WheretoPuttheRestraint
{WARNING:
According toaccident statistics, children andinfantsare
saferwhenproperly restrained inachildrestraint
systemorinfantrestraint systemsecuredinarear
seatingposition.
Achildinarear-facing childrestraint canbe
seriously injuredorkillediftherightfront
passenger airbaginflates. Thisisbecausethe
backoftherear-facing childrestraint wouldbe
veryclosetotheinflating airbag.Achildina
forward-facing childrestraint canbeseriously
injuredorkillediftherightfrontpassenger airbag
inflatesandthepassenger seatisinaforward
position.
Werecommend thatchildren andchildrestraints be
securedinarearseat,including: aninfantorachild
ridinginarear-facing childrestraint; achildridingina
forward-facing childseat;anolderchildridingina
boosterseat;andchildren, whoarelargeenough,using
safetybelts.
Alabelonthesunvisorsays,“Neverputarear-facing
childrestraint inthefront.”Thisisbecausetheriskto
therear-facing childissogreat,iftheairbagdeploys.
Evenifthepassenger sensingsystemhasturned
offtherightfrontpassenger frontalairbag,no
systemisfail-safe. Noonecanguarantee thatan
airbagwillnotdeployundersomeunusual
circumstance, eventhoughitisturnedoff.
Securerear-facing childrestraints inarearseat,
eveniftheairbagisoff.Ifyousecurea
forward-facing childrestraint intherightfrontseat,
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| Categories | Cadillac Manuals, Cadillac STS Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac STS 3.6, Cadillac STS 4.6 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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