GMC 2005 Savana - Manual (Page 50)

Passenger Vans with an
Airbag Off Switch
Accident statistics show that children are safer if they
are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat.
We, therefore, recommend that child restraints be
secured in a rear seat, including an infant riding in a
rear-facing infant seat, a child riding in a forward-facing
child seat and an older child riding in a booster seat.
If you need to secure a rear-facing child restraint in the
right front passenger’s seat, turn off the passenger’s
airbag. See Airbag Off Switch on page 1-69 and
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat
Position on page 1-56 for more on this, including
important safety information.
{ CAUTION:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the airbag inflates.
This is because the back of the rear-facing
child restraint would be very close to the
inflating airbag. Be sure to turn off the airbag
before using a rear-facing child restraint in the
right front seat position.
CAUTION: (Continued)
CAUTION: (Continued)
Even though the airbag off switch is designed
to turn off the passenger’s frontal airbag, no
system is fail-safe, and no one can guarantee
that an airbag will not deploy under some
unusual circumstance, even though it is
turned off. We recommend that rear-facing
child restraints be transported in vehicles with
a rear seat that will accommodate a rear-facing
child restraint, whenever possible.
If you need to secure a forward-facing child
restraint in the right front seat, always move
the seat as far back as it will go. It is better to
secure the child restraint in a rear seat.
Wherever you install it, be sure to secure the child
restraint properly.
Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can
move around in a collision or sudden stop and injure
people in the vehicle. Be sure to properly secure
any child restraint in your vehicle — even when no
child is in it.
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