1998 GMC Jimmy Owner's Manual - Page 61

When choosing a child restraint, be surethe 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 has to be secured within the restraint to helpreduce 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 oneof these is not available, obtain a replacement copy from the manufacturer. 'ION: - - Where to Put the estraint 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 a rear seat outside position. 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 injuredor killed if the right front passenger's air bag inflates, even though your vehicle has reduced-force frontal air bags. This is of because the back the rear-facing child restraint would be veryclose to the inflatingair bag. Always secure a rear-facing child restraint in a rear seat outside position. You may securea forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat, but before do, always you move the front passenger seat as far 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 an unsecured 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 in your vehicle -- even when no child is in it. 1-46