1998 Pontiac Bonneville Owner's Manual - Page 38

Children Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! That includes infants and all children smaller than adult size. Neither the distance traveled nor the age and of the traveler size changes the need, for everyone, to use safety restraints. In fact, the lawin every state in the United States and in every Canadian province says children up to some age a must be restrained while in vehicle. Smaller Children and Babies I A CAUTION: - - Children who are up against, or very close to, any air bag when it inflates can be seriously injured or 4. Buckle, position and release the safety belt as killed. This is true even though your vehicle has described in "Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions'' reduced-force fmntal air bags. A r bags plus i earlier in this section. Make sure that the shoulder lap-shoulder belts offerthe best protection for belt crosses the shoulder. adults and older children, but not for young To remove and storethe comfort guides, squeezethe belt children and ifns Neither the vehicle's safety nat. edges togetherso that you can take them out Erom the belt system nor its air bag system is designed for guides. Pull the guide upward to expose its storage clip, them. Young children and infants need the clip. and then slide the guide onto the Rotate the guide and protection that a child restraint system can provide. the clip inward and in between seatback and the interior Always secure children properly in your vehicle. body, leaving only the loopof elastic cord exposed. 1-31