Pontiac Sunfire owners manual page 54

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Q: How do child restraints work?When choosing a child restraint, be sure the child A: A child restraint system is any device designed forrestraint is designed to be used in a vehicle. If it is, it use in a motor vehicle to restrain, seat, or positionwill have a label saying that it meets federal motor children. A built-in child restraint system is avehicle safety standards. permanent part of the motor vehicle. An add -onThen follow the instructions for the restraint. You may child restraint system is a portable one, which isfind these instructions on the restraint itself or in a purchased by the vehicle’s owner.booklet, or both. These restraints use the belt system in your vehicle, but the child also has to be secured within For many years, add-on child restraints have usedthe restraint to help reduce the chance of personal injury. the adult belt system in the vehicle. To help reduceWhen securing an add-on child restraint, refer to the the chance of injury, the child also has to beinstructions that come with the restraint which may be secured within the restraint. The vehicle’s belton the restraint itself or in a booklet, or both, and to this system secures the add -on child restraint in themanual. The child restraint instructions are important, so vehicle, and the add-on child restraint’s harnessif they are not available, obtain a replacement copy from system holds the child in place within the restraint.the manufacturer. One system, the three -point harness, has straps thatWhere to Put the Restraint come down over each of the infant’s shoulders andAccident statistics show that children are safer if they buckle together at the crotch. The five -pointare restrained in the rear rather than the front seat. harness system has two shoulder straps, two hipGeneral Motors, therefore, recommends that child straps and a crotch strap. A shield may take therestraints be secured in the rear seat including an infant place of hip straps. A T-shaped shield has shoulderriding in a rear-facing infant seat, a child riding in a -facing child seat and an older child riding in a straps that are attached to a flat pad which rests lowforward against the child’s body. A shelf- or armrest-typebooster seat. Never put a rear-facing child restraint in shield has straps that are attached to a wide,the front passenger seat. Here’s why: shelf -like shield that swings up or to the side. 1-42

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