1994 BUICK REGAL Owners Manual

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. The comfort guides pull
the shoulder belts
away from the neck and head.
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There is one guide for each outside passenger position in
the rear seat. You will find them tucked in between the
seatback and the interior body, about half-way down the
edge of the seatback. Here is how
you should install the
comfort guides
on the shoulder belts:
1. Pull the elastic cord out from between the edge of
the seatback and the interior body to remove the
guide from its storage clip.
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2. Slide the guide under and past the belt. The elastic
cord must be under the belt. Then place the guide
over the belt, and insert the
two edges of the belt into
the slots of the guide.
3. Be sure that the belt is not twisted and it lies flat. The
elastic cord must be under the belt and
the guide on
top.
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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 seatback and the interior
body, leaving only the loop of elastic cord exposed.
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 “Safety Belts, Rear Seat Passengers”
in
the Index.
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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 in the United States and in every
Canadian province says children up to some age
must be
restrained while
in a vehicle.
Smaller Children and Babies
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Child Restraints Top Strap
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.
Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can move
around
in a collision or 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.
If your child restraint has a top strap, it should be anchored.
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If you need to have an anchor installed, you can ask
your Buick dealer
to put it in for you. If you want to
install an anchor yourself, your dealer can tell you how
to do it.
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Position (Coupe Only)
For cars first sold in Canada, child restraints with a top
strap must be anchored according to Canadian Law.
Your dealer can obtain the hardware
kit and install it for
you, or you may install it yourself using the instructions
provided in the
kit.
Use the tether hardware kit available from the dealer.
The hardware and installation instructions were
specifically designed for this vehicle.
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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. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder
portions of the vehicle’s safety belt through or
around the restraint. The child restraint instructions
will show you how. Tilt the latch plate to adjust the
belt
if needed.
If the shoulder belt goes
in front of the child’s face or
neck, put
it behind the child restraint.
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4. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button is
positioned
so you would be able to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly
if you ever had to.
5. To tighten the belt, pull up on the shoulder belt while
you push down on the child restraint.
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