1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme seats

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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.

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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.

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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. 4. Buckle the belt around the child, and
make sure that both the lap belt and
the shoulder belt are secured
properly. Make sure that the shoulder
belt crosses the shoulder. See
Safety
Belts, Rear Seat Passengers
in the
Index.
To remove and store the comfort
guides, just perform these steps in
reverse order. Squeeze the belt edges
together
so you can take them out from
the guides. Pull the guide upward to
expose its storage clip, and then slide
the guide onto the clip. Rotate the guide
and clip inward and in between the
seatback and the interior body, leaving
only the loop
of elastic cord exposed.

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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
tu 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.
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 Oldsmobile 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.

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5. To tighten the belt, pull up on the
shoulder belt while you push down
on the child restraint. 6. 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.
Securing a Child Restraint in a
?ear Outside Position
- 4-Door
lldsmobiles
(ou’11 be using the lap-shoulder belt.
See the earlier section about the top
‘trap
if the child restraint has one.
I. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow
the instructions for the child
restraint.
!. Secure the child in the child restraint
as the instructions say.
1. 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 will show you how.

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8. Put the hook on the free end through
the slot in the latch plate. 1. To make it tight, pull the belt while
you push down on the child restraint.
If the belt won’t stay tight, switch it
end for end.
IO. Push and pull the child restraint in
different directions to be sure it is
secure.
To Remove the Infant/Child Seat
testraint:
. Push the button on the safety belt
buckle and remove the special latch
plate. Leave the latch plate on the
special belt.
2. Push the spring on the hook near the
door and remove the special belt.
3. Put the belt away in a safe place in
your vehicle,
so it won’t fly around in
a crash and injure someone.
4. Remember to reattach the automatic
belt again, once the child restraint is
removed. Be sure it isn’t twisted.

Features & Controls
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Automatic Transaxle
Your automatic transaxle may have a
shift lever located on the steering
column or on the console between the
seats. Both are shown above.
Maximum engine speed is limited on
automatic transaxle vehicles when
you're in
D (Overdrive) or N (Neutral),
to protect driveline components from
improper operation. There are
seven shift positions. In this
manual, these are referred to
by the
commonly used symbols in the right
column below:
Park P
Reverse R
Neutral
N
Overdrive D
Third 3
Second 2
First 1
Park
P (Park) : This locks your front
wheels. It's
the best position to use
when
you start your engine because
your vehicle can't move easily.

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Coin Holder (OPTION)
Use your coin holder to store nickels,
dimes and quarters. It lifts out for
loading coins or cleaning.
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Rear Seat Console (OPTION)
To use the rear seat storage
compartment and cup holders, pull the
strap on the back of the console
forward.
Trunk Access Panel
If you have split rear seats, you may
have a trunk access panel for storing
long objects like skis.
Pull your rear
armrest down using the strap. Then pull
the latch on the trunk access panel
towards you to open the panel.
To close the access panel lift the latch.