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Seats and Restraint Systems 1-1

Front Seats 1-2

Rear Seats 1-8

Safety Belts 1-11

Child Restraints 1-30

Airbag System 1-53

Restraint System Check 1-69

Features and Controls 2-1

Keys 2-2

Doors and Locks 2-7

Windows 2-10

Theft-Deterrent Systems 2-12

Starting and Operating Your Vehicle 2-14

Mirrors 2-33

OnStar®System 2-36

Universal Home Remote System 2-38

Storage Areas 2-43

Sunroof 2-47

Instrument Panel 3-1

Instrument Panel Overview 3-4

Climate Controls 3-21

Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators 3-24

Driver Information Center (DIC) 3-41

Audio System(s) 3-48

Driving Your Vehicle 4-1

Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle 4-2 Towing 4-56

Service and Appearance Care 5-1

Service 5-3 Fuel 5-5 Checking Things Under the Hood 5-10 Rear Axle 5-44 Four-Wheel Drive 5-44 Front Axle 5-44 Headlamp Aiming 5-45 Bulb Replacement 5-47 Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement 5-50 Tires 5-51 Appearance Care 5-83 Vehicle Identification 5-92 Electrical System 5-93 Capacities and Specifications 5-100

Maintenance Schedule 6-1

Maintenance Schedule 6-2

Customer Assistance and Information 7-1

Customer Assistance and Information 7-2 Reporting Safety Defects 7-14

Index 1

2006 HUMMER H3 Owner Manual M

GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, and

HUMMER are registered trademarks; and H3 is a

trademark of General Motors Corporation

This manual includes the latest information at the time

it was printed We reserve the right to make changes

after that time without further notice For vehicles

first sold in Canada, substitute the name “General

Motors of Canada Limited” for HUMMER whenever it

appears in this manual

Keep this manual in the vehicle, so it will be there if it

is needed while on the road If the vehicle is sold, leave

this manual in the vehicle

Canadian Owners

A French language copy of this manual can be obtainedfrom your dealer or from:

Helm, IncorporatedP.O Box 07130Detroit, MI 48207

How to Use This Manual

Many people read the owner manual from beginning toend when they first receive their new vehicle If this

is done, it can help you learn about the featuresand controls for the vehicle Pictures and words worktogether in the owner manual to explain things

Safety Warnings and Symbols

There are a number of safety cautions in this book We

use a box and the word CAUTION to tell about things

that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning

{ CAUTION:

These mean there is something that could hurt

you or other people.

In the caution area, we tell you what the hazard is

Then we tell you what to do to help avoid or reduce

the hazard Please read these cautions If you do not,

you or others could be hurt

You will also find a circlewith a slash through it inthis book This safetysymbol means “Do Not,”

“Do Not do this” or “Do Notlet this happen.”

Vehicle Damage Warnings

Also, in this manual you will find these notices:

Notice: These mean there is something that could

damage your vehicle.

A notice tells about something that can damage the

vehicle Many times, this damage would not be covered

by your vehicle’s warranty, and it could be costly But

the notice will tell what to do to help avoid the damage

When you read other manuals, you might see

CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors

or in different words

There are also warning labels on the vehicle They use

the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE

Vehicle Symbols

The vehicle has components and labels that usesymbols instead of text Symbols are shown along withthe text describing the operation or informationrelating to a specific component, control, message,gage, or indicator

If you need help figuring out a specific name of acomponent, gage, or indicator, reference thefollowing topics:

• Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1

• Features and Controls in Section 2

• Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3

• Climate Controls in Section 3

• Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators in Section 3

• Audio System(s) in Section 3

• Engine Compartment Overview in Section 5

These are some examples of symbols that may be found on the vehicle:

