2008 PONTIAC TORRENT Owners Manual

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PONTIAC TORRENT 2008  Owners Manual {CAUTION:
The body structure of a young child is quite
unlike that of an adult or older child, for whom
the safety belts are designed. A young child’s
hip bones are still so small that the vehicle

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PONTIAC TORRENT 2008  Owners Manual A booster seat (C-D) is a child restraint designed to
improve the �t of the vehicle’s safety belt system.
A booster seat can also help a child to see out the
window.
Securing an Add-On Child Restrai

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PONTIAC TORRENT 2008  Owners Manual When securing an add-on child restraint, refer to the
instructions that come with the restraint which may be on
the restraint itself or in a booklet, or both, and to this
manual. The child restraint i

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PONTIAC TORRENT 2008  Owners Manual Where to Put the Restraint
Accident statistics show that children are safer if they
are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat.
We recommend that children and child restraints
be secured in

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PONTIAC TORRENT 2008  Owners Manual Wherever you install a child restraint, be sure to secure
the child restraint properly.
Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can
move around in a collision or sudden stop and injure
people i

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PONTIAC TORRENT 2008  Owners Manual A. Child restraint or
occupant using safety
belt
B. Child restraint using
LATCH
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH)
The LATCH system holds a child restraint during driving
or in a crash. Th

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PONTIAC TORRENT 2008  Owners Manual Lower Anchors
Lower anchors (A) are metal bars built into the vehicle.
There are two lower anchors for each LATCH seating
position that will accommodate a child restraint with
lower attachments (B).
T

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PONTIAC TORRENT 2008  Owners Manual Your child restraint may have a single tether (A) or a
dual tether (C). Either will have a single attachment (B)
to secure the top tether to the anchor.
Some child restraints that have a top tether ar