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Here you'll find information
about the seats in your
Geo and
how to use your safety belts
properly.
You can also learn
about some things you should
not do with safety belts.
Part 1
Seats & Restraint Systems
Seats and Seat Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Safety Belts: They're for Everyone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Why Safety Belts Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . , , . . . . . 16
Here Are Questions Many People Ask about Safety Belts - and the Answers . . I8
Safety Belt Reminder Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly . . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . 19
Children ......................................................... 26
Child Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . 27
LargerChildren ................................................... 32
Safety BeltExtender ............................................... 33
Checking Your Restraint Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replacing Safety Belts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go
as fast as it goes.
For example, if the bike is going 10 mph
( 16 km/h), so is the child.
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When the bike hits the block, it stops. But
the child keeps going!
Fdke the simplest vehicle. Suppose it's
just a seat on wheels.
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0 To unlatch the belt, just push the
button on the buckle.
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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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1 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 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.
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Top Strap
If your child restraint has a top strap, it
should be anchored.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Rear
Seat
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.
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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Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat
You'll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See
the earlier section
about the top strap if
the child restraint has one.
1. This is the only place in your vehicle
where
you can use a child restraint
with a top strap.
2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow
the instructions for the child restraint.
3. Secure the child in the child restraint
as the instructions say.
4. 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.
If the shoulder belt goes in front of the
child's face or neck,
put it behind the
child restraint.
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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Larger Children
Children who have outgrown child
restraints should wear the vehicle’s safety
belts.
Accident statistics show that children are
safer if they are restrained
in the rear seat.
But they need to use the safety belts
properly.
0 Children who aren’t buckled up can
be thrown out
in a crash.
0 Children who aren’t buckled up can
strike other people who are.
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Q. What if a child is wearing a
lap-shoulder belt, but the child
is so
small that the shoulder belt is very
close to the child’s face or neck?
A: Move the child toward the center of
the vehicle, but be sure that the
shoulder belt still is on the child’s
shoulder,
so that in a crash the child’s
upper body would have the restraint
that belts provide.
I This applies belt force to the child’s
pelvic bones in a crash.
Safety Belt Extender
If the vehicle’s safety belt will fasten
around you, you should use it.
But if a safety belt isn’t long enough to
fasten, your dealer will order you an
extender. It’s free. When you go in to
order it, take the heaviest coat you will
%3L.---v. I wear, so the extender will be long enough
the hips, just touching the child’s thighs. for
you. The extender will be just for you,
and just for the seat in your vehicle that
you choose. Don’t let someone else use it,
and use it only for the seat it is made to
fit. To wear it, just attach it to the regular
safety belt.
Checking Your
Restraint Systems
Now and then, make sure all your belts,
buckles, latch plates, retractors,
anchorages and reminder systems are
working properly. Look for any loose
parts or damage. If you see anything that
Wherever the child sits, the lap portion of might keep a restraint system from doing
the belt should be worn low and snug
on its job, have it repaired.
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