SeatsandRestraints
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Q: Whatarethedifferent typesof
add-onchildrestraints?
heightlimitations foraparticular
childrestraint. Inaddition, there
aremanykindsofrestraints
available forchildren with
specialneeds.
{WARNING
A: Add-onchildrestraints, which
arepurchased bythevehicle's
owner,areavailable infourbasic
types.Selection ofaparticular
restraint shouldtakeinto
consideration notonlythechild's
weight,height,andagebutalso
whetherornottherestraint will
becompatible withthemotor
vehicleinwhichitwillbeused.
Ayoungchild'shipbonesarestill
sosmallthatthevehicle's regular
safetybeltmaynotremainlow
onthehipbones,asitshould.
Instead, itmaysettleuparound
thechild'sabdomen. Inacrash,
thebeltwouldapplyforceona
bodyareathatisunprotected by
anybonystructure. Thisalone
couldcauseseriousorfatal
injuries. Toreducetheriskof
seriousorfatalinjuries duringa
crash,youngchildren should
alwaysbesecuredinappropriate
childrestraints.
{WARNING
Toreducetheriskofneckand
headinjuryduringacrash,infants
needcomplete support. Thisis
becauseaninfant's neckisnot
fullydeveloped anditshead
weighssomuchcompared with
therestofitsbody.Inacrash,
aninfantinarear-facing child
restraint settlesintotherestraint,
sothecrashforcescanbe
distributed acrossthestrongest
partofaninfant's body,theback
andshoulders. Infantsshould
alwaysbesecuredinrear-facing
childrestraints.
Formostbasictypesofchild
restraints, therearemany
different modelsavailable.
Whenpurchasing achild
restraint, besureitisdesigned
tobeusedinamotorvehicle.
Ifitis,therestraint willhavea
labelsayingthatitmeetsfederal
motorvehiclesafetystandards.
Therestraint manufacturer's
instructions thatcomewiththe
restraint statetheweightand
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| Tags | Cadillac SRX 2.8, Cadillac SRX 3.0 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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