SeatsandRestraints
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ChildRestraintSystems
Toreducetheriskofneckand
headinjuryduringacrash,infants
needcomplete support. Thisis
becauseaninfant's neckisnot
fullydeveloped anditshead
weighssomuchcompared with
therestofitsbody.Inacrash,an
infantinarear-facing child
Ayoungchild'shipbonesarestill
sosmallthatthevehicle's regular
safetybeltmaynotremainlowon
thehipbones,asitshould.
Instead, itmaysettleuparound
thechild'sabdomen. Inacrash,
thebeltwouldapplyforceona
bodyareathatisunprotected by
anybonystructure. Thisalone
couldcauseseriousorfatal
injuries. Toreducetheriskof
seriousorfatalinjuries duringa
crash,youngchildren should
alwaysbesecuredinappropriate
childrestraints.
restraint settlesintotherestraint,
sothecrashforcescanbe
distributed acrossthestrongest
partofaninfant's body,theback
andshoulders. Infantsshould
alwaysbesecuredinrear-facing
childrestraints.
(A)Rear-FacingInfantSeat
Arear-facing infantseat(A)
provides restraint withtheseating
surfaceagainstthebackofthe
infant.
Theharnesssystemholdstheinfant
inplaceand,inacrash,actsto
keeptheinfantpositioned inthe
restraint.
| Categories | Cadillac CTS Manuals, Cadillac Manuals |
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| Tags | Cadillac CTS 3.0, Cadillac CTS 3.6, Cadillac CTS 6.2 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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