1993 BUICK REGAL belt

Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Position
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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. Tilt the latch plate to
adjust the belt if needed. See
if
the shoulder belt would go in front of the
child’s face or neck. If so, put it behind the child
restraint.
4. 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.
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5. To tighten the belt, pull up on the shoulder belt while
you push down on the child restraint.
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6. 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 1. Make the belt as long as possible by tilting the latch
plate and pulling it along the belt.
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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.


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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.
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.
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.
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Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat To use a child restraint here, you will need a special
infant/child seat attaching belt and the hardware that
goes with it. See
the earlier section about the top strap if
the child restraint has one.
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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’ A CAUTION:
Don’t use the special infantlchild 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.
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Once the special hardware is installed, please follow the
instructions with it and these steps:
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1. Unbuckle the automatic lap-shoulder belt by pushing
the button
on the buckle.
2. Snap one hook of the infant/child seat attaching belt
near the floor at the door side
of the seat.
It will stay
on the door, ready to be rebuckled for use
by adults
or older children.
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3. Put the belt’s special latch plate into the vehicle’s
safety belt buckle. 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.
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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.
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.
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10. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it
is secure.
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