Pontiac 1999 Montana, Owner'S Manual

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CAUTION:
A child in a rear
-
facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the front passenger’s
air bag inflates, even though your vehicle has
Next Generation frontal air bags. This is because
the back of the rear
-
facing child restraint would
be very close to the inflating air bag. If your
vehicle is a passenger van, always secure a
rear
-
facing child restraint in a rear seat.
If your vehicle is a cargo van, do not use a
rear
-
facing child restraint in this vehicle. If a
forward
-
facing child restraint is suitable for your
child, always move the passenger seat as far back
as it will go.
Although a rear seat is a safer place, you can secure a
forward
-
facing child restraint in the right front seat.
You’ll be using the lap
-
shoulder belt. See the earlier part
about the top strap if the child restraint has one. Be sure
to follow the instructions that came with the child
restraint. Secure the child in the child restraint when and
as the instructions say.
1. Because your vehicle has a front passenger air bag,
always move the seat as far back as it will go before
securing a forward
-
facing child restraint. (See
“Seats” in the Index.)
2. Put the restraint on the seat.
3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder
portions of the vehicle’s safety belt through or
around the restraint. The child restraint instructions
will show you how.
If the shoulder belt goes in front of the child’s face or
neck, put it behind the child restraint.