1994 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD Owners Manual

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If the belt stops
before it reaches the
buckle, tilt the latch
plate and keep
pulling until you can
buckle it.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure.
If the belt
is not long enough, see “Safety Belt Extender” at the end of
this section. Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned
so
you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to.
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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.
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
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under it, the belt would apply force at your abdomen. This could 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.
0 To unlatch the
belt, just push
button
on the
buckle. the
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r CHILDREN
Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! That includes infants andaall
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.
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Smaller Children and Babies
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CHILD RESTUNTS
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. NEVER put
a rear-facing child restraint in the front 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.
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 Cadillac dealer
to put it in for you. If you want to install an anchor yourself, your dealer
can tell
you how to do it.
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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