1993 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD Owners Manual

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- 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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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, 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 properly restrained in a child or infant restraint.
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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 12-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.
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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.
NEVER put
a rear-facing child restraint in the front passenger seat. Here’s why:
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A CAUTION:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be seriously injured
if the right-front passenger’s air bag inflates. This is because I
the back of a rear-facing child restraint would be very close to
the inflating air bag. Your vehicle has
a right-front passenger’s
air bag, always secure
a rear-facing child restraint in the rear
seat.
You may secure a forward-facing child restraint in the
right-front seat. However, before securing
a forward-facing child
restraint,
ALWAYS move the front passenger seat as far back as
it will go. Or, secure the child restraint in the rear seat. Lj’ ri
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If you need to have
to put
it in for you.
can tell you how to
If your child restraint
has a top strap, it
should be anchored.
I an anchor installed, you can ask your Cadillac dealer
If you want to install an anchor yourself, your dealer
do it.
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Vehicles first sold in Canada have child restraint anchor Dracket hardware
in the glove box, along with instructions for installing it. This should be
used only with a child restraint, and only to secure a child restraint at the
center rear seating position. Additional anchor brackets for child
restraints at one or both
of the rear outside seating positions are available
at Cadillac dealerships in Canada. ph
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Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Position
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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
2_ 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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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.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 5. To tighten the
belt, pull up on
the shoulder belt
while you push
down on the child
restraint.
6. Push and pull the
child restraint in
different
directions to
be
sure it is secure.
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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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