1993 CHEVROLET LUMINA Owners Manual

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Automatic Lap-Shoulder Belt (corn)
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.
A You can be seriously injured
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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 also
severely injure internal organs like
vour liver or sdeen.
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Q: What's wrong with this?
A: The belt is twisted across the body.
CAUTION
You can be seriously injured
/- by 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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Safety Belt Use During
Pregnancy
Safety belts work for everyone,
including pregnant women. Like all
occupants, they are more likely to be
seriously injured if they don't wear
safety belts.
A pregnant woman should wear a
lap-shoulder belt, and the lap portion
should be worn
as low as possible
throughout the pregnancy.
The best way to protect the fetus is to
protect the mother. When a safety belt
is worn properly, it's more likely that
the fetus won't be hurt in a crash. For
pregnant women, as for anyone, the key
to making safety belts effective is
wearing them properly.

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Center Passenger Position
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To make the belt longer, tilt the latch
plate and pull it along the belt.
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To make the belt shorter, pull its free
end as shown until the belt is snug.
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 the
Index under Safety Belt Extender.
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
in a crash. And they can strike others in
the vehicle who are wearing safety belts.

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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.
until it clicks.
2. Push the latch plate into the buckle If
the belt stops before it reaches the
buckle, tilt the latch plate and keep
pulling until you can buckle it.
If the belt is not long enough, see the Index under Safety Belt Extender.
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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Rear Seat Outside Passenger
Positions
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3. To make the lap part tight, pull
down on the buckle end of the belt
as
you pull up on the shoulder part.
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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
shouIder 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.
GAU I IUN
You can be seriously hurt if
9 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.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To unlatch the belt, just push the
button on the buckle.
Smaller Children and Babies
Children
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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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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Smaller Children and Babies
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1 CAUTiON
4 Secure the baby in an infant
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.