1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Owner's Manuals

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You never know if you’ll be in a crash.
If you do have
a crash, you don’t lmow
if it will be a bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some
crashes can
be so serious that even
bucklkd up a person wouldn’t survive.
But most crashes are in between. In
many of them, people who buckle up
can survive and- sometimes walk away.
Without belts they could have been
badly hurt or lulled.
After more than
25 years of safety belts
in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most
crashes buckling up does matter
... a lot!
Why Safety Belts, Work
When you ride in or on anything, you
go as fast
as it goes.
1. For example, if the bike is going 10
mph (16 km/h), so is the child.
2. When the bike hits the block, it
stops. But the child keeps going!
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3. Take the simplest vehicle. -Sappose
it’s jast
a seat- on- wheels.
6. The person keeps going-until stopped
by something.
Irm a rea! vehicle, it could be the
windshield...
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4. Put someone on it. 5.. Get it up to speed. ,Then stop the
vehicle.
The rider doesn’t. stop.
7. or the instrument panel ... 8. or the safety belts;:
With safety belts, you slow down as the
vehicle dogs.
You get more time to stop.
You stop over more distance, and your
strongest bones take the forces. That’s
why safety belts make such good sense.

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have to buckle up to get the most
protection. That’s true not only in
frontal collisions, but especially in
side and other collisions.
drive far from home, why should I
wear safety belts?
A: You may be an excellent driver, but if
you’re in an accident
- even one
that isn’t your fault
- you and your
passengers can be hurt. Being a good
driver doesn’t protect you from
things beyond your control, such as
bad drivers. Most accidents occur
within
25 miles (40 lun) of home.
And the greatest number of serious
injuries and deaths occur at speeds
of less than
40 mph (65 lun/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
Q: If I’m a good driver, and I never
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Safety Belt Reminder Light
When the key is turned to Run or Start,
a chime will come on for about eight
seconds to remind people to fasten their
safety belts, unless the driver’s safety
belt is already buckled. The safety belt
light will also come on and stay on until
the driver’s belt
is buckled.

I How To Wear Safety Belts
Adults
Properly
This section is only for people of adult
size.
Be aware that there are special things to
know about safety belts and children.
And there are different rules for smaller
children and babies. If a child will be
riding in your Oldsmobile, see the
section after this one, called
ChiZdren.
Follow those rules for everyone’s
protection.
First, you’ll want to know which
restraint systems your vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.
Khicles First .Sold In Canada
Was your Oldsmobile first sold, when
new, in Canada? (If it was, a sticker on
the driver’s door will say
“conforms to
all applicable Canada motor vehicle..
. ”
etc.) If so, then the rest of Part 1 does
not apply to your vehicle.
To learn how to use your safety belts,
please read the
Owner’s Manual Safety
Belt Supplement.
It comes with every
new Oldsmobile first sold in Canada. I Driver Position
This section describes the driver’s
restraint system.
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Automatic Lap-Shoukkr Belt
This safety Belt is called “automatic”
because
you don’t have to buckle up
when you get into.your vehicle. And
yuu don’t have to ubuclde when
you get out.
Just get into your vehicle. ‘Then close
and lock the
door. Adjust the seat (to
see
how, see Seat Controls in the
Index) so you can sit up straight.
[t’s
possible that an auto-mtic belt
muld keep.
you from fully opening a
door. That can happienif the doorw-as
slammed
shut very had, Just close the
ioor all
the way, then slowly open it. If

that doesn’t fix it, then your Oldsmobile
needs service.
We hope you’ll always keep your
automatic belt buckled. However, you
may need to unbuckle it in an
emergency. And
you would need to
unbuckle it to let someone get into the
center front seat position,
if your
vehicle
has one.
To unbuckle the automatic b.elt, just
push the button on the buckle. To reattach the automatic belt:
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see Seat
Controls in the Index) so you can sit
up straight.
belt across you. Don’t let it get
twisted.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the
4. Push the latch plate into the buclde
until it clicks. Pull up on the latch
plate to make sure it is secure.
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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.