Cadillac 2010 STS Owner's Manual

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Where to Put the RestraintAccording to accident statistics, children and infants aresafer when properly restrained in a child restraintsystem or infant restraint system secured in a rearseating position.We recommend that children and child restraints besecured in a rear seat, including: an infant or a childriding in a rear-facing child restraint; a child riding in aforward-facing child seat; an older child riding in abooster seat; and children, who are large enough, usingsafety belts.A label on the sun visor says, “Never put a rear-facingchild restraint in the front.” This is because the risk tothe rear-facing child is so great, if the airbag deploys.{ WARNING:A child in a rear-facing child restraint can beseriously injured or killed if the right frontpassenger airbag inflates. This is because theback of the rear-facing child restraint would bevery close to the inflating airbag. A child in aforward-facing child restraint can be seriouslyinjured or killed if the right front passenger airbaginflates and the passenger seat is in a forwardposition.Even if the passenger sensing system has turnedoff the right front passenger frontal airbag, nosystem is fail-safe. No one can guarantee that anairbag will not deploy under some unusualcircumstance, even though it is turned off.Secure rear-facing child restraints in a rear seat,even if the airbag is off. If you secure aforward-facing child restraint in the right front seat,(Continued)2-38