✍ NOTES

Front Seats 1-2

Manual Seats 1-2

Six-Way Power Seats 1-3

Power Lumbar 1-3

Heated Seats 1-4

Reclining Seatbacks 1-4

Head Restraints 1-7

Rear Seats 1-8

60/40 Split Bench Seat 1-8

Safety Belts 1-11

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone 1-11

Questions and Answers About Safety Belts 1-15

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly 1-16

Driver Position 1-16

Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment 1-23

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy 1-24

Right Front Passenger Position 1-24

Rear Seat Passengers 1-24

Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides 1-27

Safety Belt Pretensioners 1-29

Safety Belt Extender 1-29

Child Restraints 1-30

Older Children 1-30

Infants and Young Children 1-32

Child Restraint Systems 1-36 Where to Put the Restraint 1-40 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children

(LATCH) 1-41 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat

Position 1-47 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position 1-49

Airbag System 1-53

Where Are the Airbags? 1-56 When Should an Airbag Inflate? 1-59 What Makes an Airbag Inflate? 1-61 How Does an Airbag Restrain? 1-61 What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? 1-62 Passenger Sensing System 1-63 Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle 1-68 Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped

Vehicle 1-68

Restraint System Check 1-69

Checking the Restraint Systems 1-69 Replacing Restraint System Parts

After a Crash 1-70

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems

Front Seats

Manual Seats

{ CAUTION:

You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to

adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle

is moving The sudden movement could startle

and confuse you, or make you push a pedal

when you do not want to Adjust the driver’s

seat only when the vehicle is not moving.

Lift the bar located under the front of the seat to unlock it.Slide the seat to where you want it and release the bar.Try to move the seat with your body to be sure the seat

is locked in place

Six-Way Power Seats

Your vehicle may havethis feature If it does,the six-way powerseat control is located

on the outboard side

of the driver’s seat Yourvehicle may also have

a passenger’s six-waypower seat

• Move the front of the control up or down to adjust

the front portion of the cushion up or down

• Move the rear of the control up or down to adjust

the rear portion of the cushion up or down

• To move the whole seat forward or rearward, slide

the control forward or rearward

Power Lumbar

If your vehicle has thisfeature, the control islocated on the outboardside of the seat(s)

Press and hold the front of the control until you havethe desired lumbar support To decrease lumbarsupport, press and hold the rear of the control

Heated Seats

If your vehicle has thisfeature, the controls arelocated on the outboardside of the front seats

This feature will heat the cushion and back of the seats

Press the top of the switch to turn the heat to the

high setting Press the bottom of the switch to turn the

heat to the low setting Put the switch in the center

position to turn the heat off

The ignition must be on for the heated seat feature to

work The seat will heat to the last setting if the ignition

has been turned off and then turned back on

The passenger’s safety belt must be engaged for the

heated seat feature to work on the passenger’s seat

Reclining Seatbacks

{ CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash That could cause injury to the person sitting there Always push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is locked.

Your seats have manual reclining seatbacks The leverused to operate them is located on the outboardside of the seats

To recline the seatback, do the following:

1 Lift the recline lever

2 Move the seatback to the desired position, then

release the lever to lock the seatback in place

3 Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is

{ CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash That could cause injury to the person sitting there Always push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is locked.

2 Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it islocked

{ CAUTION:

Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle

is in motion can be dangerous Even if you buckle up, your safety belts cannot do their job when you are reclined like this.

The shoulder belt cannot do its job because

it will not be against your body Instead, it will

be in front of you In a crash, you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries.

The lap belt cannot do its job either In a crash, the belt could go up over your abdomen The belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones This could cause serious internal injuries.

For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, have the seatback upright Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly.

Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving

Head Restraints

Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the restraint

is at the same height as the occupant’s head This

position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash

Pull the head restraint up

to raise it To lower thehead restraint, pressthe button, located onthe top of the seatback,and push the headrestraint down

Rear Seats

60/40 Split Bench Seat

The 60/40 split bench seats can be folded to give you

more cargo space

Folding the Seatbacks

To fold the rear seatback(s), do the following:

1 Make sure that nothing is on, under, or in front of

the seat

2 Place your hand underthe front of the seatcushion and liftthe cushion up whilemoving it forward

There is a label belowthe seat cushionwith instructions toaid in seat operation

3 Pull the cushion forward until it rests in the footwell

Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety belts

still fastened may cause damage to the seat or the safety belts Always unbuckle the safety belts and return them to their normal stowed position before folding a rear seat.

