1996 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual

A child in a child restraint in the center front seatcan be badly injured by the right front passengerair bag if it inflates. Never secure a child restraintin the center front seat. It’s always better tosecure a child restraint in the rear seat. You may,however, secure a forward-facing child restraintin the right front passenger seat, but only withthe seat moved all the way back.Wherever you install it, be sure to secure the childrestraint properly.Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can movearound in a collision or sudden stop and injure people inthe vehicle. Be sure to properly secure any childrestraint in your vehicle -- even when no child is in it.If your child restraint has a top strap, it should beanchored. If you need to have an anchor installed, youcan ask your Buick dealer to put it in for you. If youwant to install an anchor yourself, your dealer can tellyou how to do it.For cars first sold in Canada, child restraints with a topstrap must be anchored according to Canadian law.