1994 GMC SIERRA belt

Lap-Shoulder Belt
The positions next to the windows have lap-shoulder belts. Here’s how to
wear one properly.
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1. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. (On some models,
you may hear a clicking sound as the belt is pulled out. The clicking
sound is
the shoulder belt tension feature operating properly.) Don’t let
the belt get twisted.
2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. 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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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 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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To unlatch the belt,
just push the button on
the buckle.
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Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions (Crew Cab)
Lap-Shoulder Belt
belts. Here ’s how to
1. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. (On some models,
you may hear a clicking sound
as the belt is pulled out. The clicking
sound is the shoulder belt tension feature operating properly.) Don’t let
the belt get twisted.
2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. Pull up on the latch
plate to make sure it
is secure. When the lap belt is pulled out all the
way,
it will lock. If it does, let it go back all the way and start again.
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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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 only
if there’s a sudden stop or a crash.
To unlatch the 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 infant or child restraint will show you how
to do that.
Where to Put the Restraint
(Except Extended Cab and Crew Cab)
The child restraint must be secured properly in the center or right front
passenger seat.
Where to Put the Restraint
(Extended Cab and Crew Cab)
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.
Top Strap
If your child restraint
has a top strap, it
should be anchored.
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If you need to have an anchor installed, you can ask your dealer to put it in
for you. If you want to install an anchor yourself, your dealer can tell you
how to do it.
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Position
(Extended Cab)
You'll be using the lapshoulder 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. Pull out the vehicle's safety belt. Make the belt as long as possible by
tilting the latch plate and pulling it along the belt.
4. Run the lap and
shoulder portions
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.
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5.
6.
7.
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.
Make sure the
buckle end of the
belt is pulled out
all the way.
Push and pull the
child restraint in
different
directions
to be
sure it is secure.
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 passenger.
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Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Position
(Crew Cab)
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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