4 Lift the latch on top of the seatback and pull theseatback forward Fold the seatback down until it

is nearly flat

5 If the seatback will not fold nearly flat, try movingthe front seat forward and/or moving the frontseatback more upright

6 Repeat the steps for the other half of the 60/40 splitbench seat

Returning the Seatbacks to an

Upright Position

{ CAUTION:

If the seatback is not locked, it could move

forward in a sudden stop or crash That could

cause injury to the person sitting there Always

push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is

locked.

{ CAUTION:

A safety belt that is improperly routed, not properly attached, or twisted will not provide the protection needed in a crash The person wearing the belt could be seriously injured After raising the rear seatback, always check

to be sure that the safety belts are properly routed and attached, and are not twisted.

To return the seatback(s) to the upright position, do thefollowing:

1 Lift the seatback up and push it rearward all the way

2 Place your hand under the front of the seat cushionand lift the cushion while moving it rearward until itlatches into position

3 Pull forward on the seatback and push down on theseat cushion to make sure the seat is securely inplace

Safety Belts

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone

This part of the manual tells you how to use safety

belts properly It also tells you some things you should

not do with safety belts

{ CAUTION:

Do not let anyone ride where he or she cannot

wear a safety belt properly If you are in a

crash and you are not wearing a safety belt,

your injuries can be much worse You can hit

things inside the vehicle or be ejected from it.

You can be seriously injured or killed In the

same crash, you might not be, if you are

buckled up Always fasten your safety belt,

and check that your passengers’ belts are

fastened properly too.

{ CAUTION:

It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle In a collision, people riding in these areas are more likely to be seriously injured or killed Do not allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle that is not equipped with seats and safety belts Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in

a seat and using a safety belt properly.

Your vehicle has indicators to remind you and your

passengers to buckle your safety belts See Safety Belt

Reminder Light on page 3-27 and Passenger Safety Belt Reminder Light on page 3-27.

In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law

says to wear safety belts Here is why: They work.

You never know if you will be in a crash If you do have

a crash, you do not know if it will be a bad one

A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so

serious that even buckled up, a person would not

survive But most crashes are in between In many of

them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes

walk away Without belts they could have been badly

hurt or killed

After more than 30 years of safety belts in vehicles,

the facts are clear In most crashes buckling up

does matter a lot!

Why Safety Belts Work

When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes

Take the simplest vehicle Suppose it is just a seat

on wheels

Put someone on it Get it up to speed Then stop the vehicle The rider

does not stop

The person keeps going until stopped by something.

In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield

or the instrument panel

or the safety belts!

With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does

You get more time to stop You stop over more distance,

and your strongest bones take the forces That is why

safety belts make such good sense

Questions and Answers About Safety Belts

Q:Will I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident

if I am wearing a safety belt?

A:You could be — whether you are wearing a safety

belt or not But you can unbuckle a safety belt,even if you are upside down And your chance ofbeing conscious during and after an accident,

so you can unbuckle and get out, is much greater

if you are belted

Q:If my vehicle has airbags, why should I have to wear safety belts?

A:Airbags are in many vehicles today and will

be in most of them in the future But they are

supplemental systems only; so they work with

safety belts — not instead of them Every airbagsystem ever offered for sale has required the use ofsafety belts Even if you are in a vehicle that hasairbags, you still have to buckle up to get the mostprotection That is true not only in frontal collisions,but especially in side and other collisions

Q: If I am a good driver, and I never drive far from

home, why should I wear safety belts?

