1995 CADILLAC DEVILLE Owners Manual

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See the earlier part about the top strap if the child restraint has one.
1. Make the belt as
long as possible by
tilting the latch
plate
and pulling it
along the belt.
3. Secure the child ill the child restraint as the instructions say.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat
Position
Your vehicle has ;I right front passenger air hac. Nu~w put 21 rear-facing
child restraint in this seat. Here's why:
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A child in a rear-facing chi.ld restraint can bc serious11 injured
if the right front passenger's air hag inflates. This is because
the hack of a rear-facing child restraint would be very ciase to
the inflating air bag. Always secure a rear-facing child restraint
in the rear seat.
Y(~u'll bc using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part about the top
strap
if the child restraint has one.
I. Because VOLK vehicle has tl right front passenger air hag. always 1110ve
the seat 2;s far back as it will go before sccuring a forward-facing child
restraint. (See "Scats" in the Tndes.)
3. Secure the child in the child restraint as the instructions say.

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4. Pick up the 1 atch
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.
5. Buckle the belt.

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To remove the child restraint, just iinkuckle the vehicle's safety belt and
let it
go back all the way.
The safety belt will move freely again and be ready to work for an adult or
larger child passenger.
- Larger Children
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Children who have outgrown child restraints should wear the vehicle's
safety belts.
If you have the choice, a child should sit next to a window so the child can
wear
a lap-shoulder belt and CI get the additional restraint a shoulder belt
cat1 provide.
Accident statistics show that
children are safer if they are restrained in the
rear seat.
But they need to use the safety belts properly.
0 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.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Q: What if a child is wearing a lap-shoulder belt, hut the child is so
small that the shoulder belt is vet7 close to the child’s face or neck‘!
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Wherever the child sits. the lap portion of the belt should be worn low
and snug on the hips, just touching the child‘s thighs. This applies belt
force to the child’s pelvic bones in a crash.
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