1993 PONTIAC GRAND-AM child restraint

Securing a Child Restraint in fhe
Center Seaf Posifion
(CONI)
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 restraint maker for
their advice.
To remove the child restraint, just
unbuckle the vehicle’s safety belt. It will
be ready to work for
an adult or larger
child passenger.
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Securing a Child Resfrainf in the
Right Fmnf Seaf
To use a child restraint here, you will
need a special infantkhild seat attaching
belt and the hardware that goes with it.
See the earlier section about the top
strap if the child restraint has one. Your
dealer can get these and install the
hardware for you. It’s free. The special
belt is
GM Part No. 12340286. Your
dealer can find the correct hardware in
the accessory section of the
GM Parts
Catalog.
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- infadchild seat attaching
hardware in mother vehicle, If you
do, it may not work well and the
child rnay not be protected
properly in a crash. The special
hardware is for your vehicle only.
Also, don't use the special belt for
anything but securing a chdd
restraint in the right front seat. If
an adult or older child uses it, the
belt won't provide protection and
may even increase injury in a crash. I
Once the special hardware is installed,
please follow the instructions with it,
and these steps:
1. Unbuckle the automatic lap-shoulder
belt by pushing the button
on the
buckle.
It will stay on the door, ready to be
rebuckled for use by adults or older
children.
2. Snap one hook of the infantkhild seat
attaching belt near the floor at the
door side
of the seat.
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Seats & Safety 6elts
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat
(CONT.)
3. Put the belt’s special latch plate into
the vehicle’s safety belt buckle.
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4. You can make the belt longer by 8. Put the hook on the free end through
tilting the buckle and pulling it along the slot
in the latch plate.
the belt.
the instructions for the child
restraint.
6. Secure the child in the child restraint
as the instructions say.
7. Run the belt through or around the
child restraint. The child restraint
instructions will show you how.
5. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow
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9. To make it tight, pull the belt while
you push
down on the child
restraint. If the belt won’t
stay tight,
switch it end for end.
IO. Push and pull the child restraint in
different directions
to be sure it is
secure.
To Remove the InfantKhild Seat
Restraint:
1. Push the button on the safety belt
buckle
and remove the special latch
plate. Leave the latch plate
on the
special belt.
2. Push the spring on the hook near the
door and remove the special belt.
3. Put the belt away in a safe place in
your vehicle, so it won’t fly around in
a crash and injure someone.
4. Remember to reattach the automatic
belt again, once the child restraint
is
removed. Be sure it isn’t twisted.
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Seats & Safety 6elts
Larger Children
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.
Children who aren't buckled up can be
thrown out
in a crash.
Children who aren't buckled up can
strike other people who are.
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Never do this.
A Here two children are wearing
the same belt. The belt can't
properly spread the impact forces.
In a crash, the two children can be
crushed together and seriously injured. A belt must be used by
only one person at
a time. I
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Q: What if a child is wearing a lap-
shoulder belt, but the child is
so
small that the shoulder belt is very
close to the child’s face or neck?
A: Move the child toward the center of
the vehicle, but be sure that the
shoulder belt still is on the child’s
shoulder,
so that in a crash the
child’s upper body would have the
restraint that belts provide.
If the child is so small that the
shoulder belt is still very close
to the
child’s face or neck, you might want
to place the child in the center seat
position, the one that has
only a lap
belt.
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Never do this.
A Here a child is sitting in a seat
that has a lap-shoulder belt, but the
shoulder part is behind the child.
If the child wears the belt in this
way, in a crash the child might
slide under the belt. The belt’s
force would then be applied right
on the child’s abdomen. That could
cause serious or fatal injuries.
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Wherever the child sits, the lap portion
of the belt should be worn low, snug and
on the hips, just touching the child’s
thighs. This applies belt force
to the
child’s pelvic bones in a crash.
