1997 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 39

Child Restraints 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 restraintitself 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 kelp reduce thechancleof personal injury. The instructions that come with the infant or child restraint will show you how to do that. A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be seriously injured if the right front passenger's air bag inflates. This because the back of is a rearfacing child restraint would be very close to the inflating air bag. Always secure a rear-facing child restraintin the rearseat. You may, however,secure a forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat. Before you secure 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 child restraint in the rear seat. Never put a rear-facing child restraint in the front passenger seat. Here's why: a forward-facing child restraint, always move the front passenger seat far backas it will go, Or, as 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 canmove around in a collision or sudden stop and injurepeople in the vehicl'e.Be sure toproperly secure any child restraint in your vehicle -- even when no child is in it. 1-32