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Seats & Safety Belts
3. Feed the lap belt into the retractor to tighten it.
4. 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 upwa\
rd or outward
so you would be able to unbuckle it quickly if you ever had to.
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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 in
a crash. And they can strike others in the vehicle who are wearing safety
belts.
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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.
Smaller Children and Babies
CAUTION
I A Smaller children and babies should always be restrained in a child or
b 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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Child Restraints
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.
Wherever
you install it, be sure to secure the child restraint properly.
CAUTION
I A An unsecured child restraint can move around in a collision or
A 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.
Top Strap
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If your child restraint has a top strap, it should be anchored. If you need to
have an anchor installed, you can ask your
GM dealer to put it in for you. If
you want to install an anchor yourself, your dealer can tell you how to do it.
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4. 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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5. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button faces upward or \
outward,
6. To tighten the belt, pull up on the shoulder belt while you push down on
so you’ll be able to unbuckle it quickly if you ever need to.
the child restraint.
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7. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is
secure.
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2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions for the child
3. Secure the child in the child restraint as the instructions say.
4. Run the vehicle’s safety belt through or around the restraint. The child
restraint instructions will show you how.
5. 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.
6. To tighten the belt, pull its free end while you push down on the child
restraint.
7. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is
secure.
If the child restraint isn’t secure, turn the latch plate over \
and
buckle
it again. Then see if it is secure. If it isn’t, secure the restraint in
a different place in the vehicle and contact the child restrai\
nt maker for
their advice. restraint.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s safet\
y belt. It will
be
ready
to work for an adult or larger child passenger.
Securing a Child Restraint in fhe Center Seat Position
(Wagon Models Second Seat)
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You’ll be using the lap belt. See the earlier part about the top st\
rap if the
child restraint has one.
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6. Pull the rest of the belt all the way out of the retractor to set the lock.
7. To tighten the belt, feed it back into the retractor while you p\
ush down
8. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure
it is
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s safet\
y 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.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat
on the child restraint.
secure.
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part about the\
top strap
if the child restraint has one.
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 th\
rough 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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7. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is
secure.
To remove the child restraint, unbuckle the vehicle’s safety bel\
t 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.
Larger Children
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Children who have outgrown child restraints should wear the vehicle’s \
safety
belts.
If you have the choice, a child should sit next to a window so the child
can wear a lap-shoulder belt and get the additional restraint a shoulder belt
can provide. Accident statistics show that children are safer
if they are
restrained in the rear seat. But they need to use the safety belts-properly.
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Q: What’s wrong with this?
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A: The belt is torn.
CAUTION I
=L Torn or frayed belts may not protect you in a crash. They can rip
- apart under impact forces. If a b0R is tom or frayed, get a new on0
right away.
Before replacing any safety belt, see your dealer for the corr\
ect part number.
You’ll need the model year and model number for your vehicl\
e. The model
year is on your title and registration. And you can find the model number on
the certificationhre label of your vehicle.
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