1993 BUICK CENTURY child restraint

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1. Make the belt as long as possible by tilting the latch
2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
plate and pulling it along the belt.
for the child restraint.
3. Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions say.
4. Run the vehicle's safety belt through or around the
restraint. The child restraint instructions will show
you how.
5. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button faces
upward or outward,
so you'll be able to unbuckle it
quickly if you ever need to.
6. To tighten the belt, pull its free end while you push
down on
the child restraint.
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7. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions
to be .sure it is secure.
If the child restraint isn’t secure,
turn the latch plate over and buckle it again. Then see
if it is secure. If it isn’t, secure the restraint in a
different place
in the vehicle and contact the child
restraint maker
for their advice.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s
safety belt. It will
be ready to work for an adult or larger
child passenger.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
F’ront Seat
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To use a child restraint here, you will need a special
infantkhild seat attaching belt and the hardware that goes
with it. See the earlier section about the top strap if the
child restraint has one.
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Your dealer can get these and install the hardware for
you. It’s free. The special belt is
GM Part Number
12340286. Your dealer can find the correct hardware in
the accessory section
of the GM Parts Catalog.
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Don't use the special infantkhild seat
attaching hardware
in another vehicle. If you
do,
it may not work well and the child may not
be protected properly
in a crash. The special
hardware is for your vehicle only.
Also, don't use the special belt for anything
but securing a child restraint in the right front
seat.
If an adult or older child uses it, the belt
won't provide protection and may even
increase injury in a crash.
Once the special hardware is installed, please follow the
instructions with it and these steps:
1. Unbuckle the automatic lap-shoulder belt by pushing
the button on the buckle. It will
stay on the door,
ready
to be rebuckled for use by adults or older
children.
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4. You can make the belt longer by tilting the buckle and
pulling it along the belt.
5. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions for the
child restraint.
6. Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions say.
7. Run the belt through or around the child restraint. The
child restraint instructions will show you how.
8. Put the hook on the free end through the slot in the
latch plate.
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9. To make it tight, pull the belt while you push down
on the child restraint.
If the belt won’t stay tight,
switch it end for end.
10. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions
to be sure it
is secure.
To remove the infantkhild seat restraint:
1. Push the button on the safety belt buckle and remove
the special latch plate. Leave the latch plate
on the
special belt.
2. Push the spring on the hook near the door and remove
the special belt.
3. Put the belt away in a safe place in your vehicle, so it
won’t fly around in a crash and injure someone.
4. Remember to reattach the automatic belt again, once
the child restraint
is removed. Be sure it isn’t twisted.
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Larger Children
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Children who aren’t buckled up can strike other people
Children who have outgrown child restraints should wear
the vehicle’s safety belts.
If you have the choice, a child
should sit next
to a window so the child can wear a lap-
shoulder belt and get the additional restraint a shoulder
belt
can provide. Accident statistics show that children
are safer if they are restrained in the rear seat. But they
need to use the s&ty belts properly.
Children who iuen’t buckled up can be thrown out in a who
are.
crash.
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1 CAUTION:
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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 crushed together and seriously injured.
A belt must be used by only one
person at
a time.
@ 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: Move the child toward the center of the vehicle, but
be
sure that the shoulder belt still is on the child‘s
shoulder,
so that in a crash the child‘s upper body
would have the restraint that belts provide.
If the
child is
so smaU that the shoulder belt still is very
close to the child’s face or neck, you might want to
place the child
in the center seat position, the one
that has
only a lap belt.
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A CAUTION:
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lap-shouider belt, but the shoulder part Is
behind the child. If thechild wears the belt
in this way, in a crash the child might slide
under the belt. The belt’s Qom would then
be applied rlght on the child’s abdomen.
That could
cause serious or fatal injuries.
Wherever the child sits, the lap portion of the belt should
be worn
low and snug on-the hips, just touching the
child’s thighs. This applies belt force to
the child’s pelvic
bones in a crash.
Safety Belt Extender
If the vehicle’s safety belt will fasten around you, you
should use it. The automatic lap-shoulder belt has plenty
of extra length built in, so it will fasten around almost all
people.
But if a safety belt isn’t long enough to fasten, your
dealer will order you
an extender. It’s free. When you go
in to order it, take the heaviest coat you will wear, so the
extender will be long enough for you. The extender will
be just for you, and just for the seat in your vehicle that
you choose. Don’t let someone else use it, and use it only
for
the seat it is made to fit. To wear it, just attach it to
the regular safety belt.
Checking Your Restraint Systems
Now and then, make sure all your belts, buckles, latch
plates, retractors, anchorages and reminder systems are
working properly.
Look for any loose parts or damage. If
you see anything that might keep a restraint system from
doing its job, have
it repaired.
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