1998 GMC Envoy Owner's Manual - Page 49

When choosing a child restraint, be sure the child restraint is desigmd to be used in a vehicle. If i t 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 i n a booklet, or both. These restraints use the belt system i n your vehicle, but the child also has to 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 do that. Both the owner's manual and the child restraint instructions are important, so if either one of these is not available, obtain a replacement copy from the manufacturer. Where to Put the 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 r child restraint in a rear seat outside position. N ~ w 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 or killed if the right front passenger's air bag inflates, even though your vehicle has reduced-force frontal air bags. This i because the back of the rear-facingchild restraint would be very close theinflating air to bag. Always secure a rear-facingchild restraint in a rear seat outside position. You may secure a forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat, but before you do, always move the frontpassenger seat asfar back as it will go. It's better to secure the child restraint in a rear seat outside position. Wherever you install it. be sure to secure the child restraint properly. Keep in mind that a11unsecured child restraint can move around in a collision or sudden stop and injure people in the vehicle. Be sure to properly secure any child restraint i n your vehicle -- even when no child is in it. 1-42