1993 PONTIAC GRAND-PRIX seats

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Driver Position
This section describes the driver’s
restraint system.
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Automatic Lap-Shoulder Belt
This safety belt is called “automatic”
because you don’t have to buckle up
when you get into your vehicle. And you don’t have to unbuckle when
you get out.
Just get into your vehicle. Then close
and lock the
door. Adjust the seat (to
see
how, see the Index under Seat
Controls) so you can sit up straight.
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Automatic Lap-Shoulder Belt
(CONr.)
TQ Reattach the Automatic Belt:
1. Close and lock the door.
2.Adjust the seat (to see how, see the
Index under Seat Controls) so you
can sit up straight.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the
belt across you. Don’t let it get
twisted.
until it cliclts.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle
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Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It
won’t give nearly as much protectior
this way.
You can be seriously hurt if
L your shoulder belt is too
loose. In a crash, you would move
forward too much, which could
signiticantly increase injury. The
shoulder
belt should fit against your
bodv.
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Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The belt is buckled in the wrong
place.
You can be seriously injured
b if your belt is buckled in the I
the belt would go up over your
there, not at the pelvic bones. This
could cause serious internal
injuries. Always buckle your belt
into the buckle nearest you.
abdomen. The belt forces would be I
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Right Front Passenger Position
The right front passenger’s safety belt
works the same way as the driver’s
safety belt.
See the
Index under Driver Position.
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Adjust the seat (to see how, see the
Index under Seat Controls) so you can
sit up straight. Move your seat far
enough forward that your feet touch the
part
of the vehicle that is called the
“toeboard”
(A). That way you’d be less
likely to slide under the lap belt in a
crash.
Center Passenger Position
If your vehicle has a 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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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.
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
(CONT.)
To unlatch the belt, just push the
button on the buckle.
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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.
Smaller Children and Babies
I CAUTION
I A Smaller children and babies
4 A should always be restrained
111 d 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 nr infmt rpstrsint.
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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.
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An unsecured child restraint
can move around in a
callision or sudden stop and injure
people
in the vehicle. Be sure to
properly secure any child restraint
in your vehicl-ven when no I
child is in it.
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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
Pontiac dealer to put it in for you. If
you want to install an anchor yourself,
your dealer can tell you how to do it.
Vehicles first sold in Canada have child
restraint anchor bracket 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 a rear seating
position. Additional anchor brackets for
child restraints at the rear seating
positions are available
at Pontiac
dealerships in Canada.
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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.
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Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Outside Position (CONT.)
6. Push and pull the child restraint in
different directions to be sure it is
secure.
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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Securing a Child Restraint in a Center 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
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Securing a Child Restraint in the
Righf Front Seat
To use a child restraint here, you will
need a special infant/child 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 I I
belt is GM Part No. 12340286. Your
dealer can find the correct hardware in
the accessory section
of the GM Parts
Catalog.
A Don’t use the special
infant/child seat attaching
hardware in another vehicle.
If you
do, it may not work well and the
child may 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 child
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.
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