GMC 2003 Savana - Manual (Page 39)

Child Restraints
Q: What ia tha proper way lo wear safety belts?
Older Children
Л: II possible, an older child should wear a
lap-shoulder bell aod get the additioTial restraint a
shoulder belt can prouide. The shguJcfer belt
should not cross the face or nock. Ttie lap bell
should ht snugly below the hlp5^ |ust touching Ihe
lop oJ the thighs. It should never be worn over
the Bbdornen, which could cause severe or even
fatal Internal Injuries in a crash.
Accident statistics show that children are safer и they
are festrained
irt the rear seat.
In a crash, children who are noi buchled up can strike
other people who are budded up, or can he thrown
out of the vehicle. Older children need to use safety
belts properly.
Older children who have outgrown booster seats should
wear the vetucle's safety bells.
If you have the choice, a chUd should sit in a seating
position lhat has a lap-shoofder belt to get the additional
restraint a shouldar belt can provide.
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