1993 BUICK LESABRE Owners Manual

Power Seat (Option)
Front Control (F): Raise the front of the seat by pushing
on the left side of the switch. Push on
the right side of
the switch
to lower the front of the seat.
Center Control (C): Move the seat forward or back
by
holding the control to the front or back. Raise the seat
by holding
the control to the left. Hold the control to the
right
to lower the seat.
Rear Control
(R): Raise the rear of the seat by holding
the switch to the left. Holding the switch to the right
iowers the rear
of the seat.
Reclining Front Seatback(s)
To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the outer side of
the seat and move the seatback to where you want it.
Release the lever to lock
the seatback. Pull up on the
lever and
the seat will go to an upright position.
But don't have a seatback reclined
if your vehicle, is
moving.
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I A CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is
in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle
up, your safety belts can't do their job when
you're reclined like this.
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The shoulder belt can't do its job because it
won't 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 can't 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 serlous 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.
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Head Restraints
1-
Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the
restraint is closest to the top
of your ears. This position
reduces the chance
of a neck injury in a crash.
Safety Belts: They’re 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.
And it explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint, or
“air
bag” system.
CAUTION:
Don’t let anyone ride where they can’t wear a
safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and
bou’re not wearing I safety belt, your injuries can
be-much’ worse. You can hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it. You canbe
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.

This figure lights up when you turn the key to “Run” or
“Start” when your safety belt isn’t buckled, and you’ll
hear a tone, too. It’s the reminder to buckle up.
In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says to
wear safety belts. Here’s why: They work.
You never know if you’ll be in a crash. If you do have a
crash, you don’t know if it will be a bad one.
A few crashes are very mild. In them, you won’t get hurt
even if you’re not buckled up. And some crashes can be
so serious, like being hit by a train, that even buckled up
a person wouldn’t 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 be badly hurt
or killed. After
25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the
facts are
clear.
In most crashes buckling up does matter ... a lot!
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Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it
goes.
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For example, if the bike is going 10 mph (16 km/h), so
is the child.
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When the bike hits the block, it stops. But the child
keeps going!
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Take the simplest “car.” Suppose it’s just a seat on
wheels. Put
someone
on it.
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Get it up to speed. Then stop the “car.” The rider doesn’t
stop. The
person keeps going until stopped by something.
In a real vehicle, it could
be the windshield ...
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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's why safety belts make such good sense.
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