GMC 2003 Envoy - Manual (Page 42)

For most basic types oT ctiild restiainis, th&re are
many different models avaHabie, When puncbasing a
child resiralnt, be sure it Is designed lo be used
in a molof vehicle. It is, Cha restrainl will have a
labal saying that ii meets federal molor vehicis
safety siandards.
The restraint manutaclurar's instriictloris I ha! come
with the restraint state the we-ight and height
limitsliona für a particular child restrains. In addition,
there are many kinds of restraints available lor
children with special needs.
Д CAUTION:
Nawbarn Inlants need complete support,
including support for the head and neck. This
is necessary because a newborn Infant's neck
is weak aird its head weighs so much
compared with the rest o1 Its body. In a crash^
an Infant in a raar-facing seal settles Inlo the
restraint« so the crash forces can be
distributed across the strongest part ot an
infant’s body, the back and shoulders, infants
always should be secured in appropriate Infant
restraints.
A CAUTION:
The body structure of a young child is quite
unlike that o1 an adult or older child, for whom
the safety belts are designed. A young child's
hip bones are sLill SO small that the vehicle's
regular safety bell may not remain low on the
hip bones, as tt should. Instead, it may settle
up around the child's abdomen. In a crash, the
belt would apply force on a body area that's
unprotected by any bony structure. This alone
could cause serious or fatal injunea. Young
children always should be secured in
appropriate child restraints.
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