1993 BUICK LESABRE child restraint

@ Part 1 Seats and Safety Belts
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your Buick. your Supplemental Inflatable Restraint/Supplemental
Restraint System (“air bag”) system and how to use your safety belts properly
. You can also learn about some things
you should
not do with safety belts .
Part 1 includes:
SeatsandSeatControls
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HeadRestraints
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Why Safety Belts Work
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How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................................................... 24
Adults
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... 24
DriverPosition
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Lap-ShoulderBelt
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Supplemental Inflatable Restraint System
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Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
..................................................... 37
PassengerPositions
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Children
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. 41
Smaller Children and Babies ......................................................... 42
ChildRestraints
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LargerChildren
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SafetyBeltExtender
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Checking Your Restraint System ...................................................... 55
Safety
Belts
. They’re for Everyone ................................................... 17
Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts
.......................................... 23
Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash
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Safety Belt Reminder Light
When the key is turned to “Run” or “Start,” a light will
come
on for about eight seconds to remind people to
fasten their safety belts. Unless the driver’s safety belt is
buckled,
a tone will also sound.
How To Wear Safety Belts Properly,
Adults
This section is only for people of adult size.
’ /d CAUTION:
There are special things to know about safety
belts and children. And there are different rules
far babies and smaller children. If a child will be
I dng in your Buick, see the section after this
nne, called “Children.” Follow those rules for
ev.?ryone’s protection.
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First, you’ll want to know which restraint systems your
vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.
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Smaller Children and Babies
A CAUTION:
Smaller children and babies should always be
restrained
in a child or infant restraint. The
instructions for the restraint will say whether it is
the right type and size for your child.
A very
young child’s hip bones are
so small that a
regular belt might not stay low on the hips, as it
should. Instead, the belt will likely be over the
child’s abdomen.
In a crash the belt would apply
force right on the child’s abdomen, which could
cause serious or fatal injuries.
So, be sure that
any child small enough for one is always
properly restrained
in a child or infant restraint.
A CAUTION: 0
Never hold a baby in ydur arms while riding in a .
vehicle. A baby doesn’t weigh much - until a crash.
During a crash a baby
will become so heavy you
can’t hold
it. For example, in a crash at only 25 mph
(40 km/h), a 12-pound (5.5 kg) baby will suddenly
become a
240-pound (11 0 kg) force OR your arms.
The baby would be almost impossible to hold.
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CAUTION: (Continued) I --
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Child Restraints
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Be sure to follow the instructions for the restraint. You
may find these instructions on the restraint itself or in a
booklet, or both. These restraints use the belt system in
your vehicle, but the child also has to be secured within
the restraint to help reduce the chance of personal injury.
The instructions
that come with the infant or child
restraint will show you how to do that.
Where to Put the Restraint
Accident statistics show that children are safer if they
are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat. We at
General Motors therefore recommend that you put your
child restraint
in the rear seat unless the child is an
infant and you’re the only adult in the vehicle. In that
case, you might
want to secure the restraint in the front
seat where you can keep an eye on the baby.
Wherever you install it, be sure
to secure the child
restraint properly.
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A CAUTION:
An unsecured child restraint can move around in
a collision or sudden stop and injure people in
the vehicle. Be sure to properly secure any child restraint in your vehicle
-- even when no child is
in
it.
Top Strap
If your child restraint has a top strap, it should be
anchored.
If you need to have an anchor installed,
you can ask
your Buick dealer to put it in for you. If you want to
install an anchor yourself, your dealer can tell you how
to do it.
Vehicles first sold in Canada have child restraint anchor
bracket hardware in the glove
box, along with
instructions for installing it. This should be used only
with a child restraint, and only to secure a child restraint
at the center rear seating position. Additional anchor
brackets for child restraints at one or both of the rear
outside seating positions are available at Buick
dealerships
in Canada.
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Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Position See if the shoulder belt would go in front of the
child’s face or neck. If
so, put it behind the child
restraint.
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier
section about the top strap if the child restraint has one.
1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
for the child restraint.
2. Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions say.
3. Pull out the vehicle’s safety belt and run the lap part
through or around the restraint. The child restraint
instructions will show you how.
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6. To tighten the belt, feed the lap belt into the retractor
while
you push down on the child restraint.
7. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions
to be sure it is secure.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle's
safety belt and let
it go back all the way. The safety belt
will move freely again and be ready
to work for an adult
or larger child passenger.
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Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Seat
Position
When you secure a child restraint in a center seating
position, you'll be using the lap belt.
See the earlier section about the top strap if the child
restraint has one.
1. Make the belt as long as possible by tilting the latch
plate and pulling it along the belt.
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2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
for the child restraint.
3. Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions say.
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