Black plate (43,1)Cadillac Escalade Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-Europe-7132796) -2014 - CRC - 7/12/13Seats and Restraints 3-43Children can be endangered in acrash if the child restraint is notproperly secured in the vehicle.When securing an add-on childrestraint, refer to the instructionsthat come with the restraint whichmay be on the restraint itself or in abooklet, or both, and to this manual.The child restraint instructions areimportant, so if they are notavailable, obtain a replacementcopy from the manufacturer.Keep in mind that an unsecuredchild restraint can move around in acollision or sudden stop and injurepeople in the vehicle. Be sure toproperly secure any child restraint inthe vehicle - even when no child isin it.Securing the Child within theChild Restraint{ WarningA child can be seriously injured orkilled in a crash if the child is notproperly secured in the childrestraint. Secure the childproperly following the instructionsthat came with that child restraint.Where to Put theRestraintAccording to accident statistics,children and infants are safer whenproperly restrained in a childrestraint system or infant restraintsystem secured in a rear seatingposition.Whenever possible, children age12 and under should be secured ina rear seating positionNever put a rear-facing child seat inthe front. This is because the risk tothe rear-facing child is so great if theairbag deploys.See Securing Child Restraints (RearSeat) on page 3-50 or SecuringChild Restraints (Front PassengerPosition) on page 3-52 for moreinformation, including importantsafety information.DO NOT place rear-facing child seaton this seat. DEATH OR SERIOUSINJURY can occur. This is becausethe risk to the rear-facing child is sogreat, if the airbag deploys.