A:You may be an excellent driver, but if you are in an

accident — even one that is not your fault — you

and your passengers can be hurt Being a good

driver does not protect you from things beyond your

control, such as bad drivers

Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km)

of home And the greatest number of serious

injuries and deaths occur at speeds of less than

40 mph (65 km/h)

Safety belts are for everyone

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly

This part is only for people of adult size

Be aware that there are special things to know aboutsafety belts and children And there are differentrules for smaller children and babies If a child will be

riding in your vehicle, see Older Children on page 1-30

or Infants and Young Children on page 1-32 Follow

those rules for everyone’s protection

First, you will want to know which restraint systemsyour vehicle has

We will start with the driver position

Driver Position

Lap-Shoulder Belt

The driver has a lap-shoulder belt Here is how to wear

it properly

1 Close and lock the door

2 Adjust the seat so you can sit up straight

To see how, see “Seats” in the Index

3 Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.

Do not let it get twisted

The shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt

across you very quickly If this happens, let the belt

go back slightly to unlock it Then pull the belt

across you more slowly

4 Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure

If the belt is not long enough, see Safety Belt

Extender on page 1-29.

Make sure the release button on the buckle ispositioned so you would be able to unbuckle thesafety belt quickly if you ever had to

5 Move the shoulder belt height adjuster to the heightthat is right for you Improper shoulder belt heightadjustment could reduce the effectiveness of

the safety belt in a crash See Shoulder Belt Height

Adjustment on page 1-23.

6 To make the lap part tight, pull up on the

shoulder belt

The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug onthe hips, just touching the thighs In a crash, this appliesforce to the strong pelvic bones And you would be lesslikely to slide under the lap belt If you slid under it, thebelt would apply force at your abdomen This could causeserious or even fatal injuries The shoulder belt should goover the shoulder and across the chest These parts ofthe body are best able to take belt restraining forces.The safety belt locks if there is a sudden stop or crash,

or if you pull the belt very quickly out of the retractor

Q: What is wrong with this?

A: The shoulder belt is too loose It will not give nearly

as much protection this way

{ CAUTION:

You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt

is too loose In a crash, you would move forward too much, which could increase injury The shoulder belt should fit against your body.

Q: What is wrong with this?

A:The belt is buckled in the wrong place

{ CAUTION:

You can be seriously injured if your belt is buckled in the wrong place like this In a crash, the belt would go up over your abdomen The belt forces would be there, not at the pelvic bones This could cause serious internal injuries Always buckle your belt into the buckle nearest you.

Q: What is wrong with this?

A: The shoulder belt is worn under the arm It should

be worn over the shoulder at all times

{ CAUTION:

You can be seriously injured if you wear the shoulder belt under your arm In a crash, your body would move too far forward, which would increase the chance of head and neck injury Also, the belt would apply too much force to the ribs, which are not as strong as shoulder bones You could also severely injure internal organs like your liver or spleen.

Q: What is wrong with this?

A:The belt is twisted across the body

{ CAUTION:

You can be seriously injured by a twisted belt In a crash, you would not have the full width of the belt to spread impact forces.

If a belt is twisted, make it straight so it can work properly, or ask your dealer to fix it.

To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle.

The belt should go back out of the way When the

safety belt is not in use, slide the latch plate up

the safety belt webbing The latch plate should rest

on the stitching on the safety belt, near the guide loop

on the side wall

Before you close the door, be sure the belt is out of

the way If you slam the door on it, you can damage

both the belt and your vehicle

Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment

Before you begin to drive, move the shoulder belt heightadjuster to the height that is right for you

Adjust the height so that the shoulder portion of thebelt is centered on your shoulder The belt should

be away from your face and neck, but not falling offyour shoulder Incorrect positioning of the shoulder beltcan reduce the effectiveness of the safety belt

To move it up or down,press the square button (A)

in the center of theheight adjuster knob andmove the height adjuster tothe desired position

