1994 PONTIAC GRAND-AM child restraint

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Her6 you'll find information about'the
seats in your Po.ntiac, and how ti, us0
your-safety belts properly . You can
also learn about
some thi, ngs you
should not dm o with safety belts .
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Seats & Restraint Sys
Seats and Seat Controls ........................................
El terns
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Part I
5. afety Belts .......... ; ............................................. 12
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ...................................... 17
Driver Positian ...................................................... 17
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) ....................... ............. 21
Air 'Bag Readiness Light
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Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Pontiac
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Safety Belt
Use During Pregnancy ..................................... 25
Right Front. Passenger Position
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Rear Seat Passengers ................................................ 26
Center Passenger Position ............................................ 27
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ...................................... 30
Children
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Smaller Children and Babies
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Child Restraints
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LargerChildren
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Safety Belt Extender
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Checking Your Restraint System ........................................ 42
Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash
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1 How To Wear Safety
Belts Properly
Idults
his section is only for people of adult
ze.
e aware that there are special things to
now about safety belts and children. And
lere are different rules for smaller
ddren
and babies. If a child will be
ding
in your Pontiac, see “Children”
tcated later
in this section. Follow those
des for everyone’s protection.
First, you’ll want to know which restraint
systems your vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.
Vehicles First Sold In
Canada
Was your Pontiac 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 leai-n how to use your safety belts,
please read the “Owner’s Manual Safety
Belt Supplement”. It comes with every
new Pontiac first sold
in Canada.
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I Driver Position
’his section describes the driver’s
zstraint system.
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4. To unlatch the belt, just push the
button on the buckle.
Rear Safety Belt Comfort
Guides for Children and
Small Adults
Rear shoulder belt comfort guides will
provide added comfort for children who
have outgrown child restraints and for
small adults. The comfort guides pull the
shoulder belts away from the neck and
head.
There is one guide for each outside
passenger position
in the rear seat. You
will find them tucked
in between the
seatback and the interior body, about
half-way down the edge of the seatback.
Here is how you should install the
comfort guides on the shoulder belts:
1. Pull the elastic cord out from between
the edge of the seatback and the
interior body to remove the guide
from its storage clip.
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.
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Children
Everyone in a vehicle needs protection!
That includes infants and all children
smaller than adult size. In fact, the law
in
every state in the United States and in
every Canadian province says children up
to some age must be restrained while in a
vehicle.
Smaller Children and
Babies
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1 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 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 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 Pontiac 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.
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Top Strap (CONI)
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 Restrainl
in
a Rear Outside Position
fou’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See
he earlier section about
the top strap if
he child restraint has one.
3.
Put the restraint on the seat. Follow
the instructions for the child restraint.
Secure the child
in the child restraint
as
the instructions say.
Pick up the latch plate, and run the la1
and shoulder portions of the vehicle’s
safety belt through or around the
restraint. The child restraint
instructions
will show you how. Tilt
the latch plate to adjust the belt
if
needed.
4.
If the shoulder belt goes in front of the
child’s face or neck,
put it behind the
child restraint.
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.
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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
the Center Rear Seat
Position
When you secure a child restraint in a
center seating position, you’ll be using tht
lap belt.
See the earlier section about the top strap
if the child restraint has one.
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Securing a Child Restraint
in the Center Rear Seat
Position
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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.
f. rusn ana 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.
unbuckle the vehicle’s safety belt. It will
be ready to work for an adult or larger
child passenger.
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