1993 BUICK REGAL Owners Manual

Four-Way Manual Seat - Drivers Seat Only (Option)
If you have this option, you have two levers under the
front edge of the seat. The lever near the outer side
of
the seat unlocks the seat allowing it to slide forward and
back. The lever near the center allows you
to tilt the seat
up or down.
Power Seat (Option)
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Front Control (F): Raise the front of the seat by
holding the switch
up. Hold the switch down 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 or lower
the seat by
holding the control up or down.
Rear Control (R): Raise the rear of the seat by holding
the switch up. Hold the switch down to lower the rear
of
the seat.
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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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Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is
in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle
up, your safety belts can't
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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 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.
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Head Restrain.ts
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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.
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Front Seatback Latches (%o-Door Models)
The front seatback folds forward to let people get into
the back seat.
Your seatback will move back and forth freely, unless
you come to
a sudden stop. Then it will lock in place.
There's one time the seatback may not fold without
some help from
you. That's if your vehicle is parked
going down a fairly steep hill.
To fold a seatback forward,
push the seatback toward
the rear as
you lift this
latch. Then the seatback
will fold forward. The latch
must be down for the seat
to.work properly.
I I A CAUTION:
I If the seatback isn't locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
press rearward on the seatback to be sure
it is
locked in place.
Easy Entry Seat Option (Two-Door Models)
The right front seat of your vehicle makes it easy to get
in and
out of the rear seat.
0 When you tilt the right front seatback fully forward,
the whole seat will slide forward.
0 After someone gets into the rear seat area, move the
right front seatback
to its original position. Then
move the seat rearward until it locks.
0 To get out, again tilt the seatback fully forward.
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A CAUTION:
If an easy entry right front seat isn’t locked, it
can move. In a sudden stop or crash, the person
sitting there could be injured. After you’ve used
it, be sure to push rearward on an easy entry
seat
to be sure it is locked.
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.
A CAUTION:
Don’t let anyone ride where they can’t wear a
safety belt properly.
If you are in a crash and
you’re
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.
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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: Thev 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.
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After 25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are
clear.
In most crashes buckling up does matter ... a lot!
Why Safety Belts Work w w
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it
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For example, if the bike is going 10 mph (16 km/h), so
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When the bike hits the block, it stops. But the child
keeps going!
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Take the simplest “vehicle.” Suppose it’s just a seat on
wheels.
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Put someone on it.
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Get it up to speed. Then stop the “car.” The rider doesn’t
stop.
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