After you move the height adjuster to where you want

it, try to move it up and down without touching thesquare button to make sure it has locked into position

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy

Safety belts work for everyone, including pregnant

women Like all occupants, they are more likely to be

seriously injured if they do not wear safety belts

A pregnant woman should wear a lap-shoulder belt,

and the lap portion should be worn as low as possible,

below the rounding, throughout the pregnancy

The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the

mother When a safety belt is worn properly, it is more

likely that the fetus will not be hurt in a crash For

pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making

safety belts effective is wearing them properly

Right Front Passenger Position

To learn how to wear the right front passenger’s safety

belt properly, see Driver Position on page 1-16.

The right front passenger’s safety belt works thesame way as the driver’s safety belt — except forone thing If you ever pull the shoulder portion of thebelt out all the way, you will engage the child restraintlocking feature If this happens, just let the belt goback all the way and start again

Rear Seat Passengers

It is very important for rear seat passengers to buckleup! Accident statistics show that unbelted people inthe rear seat are hurt more often in crashes than thosewho are wearing safety belts

Rear passengers who are not safety belted can bethrown out of the vehicle in a crash And they can strikeothers in the vehicle who are wearing safety belts

Lap-Shoulder Belt

All rear seat positions have lap-shoulder belts

Here is how to wear one properly

1 Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you

Do not let it get twisted

The shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt

across you very quickly If this happens, let the

belt go back slightly to unlock it Then pull the

belt across you more slowly

2 Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure.When the shoulder belt is pulled out all the way,

it will lock If it does, let it go back all the way andstart again

If the belt is not long enough, see Safety Belt

Extender on page 1-29.

Make sure the release button on the buckle ispositioned so you would be able to unbuckle thesafety belt quickly if you ever had to

3 To make the lap part tight, pull up on theshoulder part

The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug on

the hips, just touching the thighs In a crash, this applies

force to the strong pelvic bones And you would be less

likely to slide under the lap belt If you slid under it, the

belt would apply force at your abdomen This could cause

serious or even fatal injuries The shoulder belt should go

over the shoulder and across the chest These parts of

the body are best able to take belt restraining forces

The safety belt locks if there is a sudden stop or a crash,

or if you pull the belt very quickly out of the retractor

{ CAUTION:

You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt

is too loose In a crash, you would move forward too much, which could increase injury The shoulder belt should fit against your body.

To unlatch the belt, push the button on the buckle

Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides

Rear shoulder belt comfort guides may provide added

safety belt comfort for older children who have outgrown

booster seats and for some adults When installed on

a shoulder belt, the comfort guide positions the belt

away from the neck and head

Comfort guides are provided for each outboard

passenger position in the second row Here is how

to install a comfort guide and use the safety belt:

1 Pull the elastic cord out from between the edge of

the seatback and the interior body to remove the

guide from its storage clip

2 Place the guide over the belt and insert thetwo edges of the belt into the slots of the guide

3 Be sure that the belt is not twisted and it lies flat.

The guide must be on top of the belt

{ CAUTION:

A safety belt that is not properly worn may not provide the protection needed in a crash The person wearing the belt could be seriously injured The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest These parts of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces.

4 Buckle, position, and release the safety belt as

described in Rear Seat Passengers on page 1-24.

Make sure that the shoulder belt crosses the

shoulder

To remove and store the comfort guides, squeeze the

belt edges together so that you can take them out of the

guides Slide the guide onto its storage clip between

the edge of the seatback and the trim panel Make sure

you remove the comfort guide from the belt before

you fold a rear seat down

Safety Belt Pretensioners

Your vehicle has safety belt pretensioners for the driver

and right front passenger Although you cannot see

them, they are located on the retractor part of the safety

belts They help the safety belts reduce a person’s

forward movement in a moderate to severe frontal or

near frontal crash

Pretensioners work only once If they activate in a

crash, you will need to get new ones, and probably other

new parts for your safety belt system See Replacing

Restraint System Parts After a Crash on page 1-70.

