Cadillac 2010 SRX Crossover Owner's Manual

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2-60 Seats and RestraintsA label on the sun visor says,“Never put a rear-facing child seatin the front.” This is because the riskto the rear-facing child is so great,if the airbag deploys.{ WARNINGA child in a rear-facing childrestraint can be seriouslyinjured or killed if the right frontpassenger airbag inflates.This is because the back of therear-facing child restraint wouldbe very close to the inflatingairbag. A child in a forward-facingchild restraint can be seriouslyinjured or killed if the right frontpassenger airbag inflates and thepassenger seat is in a forwardposition.(Continued)WARNING (Continued)Even if the passenger sensingsystem has turned off the rightfront passenger frontal airbag, nosystem is fail-safe. No one canguarantee that an airbag will notdeploy under some unusualcircumstance, even though it isturned off.Secure rear-facing childrestraints in a rear seat, even ifthe airbag is off. If you secure aforward-facing child restraint inthe right front seat, always movethe front passenger seat as farback as it will go. It is better tosecure the child restraint in arear seat.See Passenger Sensing Systemon page 2‑36 for additionalinformation.If the vehicle does not have arear seat that will accommodatea rear‐facing child restraint, arear‐facing child restraint shouldnot be installed in the vehicle, evenif the airbag is off.If the child restraint has the LATCHsystem, see Lower Anchors andTethers for Children (LATCHSystem) on page 2‑52 for howand where to install the childrestraint using LATCH. If a childrestraint is secured using a safetybelt and it uses a top tether, seeLower Anchors and Tethers forChildren (LATCH System) onpage 2‑52 for top tether anchorlocations.Do not secure a child seat in aposition without a top tether anchorif a national or local law requiresthat the top tether be anchored, or ifthe instructions that come with thechild restraint say that the top strapmust be anchored.