1993 CHEVROLET CAVALIER seats

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Automatic Lap-Shoulder Belt
(CON 1)
And you don't have to unbuckle when
you get out.
Just get into the vehicle. Then close and
lock the door. Adjust the seat
so you can
sit
up straight. (To see how, see the
Index under Seat Controls.)
The lap belt should be worn as low on
the hips as possible. 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. It's possible that
an automatic belt could
keep you from fully opening a door.
That can happen if the door was
slammed shut very hard. Just close the
door all the way, then slowly open it.
If
that doesn't fix it, then your Chevrolet
needs service.
We hope you'll always keep your
automatic belt buckled. However, you
may need to unbuckle it in an
emergency.

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Automatic lapshoulder Belt
(CONr.)
Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The belt is buckled in the wrong
place.
CAUTION I
A
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.
Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The shoulder belt is worn under the
arm.
It should be worn over the
shoulder at all times.
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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 alSQ
severely injure internal organs like
your liver or spleen.
Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The belt is twisted across the body.
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You can be seriously injured
a twisted belt.
In a crash,
you wouldn’t have the full width of
the belt to take impact forces. If a
belt
is twisted, make it straight so
it can work properly, or ask your
dealer to
fix it.

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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.
Rear Seat Outside Passenger
Positions
The positions next to the windows have
lap-shoulder belts.
Here’s How to Wear One Properly:
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.

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?ear Seat Outside Passenger
Dositions
(CONT.)
The safety belt locks if there's a sudden
'top or a crash.
CAUTION I
A
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. The shoulder belt
should fit against
your body.
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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 from the
neck and head.

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Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides
for Children and Small Aduits
(CONr.)
4. Buckle the belt around the child, and
make sure that both the lap belt and
the shoulder belt are secured
properly. Make sure that the shoulder
belt crosses the shoulder. See the
Index under Safety Belts.
To remove and store the comfort guides,
just perform these steps in reverse order.
Squeeze the belt edges together
so that
you can take them out from the guides.
Pull the guide upward to expose its
storage clip, and then slide the guide
onto the clip. Rotate the guide and clip
inward and
in between the seat back and
the interior body, leaving
only the loop
of elastic cord exposed.
Center Passenger Position
If your vehicle has a rear bench seat,
someone can sit in the center position.
When you sit
in a center seating
position, you have a lap safety belt,
which has
no retractor.

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Smaller children and babies
should always be restrained in
a child or infint 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 smalI 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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Secure the baby in an infant
restraint.

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Top Strap
If your child restraint has a top strap, it
should be anchored.
If you need to have
an anchor installed, you can ask your
Chevrolet 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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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.
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. 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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Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center 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 the top strap if the child restraint
has one.
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1. Make the belt as long as possible by
tilting the latch plate and pulling
it
along the belt.
2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow
the instructions for the child
restraint.
as the instructions say.
3. Secure the child in the child restraint
4. Run the vehicle’s safety belt through
or around the restraint. The child
restraint instructions will show you
how.
release button faces upward or out-
ward,
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.
5. Buckle the belt. Make sure the