1994 CADILLAC SEVILLE belt

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine REAR SEAT PASSENGERS
It's very important for rear seat passengers to buckle up! Accident
statistics show that unbelted people in the rear seat are hurt more often
in crashes than those who are wearing safety belts.
Rear passengers
who aren't safety belted can be thrown out of the vehicle
in a crash. And they can strike others
in the vehicle who are wearing
safety belts.
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The positions next to the windows have lap-shoulder belts. Here's how to
wear one properly.
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2.
Pick up the latch
plate and pull the
belt across you.
Don't let it get
twisted.
Push the latch
plate into the
buckle until it clicks.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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.
3. To make the lap
part tight, pull
down on the
buckle end of the
belt as you pull up
on the shoulder
part.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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 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.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine a To unlatch the
belt, just push
button on the
buckle.
CENTER PASSENGER POSITION
the
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Lap Belt
Your vehicle has a rear 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. To
make the belt longer,
tilt the latch plate
and pull it along the
belt.
To make the belt
shorter, pull its free
end as shown until
the belt
is snug.
Buckle, position and
release
it the same
way as the lap part of
a lap-shoulder belt.
If
the belt isn’t long
enough, see “Safety
Belt Extender” at the
end of this section.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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.
CHILDREN
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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.

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CHILD RESTMNTS
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.
mere 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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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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. i,
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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