1993 BUICK SKYLARK child restraint

Part 1 Seats And Safety Belts
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your Buick 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 ............................................................. 14
Head Restraints
............................................................. .. ..... 18
Safety Belts
. They’re for Everyone ................................................... 21
WhySafetyBeltsWork
............................................................. 23
Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts
.......................................... 27
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
.................................................... 28
Adults
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.... 28
DriverPosition
.................................................................... 29
Lap-ShoulderBelt
................................................................. 29
Safety Belt
Use During Pregnancy ...................................................... 35
PassengerPositions
................................................................ 36
Children
........................................................................\
. 44
Smaller Children and Babies ......................................................... 44
ChildRestraints ................................................................... 46
LargerChildren ................................................................... 56
SafetyBeltExtender
................................................................ 59
Checking Your Restraint System
...................................................... 59
Replacing Safety.Belts After a Crash
................................................... 60
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When the key is turned
to “Run” or “Start,” a
tone will come on for
about eight seconds to
remind people to fasten
their safety belts, unless the driver’s
safety belt is buckled.
How To Wear Safety Belts Properly
Adults
This section is only for people of adult size.
I .El CAUTION:
Safety Belt Warning Light
:The safety belt light will also come on and stay on for
‘about’a minute.
If the driver’s belt is buckled, neither
;the tone nor the light will come on.
If your safety b ~ lig ~ ever comes on or stays
on after the front doors are closed and the
driver’s belt
is buckled, have your vehicle fixed.
If you don’t, you might not have the protection
you’d need
in a crash. There are
special things to know about safety
belts and children. And there are different rules
for babies and smaller children.
If a child will be
riding
in your Buick, see the section after this
one, called “Children.”
Follow those rules for
everyone’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.

A CAUTION:
You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt is I
too loose. In a crash you would move forward
too much, which could increase injury. The
shoulder belt should fit against your body.
To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the
buckle.
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Small Adults
Your .vehicle may be equipped with rear shoulder belt
comfort guides. This feature will provide added comfort
for children, who have outgrown child restraints, and for
small adults.
If your vehicle does not have comfort
guides, you may ask your dealer to order and install
them for you. The comfort guides pull the shoulder belts
away fi-om the neck and head.

Children
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
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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
Droperly restrained in
a child or infant restra
Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! That includes
infants and all children smaller than adult size. In fact,
the law in every state and Canadian province says
children up
to some age must be restrained while in a
vehicle.
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Child Restraints
Be sure to follow theinstructions 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.
1 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
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I restraint properly.
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I 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.

1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions 4. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button faces
for the child restraint. upward or outward,
so you'll be
able to unbuckle it
quickly if you ever need to.
z4 ,Secure the child in the child restraint as the
.. :instructiom 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.
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5. To tighten the belt, pull up on the shoulder belt while
you push down on the child restraint.
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 the Center Y
Rear 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
. I’ !,;F Ft the to$ strap if the child
restraint has one.
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1. Make the. belt as long as possible by tilting the latch
plate
ad pulling it along-the belt.
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.