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Lap Belt
If your vehicle has front and rear bench seats, someone can sit in the
center positions.
When you
sit in a
center seating
position, you have a
lap safety belt, which
has no retractor.
To
make the belt longer,
tilt the latch plate
and pull
it along the
belt.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Buckle, position and release it the same way as the lap part of a
lap-shoulder belt.
If the belt isn’t 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.
REAR SEAT PASSENGERS
It’s very important for rear seat passengers to buckle up! Accident
statistics show that unbelted people in the rear seat are hurt more often
in crashes than those who are wearing safety belts.
Rear passengers who aren’t safety belted can be thrown out of the vehicle
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in a crash. And they can strike others in the vehicle who are wearing
safety belts.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Rear Seat Outside Passenger
Lap-Shoulder Belt
Positions
The positions next to the windows have lap-shoulder belts. Here’s how to
wear one properly.
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1. Pick up the latch
plate and pull the
belt across you.
Don’t let it get
twisted.
__ 2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
When the lap belt
is pulled out all the way, it will lock. If it does, let it
go back all the way and start again. 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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The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just
touching the thighs. In a crash, this applies force to the strong pelvic
bones. And you’d be less likely to slide under the lap belt. If you slid
under it, the belt would apply force 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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A CAUTION:
You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt is too loose. In a
crash you would move forward too much, which could increase injury. jhoul-
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CHILDREN
To unlatch the
belt,
just push the
button on the
buckle.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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.
Smaller Children and Babies
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 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, thebelt will likely
be over the child’s abdomen..In
01 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
0 always properly restrained in a child or infant restraint.
A CAUTION
Never hold a baby in your arms while riding in a vehicle. A baby
doesn’t weigh much
-- until a crash. During a crash a baby will
become so heavy you can’t hold it. For example, in a crash at
only
25 mph (40 km/h), a l2-pound (5.5 kg) baby will suddenly
become
a 240-pound (110 kg) force on your arms. The baby
would be almost impossible to hold.
CAUTION (Contin1 ”
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine CHILD RESTUNTS
Be sure to follow the instructions 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.
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.
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Wherever you install it, be sure to secure the child restraint properly. .--
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1 A CAUTION:
1 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
1 no child is in it.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Position
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier section about the top
strap
if the child restraint has one.
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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.
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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