
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat
Position
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.
You'll be using the lap-shoulder belt.
See the earlier part
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 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.
5. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out of
the retractor to set the lock.
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6. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out of
the retractor to set the lock.
I 7. To tighten the belt, feed the shoulder belt back into
the retractor while you push down on the child
restraint.
8. 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.
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Suppose you’re steering through a sharp curve.
Then you suddenly apply the brakes. Both control
systems
-- steering and braking -- have to do their
work where the tires meet the road. Adding the hard
bralung can demand too much at those places. You can
lose control.
The same thing can happen if you’re steering through
a
sharp curve and you suddenly accelerate. Those two
control systems
-- steering and acceleration -- can
overwhelm those places where the tires meet the road
and make
you lose control.
What should
you do if this ever happens? Ease up on the
brake or accelerator pedal, steer the vehicle
the way you
want it to go, and slow down.
Speed limit signs near curves warn that
you should
adjust your speed.
Of course, the posted speeds are
based on good weather and road conditions. Under less
favorable conditions you’ll want to go slower.
Steering in Emergencies
There are times when steering can be more effective
than braking. For example,
you come over a hill and
find a truck stopped in your lane,
or a car suddenly pulls
out from nowhere,
or a child darts out from between
parked cars and stops right in front
of you. You can
avoid these problems by braking
-- if you can stop in
time. But sometimes
you can’t; there isn’t room. That’s
the time for evasive action
-- steering around the
problem.
Your Geo can perform very well in emergencies like
these. First apply your brakes, but not enough to lock
your front wheels. (See “Braking in Emergencies’’
earlier in this section.) It is better to remove
as much
speed as you can from a possible collision. Then steer
around the problem,
to the left or right depending on the
space available.
If you need to reduce your speed as you approach
a
curve, do it before you enter the curve, while your front
wheels are straight ahead.
Try
to adjust your speed so you can “drive” through the
curve. Maintain
a reasonable, steady speed. Wait to
accelerate until you are out
of the curve, and then
accelerate gently into the straightaway.
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System Parts. Replacing ....................... 6-34
Trailer
..................................... 4-48
Transmission Shift Interlock
............... 2- 12. 7.50
Wear
...................................... 6-33
Brakes. Anti-Lock
............................... 4-6
Brakes. Trailer
................................. 4-48
Braking
........................................ 4-5
Braking. In Emergencies
.......................... 4-8
Break-In. New Vehicle
........................... 2-7
Brightness Control
.............................. 2-33
BTSI (Brake Transmission Shift Interlock)
...... 2- 12. 7-50
Bulb Replacement .............................. 6-63
Front Parking and Turn Signal
.................. 6-37
Headlamps
................................. 6-35
Rear Combination Lamps
...................... 6-39
Rear Sidemarker
............................. 6-39
Sidemarker Lamps
........................... 6-38
System Warning Light
........................ 2-45
Canada. Vehicles First Sold In
-11
Canadian Roadside Assistance ...................... 8-7
Canvas Top Lowering and Raising
......................... 2-56
Preparing for Storage
......................... 2-61
Removing and Installing
....................... 2-60
Capacities and Specifications
...................... 6-64
CarbonMonoxide
......................... 2.25. 4.38
Cassette Tape Player Care
........................ 3-19
Certificatioflire Label
.......................... 4-43
Chains. Safety
................................. 4-47
Chains. Tire
................................... 6-48
Changing a Flat Tire ............................. 5-2 1
Charging System Light .......................... 2-44
.. ......................
Check Engine Light ............................. 2-46
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-34
Checking Automatic Transmission Fluid
.................. 6-19
BrakeFluid
................................. 6-33
Engine Coolant
.............................. 6-26
Engineoil
.................................. 6-12
Manual Transmission Fluid
.................... 6-22
Power Steering Fluid
......................... 6-28
Restraint Systems
............................ 1-34
Things Under the
Hood ........................ 6-6
Chemical Paint Spotting
.......................... 6-57
Child Restraints
................................ 1-26
Securing in a Rear Seat Position
................. 1-27
Securing in the Right Front Seat Position
.......... 1-29
WheretoPut
................................ 1-26
Cleaner. Air
................................... 6-16
Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
........................... 6-56
Canvas Top and Plastic Windows
................ 6-55
Fabric
..................................... 6-50
Glass
...................................... 6-52
Outside of the Windshield and Wiper Blades
....... 6-53
Stains
...................................... 6-51
The Inside of Your Geo
....................... 6-49
The Outside
of Your Geo ...................... 6-53
Tires
...................................... 6-56
Top
of the Instrument Panel .................... 6-52
Vinyl
...................................... 6-51
TopStrap
................................... 1-26
Cigarette Lighter
............................... 2-36
Special Problems
............................ 6-51
Clock. Setting the
................................ 3-5
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GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) ................ 4-43
Gear Positions
................................. 2- 12
GloveBox
..................................... 2-5
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) .............. 4-43
Halogen Bulbs
................................ 6-35
Hazard Warning Flashers
.......................... 5-1
Head Restraints
................................. 1-4
Headlamp High-Low Beam Changer
............... 2-30
Headlamps
.................................... 2-30
Headlamps. Bulb Replacement
.................... 6-35
Hearing or Speech Impaired. Customer Assistance
...... 8-2
Heater Controls
................................. 3-1
Heating
........................................ 3-2
High Beam Lamps. How
to Change ................ 2-30
Highway Hypnosis
.............................. 4-33
Hill and Mountain Roads
......................... 4-34
Glass. Cleaning
................................ 6-52
Hitches. Trailer
................................. 4-47
HoodProp
..................................... 6-7
Hood Release
................................... 6-6
Horn ......................................... 2-27
Hubs. Freewheeling
............................. 2- 17
Hydroplaning
.................................. 4-30
If You’re Stuck: In Sand. Mud. Ice or Snow ......... 5-31
Ignition Key Positions
............................ 2-8
Inside Daymight Rearview Mirror
................. 2-34
Inside Rearview Mirror
.......................... 2-34
Inspections
Brakesystem
............................... 7-53
Ignition Switch
.................................. 2-8 Exhaust Systems
............................. 7-52
Restraint Systems
............................ 7-52
Steering. Suspension and Front-Wheel-Drive
Axle Boot and Seal
......................... 7-52
Throttle Linkage
............................. 7-53
Instrument Panel
............................... 2-38
Cleaning
................................... 6-52
Cluster. Optional
............................. 2-41
Cluster. Standard
............................. 2-40
Fuse Block
................................. 6-62
InteriorLamps
................................. 2-33
.................................... J ack. Tire 5-23
Jump Starting
................................... 5-2
Key Lock Cylinders ............................ 7-49
Keys
.......................................... 2-1
Lamps Daytime Running
............................ 2-32
Dome
..................................... 2-33
Interior
.................................... 2-33
Lamp. Malfunction Indicator
...................... 2-46
LampsOnReminder
............................ 2-30
Larger Children. Safety Belt Use
................... 1-31
Leaving Your Vehicle
............................. 2-3
Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine Running
....... 2-22
Lever AirIntake
................................... 3-2
Airflow ..................................... 3-1
Fancontrol
.................................. 3-2
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