1993 BUICK SKYLARK Owners Manual

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You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt is I
too loose. In a crash you would move forward
too much, which could significantly increase
injury. The shoulder belt should fit against your
body.
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A: The belt is buckled in the wrong place.
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~ You can be seriously injured if your belt is
buckled in the wrong place like this.
In a crash,
the belt would go up over your abdomen. The
belt forces would be there, not at the pelvic
bones. This could cause serious internal injuries.
Always buckle your belt into the buckle nearest
you.
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@’ What’s wrong with this?
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You can be seriously injured if you wear the
shoulder belt under your arm.
In a crash, your
body would move too far forward, which would
increase the chance
of head and neck injury.
Also, the belt would apply too much force to the
ribs, which aren’t as strong as shoulder bones.
You could also severely injure internal organs
like your liver or spleen.

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Right Front Passenger Position
The right front passenger’s safety belt works the same way as the driver’s safety belt. See “Driver Position,”
earlier in this part.
The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the
mother. When a safety belt
is worn properly, it’s .more
likely that the fetus won’t be hurt
in a crash. For
pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making
safety belts effective
is wearing them properly.
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Lap-Shoulder Belt
The positions next to the windows have lap-shoulder
belts. Here’s how to wear one properly.
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1 1. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
1 Don’t let it get twisted.
2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
If the belt stops before it reaches the buckle, tilt the
latch plate and keep pulling until you can buckle it.
If the belt is not long enough, see “Safety Belt
Extender’’ at the end of this section.
Make sure the
release button on the buckle faces upward or
outward
so you would be able to unbuckle it quickly
if you ever had to.
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3. To make the lap part tight, pull down'on the buckle
end
of the belt as you pull up on the shoulder part.
The safety belt
locks if there's a sudden stop or a crash.
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