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Buckling Up (see Safety Belts)
Bulb Replacement
Fog Lights
.................. 229
Headlight
.............. .228. 254
Taillight
........... .229. 254
Capacities
& Specifications ...... 251
Carbon Monoxide in Exhaust
.. .66. 67
Cassette Tape Player
Center Passenger Position
......... 28
Chains. Safety
................. 164
Chains. Tire
.............. .193. 238
Changing a Flat Tire
............ 186
Charging System Warning Light
.... 95
“Check Gauges’’ Light ........... 99
Check Oil Light ............... 94
Checking
Brake Fluid
.................. 225
Engine Coolant
............... 222
Engine Oil Level
............. 209
Hydraulic Clutch
............. 220
Power Steering Fluid
.......... 224
Safety Belt Systems
............ 40
Transaxle Fluid
Automatic
................. 216
(see Audio Systems)
Dm. 294
Manual ................... 218
Checking Things Under the Hood
.............. 204
Checks
& Services. Owner ....... 271
Chemical Paint Spotting
.......... 246
Child Restraints
................. 30
Children and Safety Belts
..... .29. 38
Cigarette Lighter
................ 85
Circuit Breakers & Fuses ......... 248
City Driving
................... 147
Cleaner, Air
.............. .214. 257
Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
............ 244
Antenna
..................... 119
Cassette Player and Tapes
....... 118
Compact Discs
............... 119
Fabric
...................... 240
Finish Damage
............... 246
Foreign Material
.............. 245
Glass
...................... 243
Inside of Your Pontiac
......... 240
Leather and Vinyl
............. 242
Outside of Your Pontiac
........ 243
Safety Belts
.................. 242
Sheet Metal Damage
.......... 245
Special Problems
............. 241
Top
of the Instrument Panel ..... 242 Underbody Maintenance
....... 246
Using Solvent Type Cleaner
..... 241
Warnings
...... .239. 240. 242. 244
Weatherstrips
................ 245
White Sidewall Tires .......... 244
Windshield and Wiper Blades
... 243
Climate Control System
.......... 102
Clock. Setting
the ............... 107
Clutch. Hydraulic Adding Fluid
........... .220. 253
Checking Fluid
............... 220
Coin Holder
.................... 84
Comfort Controls
............... 101
Air Conditioning System
....... 103
Climate Control System
........ 102
Defrosting
................... 102
Heater
...................... 102
Ventilation
............ .102. 104
Compact Disc Player
(see
Audio Systems)
Compact Spare Tire ........ .192. 304
Control of a Vehicle
............. 129
Controlled-Cycle Windshield Wipers
. . 80
Convex Outside Mirror ........... 81
Coolant
....................... 221
Checking
& Adding .. .222. 251. 253
Low Coolant Warning Light
...... 93
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Headlights ..................... 74
High-Low Beam Changer
....... -76
Instrument Panel
Intensity Control
............. 76
“On” Reminder
............... 75
Replacement Bulb
............ 228
Wiring
..................... 250
Heater (see
Comfort Controls)
Heater, Engine Block ........ .56. 213
High Beams
............... .76. 143
Highway Hypnosis
.............. 151
Hill and Mountain Roads
......... 152
Hood Release
.................. 205
Safety Warning
............... 206
Warning, Overheated
Engine
.................... 92
Horn
......................... 67
Hot Engine. Safety Warnings . .179. 206
How the Anti-Lock Brake
System Works
................ 132
Hydraulic Clutch
.......... .220. 253
Hydroplaning
.................. 145
Hills. Parking on
.......... .154. 165
Identification Number. Vehicle
.... 247
Idling Your Engine
.......... .64. 67
Ignition
Key
......................... 44
Key Release Button
............. 51
Positions
..................... 51
Illuminated Entry/Exit System
...... 46
Indicator Lights
Infant Restraint
Inflation. Tires
....... .232. 252. 304
Inside Rearview Mirror
........... 81
Inspections. Owner
.............. 271
Instrument Panel
................ 86
Instrument Panel Warning Lights .... 91
(see Warning Lights)
(see Child Restraints)
.................... J ack. Tire 187
Jump Starting
.................. 171
Key Release Button
.............. 51
Keys
.......................... 44 Lane
Change Indicator
........... 69
Lap-Shoulder Safety Belt .......... 18
Front
........................ 18
Rear ........................ 23
Use by Children
........... .27, 36
Latches. Seatback ................ 11
Lighter ........................ 85
Lights
Charging System
.............. 95
Check Gauges ................ 99
Daytime Running Lights ......... 75
Fog Lights .............. .77. 229
Headlights
.......... .74. 228. 254
Headlights Reminder
........... 75
Instrument Panel Intensity Control
. . 76
Parking ................. .74. 254
Reading
................ .77. 255
Removing
& Replacing
Bulbs
............ .228. 229. 254
Replacement Bulbs
............ 254
Shift
........................ 62
Taillights
............... .229. 254
Trunk ....................... 78
Turn Signal ............. .69. 254
Warning Lights
........... .91. 170
Lights on Reminder .............. 75
Loading Your Vehicle ............ 230
297 ’ ’
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