1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme child seat

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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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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.

Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Outside Position’- 2-Door
Oldstnobiles
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 restrain1
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 will show you how. Tilt the
latch plate
to adjust the belt if
needed. 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 your ever had to.
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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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7. 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 the
Senter Rear Seat Position
Xhen you secure a child restraint in a
:enter seating position, you’ll be using
.he lap belt.
See the earlier section about the top
;trap
if the child restraint has one.
1. Make the belt as long as possible by
tilting the latch plate and pulling it
along the belt.
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. Run the vehicle’s safety belt through
or around the restraint. The child
restraint instructions will show you
how.

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.
6. To tighten the belt, pull its free end
while you push down on the child
restraint.
7. Push and pull the child restraint in
different directions.to be sure it
is
secure. If the child restraint isn’t
secure, turn the latch plate over an(
buckle it again. Then see
if it is
d
secure. If it isn’t, secure the restraint
in a different place in the vehicle and
contact the child restraint maker for
their advice about how to attach the
child restraint properly.
To remove the child restraint, just
unbuckle the vehicle’s safety belt. It will
be ready to work for an adult or larger
child passenger. Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat
To use a child restraint here, you will
need a special infant/child seat
attaching belt and the hardware that
goes with it. See the earlier section
about the top strap
if the child restraint
has one.
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2. Snap one hook of the infant/child
seat attaching belt near the floor at
the door side of the seat. 3. Put the belt’s special latch plate into
the vehicle’s safety belt buckle. 4. You can make the belt longer by
tilting the buckle and pulling it along
the belt.
5. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow
the instructions for the child
restraint.
6. Secure the child in the child restraint
as the instructions say.
7. Run the belt through or around the
child restraint. The child restraint
instructions will show
you how.
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