1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme belt

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Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It
won’t give nearly as much protection
this way.
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Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The belt is buckled in the wrong
place.
Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The shoulder belt is worn under the
arm. It should be worn over the
shoulder at all times.

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3: What’s wrong with this?
9: The belt is twisted across the body.
Supplemental Restraint
System (Air Bag)
This section explains the driver’s
Supplemental Restraint (SRS) system,
commonly referred to as an air bag.
Here are the most important things to
lalow:
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I Right Front Pasertger
Position
The right front passenger’s safety belt
works the same way,% the driver’s
safety belt. See
Driver Position, earlier
.n this part. Adjust
the seat (to see
how, see Seat
Controls .in the Index) so you can sit up
straight. Move your seat far enough
forward that your feet touch the part of
the car that
is called the “toeboard”
(A). That,way you’d be less likely to
slide u:nder the lap belt in a crash.

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Center Passenger Position
lap Belt
[f your vehicle has a 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.
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.

Rear Seat Passengers
(2-DOOR OLDSMOBILES)
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
Posifions
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The positions next to the windows have
lap-shoulder belts. Here’s how to wear
one properlv.
. Pick up the latch plate and pull the
belt across you. Don’t let it get
twisted.
until it clicks.
I. Push the latch plate into the buckle
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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.
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 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.
4.Rear Seat Passengers
(4-DOOR OLDSMOBILES)
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.
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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.
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1. Pick up the latch plate and pull the
belt across you. Don’t let it 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 shoulder 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
BeZt 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. The
lap part of the belt should be worn
ow and snug on the hips, just touching
:he thighs. In a crash, this applies force
:o the strong pelvic bones. And you’d be
ess likely to slide under the lap belt. If
JOU slid under it, the belt would apply
iorce at your abdomen. This could cause
;erious or even fatal injuries. The
;houlder belt should go over the
;houlder and across the chest. These
?arts
of the body are best able to take
lelt restraining forces.
The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden
;top or a crash.