt system in use your vehicle, but the child alsohas to be secured within the restraint to help reduce the chancepersonal injury. of The instructionsthat come with the infantor child restraint will show you how to do that. A child in a rearfacing child restraint canbe seriously injured if the right frontpassenger's air bag inflates. This is because the back of a rearfacing child restraint would be veryclose to the inflating air bag. Alwayssecure a rearfacing child restraint in a rear seat. You may, however, secure a forward-facingchild restraint in the right front seat. Before you secure a forward-facingchild restraint, always movethe front passenger seat as far back as it will go. Or, secure the child restraint in a rear seat. Wherever you install it, be sure to secure child the restraint properly. Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint canmove around in a collision or sudden stop and injure people in the vehicle.Be sure toproperly secure any child restraint in your vehicle -- even when no child is in it. Where to Put the Restraint (Except Cargo Vans) Accident statistics show that children safer if they are are restrainedin the rear rather than the front seat. at We General Motors therefore recommend that put your you child restraint in a rear seat. Never put a rear-facing child restraintin the front passenger seat.Here's why: 1-53