1997 Pontiac Grand Prix Owner's Manual - Page 69

Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in the rear seat. But they need to use the safety belts properly. Children who aren't buckled up can be thrown out in a crash. 0 Children who aren't buckled up can strike other people who are. Never do this. Here two children are wearing the same belt. The b'eltcan't properly spread the impact forces. In a crash, the two children can be crushed together and seriously injured. A belt must be usedby only oneperson at a time. Q."What if a child A: iswearing a lap-shoulder belt, but the child is so small that the shoulder belt is very closeto the child's face or neck? Move the child toward the center of the vehicle, but be sure that the shoulder belt still on the child's is the shoulder, so that in a crash child's upperbody would have the restraint that belts provide. the If child is sitting in arear seat outside position, see "Rear Safety BeltComfort Guides" in the Index.If the childis sitting in arear outside position of a four-door model, see "Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides" in the Index. If the child so small that the is shoulder belt is still very close to child's face or the neck, youmight want to place the child in the center seat position, theone that has onlya lap belt. 1-61