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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 muld 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, or if you pull it
very quickly out
of the retractor.
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belt, just push the
button on the
buckle.
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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
idant or child restraint will show you
how to do that.
Where tu 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. NEVER put
a rear-facing child restraint in the €rmt passenger seat. Here's why:
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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.
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3. Pick .up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder portions of the
vehicle's safety belt through oE.~~~~,~~.,~e~~r~-~t.
.The child
restraint instructions
d8~d&W-you ha%. Tilt the Iatc-h.@ate to adjust- -,
the belt if needed.
If the shoulder belt goes in front of the child's #ace Q? neck, put it
behind the child restraint.
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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.
To tighten the
belt, pull up on
the shoulder belt
while you push
down on the child
restraint.
6. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is
secure.
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'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 pass.enger.
Securing-a ChMRestraint imthe Center Rear Seat
Position
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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 chi\
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restraint.
3. Secure-the child in the child restraint as the instructions say.

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4. Runthe vehicle's safety belt through or. around the restraint. The child
'restraint. instructions will show you how.
.5. 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.
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6. To tighten the belt, pull its frea end-while you push downon the child
restraint.
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7. Push and pull the child.restraint indifferent directions to be sure-it is
secure. If the child restraint. isn't secure,.turn thelatch 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 about how, to .attach the child-restraint properly.
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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