1994 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE child seat

Here YOU’II find information about the
seats in your Pontiac and
how to use
your safety belts properly
. You can
also learn about some things you
should
not do with safety belts .
Part 1
Seats & Restraint Systems
Seats and Seat Controls ............................................... 8
Safety Belts ....................................................... 11
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ..................................... 16
DriverPosition ..................................................... 16
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................................... 24
Right Front Passenger Position ........................................ 25
Center Passenger Position ............................................ 25
Rear Seat Passengers ................................................ 26
Children ........................................................ 29
Smaller Children and Babies
........................................ 29
Child Restraints
.................................................... 30
Safety Belt Extender
................................................ 39
Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash
................................... 39
Supplemental
Inflatable Restraint System (Air Bag)
........................ 20
Larger Children .................................................... 37
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Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go
as fast as
it goes.
For example, if the bike is going 10 mph
(16 km/h), so is the child. When the bike hits
the block, it stops.
But
the child keeps going!
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Seats & Restraint Systems
How To Wear Safety
Belts
Properly
Adults
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 Pontiac, see the section
located later
in this part called “Children.’’
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.
Driver Position
This section describes the driver’s
restraint system.
lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here’s
low to wear it properly.
I. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see
“Seats” in the Index)
so you can sit up
straight.
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Smaller Children and Babies
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ChiZd 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
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.
NEVER put a rear-facing child restraint
in the front passenger seat. Here’s why:
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Securing a Child Restraint
in a Rear Outside Position
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See
the earlier section about
the top sfrap 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.
5. Pull the rest of the lap belt all the way
out
of the retractor to set the lock.
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6. To tighten the belt, feed the lap belt
into the retractor while you push down
on the child restraint. 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
a Center Seat Position
When you secure a child restraint in a
center seating position, you’ll be using the
lap belt.
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Securing a Child Restraint
in a Center Seat Position
(CONT.)
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See the earlier section about the top strap
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.
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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 and
buckle it again. Then see if it is
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
Your vehicle has a right-front passenger’s
air bag.
NEVER put a rear-facing child
restraint in this seat. Here’s why:
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