Q: Whatarethedifferent typesofadd-onchild
restraints?
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A: Add-onchildrestraints, whicharepurchased bythe
vehicle's owner,areavailable infourbasictypes.
Selection ofaparticular restraint shouldtakeinto
consideration notonlythechild'sweight,height,and
agebutalsowhetherornottherestraint willbe
compatible withthemotorvehicleinwhichitwill
beused.
anditsheadweighssomuchcompared with
therestofitsbody.Inacrash,aninfantina
rear-facing childrestraint settlesintotherestraint,
sothecrashforcescanbedistributed acrossthe
strongest partofaninfant's body,thebackand
shoulders. Infantsshouldalwaysbesecuredin
rear-facing childrestraints.
Formostbasictypesofchildrestraints, thereare
manydifferent modelsavailable. Whenpurchasing a
childrestraint, besureitisdesignedtobeusedina
motorvehicle. Ifitis,therestraint willhavealabel
sayingthatitmeetsfederalmotorvehiclesafety
standards.
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Therestraint manufacturer's instructions thatcome
withtherestraint statetheweightandheight
limitations foraparticular childrestraint. Inaddition,
therearemanykindsofrestraints available for
children withspecialneeds.
Ayoungchild'shipbonesarestillsosmallthat
thevehicle's regularsafetybeltmaynotremain
lowonthehipbones,asitshould.Instead, itmay
settleuparoundthechild'sabdomen. Inacrash,
thebeltwouldapplyforceonabodyareathatis
unprotected byanybonystructure. Thisalone
couldcauseseriousorfatalinjuries. Toreducethe
riskofseriousorfatalinjuries duringacrash,
youngchildren shouldalwaysbesecuredin
appropriate childrestraints.
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Toreducetheriskofneckandheadinjuryduring
acrash,infantsneedcomplete support. Thisis
becauseaninfant's neckisnotfullydeveloped
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| Categories | Cadillac Escalade Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac Escalade 6.2 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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