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Seats & Restraint Systems
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 at General
Motors therefore recommend that you put
your child restraint in the rear seat unless
the child is an infant and you’re the only
adult in the vehicle. In that case, you
might want to secure the restraint in the
front seat where you can keep an eye on
the baby.
Wherever you install it, 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 in the
vehicle. Be sure to properly secure any
child restraint in your vehicle -- even
when no child is in it.
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Top Strap
If your child restraint has a top strap, It
should be anchored.
If your vehicle has third row seats, anchor
brackets for the second row outside
positions are located just above the place
where the third row lap-shoulder belts
meet the floor. There’s a vinyl sleeve
there; to get to the bracket, push this vinyl
sleeve aside slightly. Anchor the top strap
to the bracket.
If your vehicle does not have third row
seats and belts, or if you need to have an
anchor bracket installed for any additional
passenger seat position, you can ask your
Pontiac dealer to put it in for you. If you
want to install an anchor bracket yourself,
your dealer can tell you how to do it.
Once you have the top strap anchored,
you’ll be ready to secure the child
restraint itself.