2000 Cadillac Catera Owners Manual

Accident statistics show that children are safer if theyare restrained in the rear seat. But they need to use thesafety belts properly.Children who aren’t buckled up can be thrown outin a crash.Children who aren’t buckled up can strike otherpeople who are.CAUTION:Never do this.Here two children are wearing the same belt.The belt can’t properly spread the impact forces.In a crash, the two children can be crushedtogether and seriously injured. A belt must beused by only one person at a time.Q: What if a child is wearing a lap-shoulder belt,but the child is so small that the shoulder beltis very close to the child’s face or neck?A: If the child is sitting in a seat next to a window,move the child toward the center of the vehicle.If the child is sitting in the center rear seatpassenger position, move the child toward thesafety belt buckle. In either case, be sure that theshoulder belt still is on the child’s shoulder, so thatin a crash the child’s upper body would have therestraint that belts provide.1-51