Safety Belt Extender

If the vehicle’s safety belt will fasten around you,you should use it

But if a safety belt is not long enough, your dealer willorder you an extender It is free When you go in toorder it, take the heaviest coat you will wear, sothe extender will be long enough for you To help avoidpersonal injury, do not let someone else use it, anduse it only for the seat it is made to fit The extender hasbeen designed for adults Never use it for securingchild seats To wear it, just attach it to the regular safetybelt For more information, see the instruction sheetthat comes with the extender

Child Restraints

Older Children

Older children who have outgrown booster seats should

wear the vehicle’s safety belts

Q:What is the proper way to wear safety belts?

A:An older child should wear a lap-shoulder belt andget the additional restraint a shoulder belt canprovide The shoulder belt should not cross the face

or neck The lap belt should fit snugly below thehips, just touching the top of the thighs It shouldnever be worn over the abdomen, which couldcause severe or even fatal internal injuries in

{ CAUTION:

Never do this.

Here two children are wearing the same belt.

The belt can not properly spread the impact

forces In a crash, the two children can be

crushed together and seriously injured A belt

must be used 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 belt

is 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

Also see Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides on

page 1-27 If the child is sitting in the center rear

seat passenger position, move the child towardthe safety belt buckle In either case, be sure thatthe shoulder belt still is on the child’s shoulder,

so that in a crash the child’s upper body would havethe restraint the belts provide

{ CAUTION:

Never do this.

Here a child is sitting in a seat that has a lap-shoulder belt, but the shoulder part is behind the child If the child wears the belt in this way, in a crash the child might slide under the belt The belt’s force would then be applied right on the child’s abdomen That could cause serious or fatal injuries.

Wherever the child sits, the lap portion of the beltshould be worn low and snug on the hips, just touchingthe child’s thighs This applies belt force to the child’spelvic bones in a crash

Infants and Young Children

Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! This includesinfants and all other children Neither the distancetraveled nor the age and size of the traveler changesthe need, for everyone, to use safety restraints In fact,the law in every state in the United States and inevery Canadian province says children up to someage must be restrained while in a vehicle

{ CAUTION:

Children can be seriously injured or strangled

if a shoulder belt is wrapped around their neck

and the safety belt continues to tighten Never

leave children unattended in a vehicle and never

allow children to play with the safety belts.

Every time infants and young children ride in vehicles,

they should have the protection provided by appropriate

restraints Young children should not use the vehicle’s

adult safety belts alone, unless there is no other choice

Instead, they need to use a child restraint

{ CAUTION:

People should never hold a baby in their arms while riding in a vehicle A baby does not weigh much — until a crash During a crash

a baby will become so heavy it is not possible

to hold it For example, in a crash at only

25 mph (40 km/h), a 12 lb (5.5 kg) baby will suddenly become a 240 lb (110 kg) force on a person’s arms A baby should be secured in

an appropriate restraint.

{ CAUTION:

Children who are up against, or very close to,

any airbag when it inflates can be seriously

injured or killed Airbags plus lap-shoulder

belts offer protection for adults and older

children, but not for young children and

infants Neither the vehicle’s safety belt system

nor its airbag system is designed for them.

Young children and infants need the protection

that a child restraint system can provide.

Q:What are the different types of add-on child restraints?

A:Add-on child restraints, which are purchased by thevehicle’s owner, are available in four basic types.Selection of a particular restraint should takeinto consideration not only the child’s weight, heightand age but also whether or not the restraint will

be compatible with the motor vehicle in which it will

be used

For most basic types of child restraints, there aremany different models available When purchasing achild restraint, be sure it is designed to be used

in a motor vehicle If it is, the restraint will have alabel saying that it meets federal motor vehiclesafety standards

The restraint manufacturer’s instructions that comewith the restraint, state the weight and heightlimitations for a particular child restraint In addition,there are many kinds of restraints available forchildren with special needs