1994 CHEVROLET CAVALIER seats

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The lap belt should be worn as low on
:he hips as possible. In a crash, this
lpplies force to the strong pelvic bones.
2nd you’d be less likely to slide under
:he lap belt.
If you slid under it, the belt
would apply force at your abdomen.
rhis could cause serious or even fatal
njuries. The shoulder belt should go
Iver the shoulder and across the chest.
rhese parts of the body are best able to
.ake belt restraining forces.
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Systems
The safety belt loclts if there’s a sudden
stop or
a crash.
It’s possible that an automatic belt
could keep you from fully opening a
door. That can happen if the door was
slammed shut very hard. Just close the
door all the way, then slowly open it.
If
that doesn’t fix it, then your Chevrolet
needs service.
We hope you’ll always keep your
automatic belt buckled. However, you
may need to unbuckle it in an
emergency. To unbuckle
the automatic belt, just
push the button on the buckle.
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To reattach the automatic belt:
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see Seats
in the Index) so you can sit up
straight.
belt across you. Don't let it get
twisted.
1. Push the latch plate into the buckle
until it cliclts. Pull up
on the latch
plate to make sure it
is secure.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the
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I: What's wrong with this?
,: The shoulder belt is too loose. It
won't give nearly as much protectior
this way.
Q: What's wrong with this?
A: The belt is buclded in the wrong
place.
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Pear Seat Outside Passenger
Dositions
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The positions next to the windows have
ap-shoulder belts. Here's how to wear
me 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.
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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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 guide 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 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.
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.
I 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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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 Chevrolet 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.
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.
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.
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.

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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
4. Run the vehicle’s safety belt through
or around the restraint. The child
restraint instructions
will show you how.
release button is positioned
so you
would be able to unbuckle the safety
belt quickly if you ever had to.
6. To tighten the belt, pull its free end
while you push down on the child
restraint.
5. Buckle the belt. Make sure the different dtlrections
to be sure it is
secure. If the child restraint isn’t
secure, turn the latch 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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1. Unbuckle the automatic lap-shoulder
belt by pushing the button on the
buckle. It
will stay on the door, ready
to be rebuckled
for use by adults or
older children.
Once
the special hardware is installed,
2. Snap one hook of the infant/child
please
follow the instructions with it seat attaching
belt near the floor at
and these steps: the
door side of the
seat.
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3. Put the belt's special latch plate into
the vehicle's safety belt buckle. P