1993 BUICK SKYLARK door lock

Front Seatback Latches (Two-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 front seatback
forward,
push the
seatl&k
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latch. Then the
,seatbak will
fold
forward. The latch
must be down for the
seat
to work. .properly.
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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.
When you tilt the right front seatback fully forward,
the whole seat will slide forward.
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.
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.
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
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it, be sure to push rearward on an easy entry
seat
to be sure it is locked. I
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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.
@ To get out, again tilt the seatback fully forward.
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And you don’t have to unbuckle when you get out.
Just get into your vehicle. Then close and lock the door.
Adjust the seat (to see how, see “Seats” in the Index)\

so
you can sit up straight. The lap belt should be
worn as low on the hips as
possible.
In a crash, this applies force to the strong
pelvic bones. And you’d be less likely to slide
lap belt.
If you slid under it, the belt would apply Y orce the
at your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal
injuries. The shoulder belt should
go over the shoulder
and across the chest. These
parts of the body are best
able to take belt restraining forces.
The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden stop or a crash.
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It’s possible that an automatic belt could keep you from
fully opening a door. That can happen if the door was slammed shut very hard. Just close the door all the way,
then slowly open it. If that doesn’t fix it, then your
Buick needs service.
We hope you’ll always keep your automatic belt
buckled. However, you may need to unbuckle
it in an
emergency.
To unbuckle the automatic belt, just push the
button on the buckle.
To reattach the automatic belt:
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see “Seats” in the Index)
so you can sit up straight.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Don’t let it get twisted.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
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Keys
CAUTION:
Leaving young children in a vehicle with the
ignition key
is dangerous for many reasons. A
child or others could be badly injured or even
killed.
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The ignition keys are for
the ignition only.
The door keys are for the
doors and all other locks.
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From the inside: To lock
the door, slide the lock control rearward.
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To unlock the door, slide the lock control forward.

Power Door Locks
Automatic Door Locks
Just close your doors and turn on the ignition. All of the
doors will lock when you move your shift lever out of
“P” (Park) or “N’(Neutra1). Each time you close your
doors and turn on the ignition, the doors will lock
automatically only once.
If someone needs to get out
while the vehicle is running, have that person use the
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Remote ., Trunk Release Remote Trunk Release Lockout
The trunk release is on the
floor between the driver's
seat and the door. Pull up
on the lever with the open
trunk symbol to release the
trunk lock.
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The lockout switch, located
on the inside of the trunk
lid, allows you
to disable
the remote trunk release
inside the passenger
compartment, With the
lockout control
in the OFF
position, yowcan use the
remote trunk release. You
must use the trunk key
when the lockout control
is
in the ON position.
This lockout feature is only available on vehicles that do
not have the Remote Keyless Entry System.
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