1995 Oldsmobile Achieva Owner's Manuals

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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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 Oldsmobile retailer to put
it in for you. If you want
to install an anchor yourself, your retailer 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 retailer 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 retailer.
The hardware and installation instructions were
specifically designed for this vehicle.
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Seat Position
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. 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 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
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You’ll be using the lap belt.
See the earlier
part about the top strap if the child
restraint has one.
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1. Make the belt as long as possible by tilting the latch
plate and pulling it along the belt. 4. Run the vehicle's safety belt through or around the
restraint. The child restraint instructions will show
you how.
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.
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.
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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 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 Position
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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 this “Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position” part doesn’t apply to your
vehicle.
To learn how to secure a child restraint in the
right front seat, read the
Canadian Owner’s Manual
Safety Belt Supplement.
It comes with every new
Oldsmobile first sold
in Canada.
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To use a child restraint here, you will need a special
infanuchild seat attaching belt and the hardware that
goes with it. See the earlier part about the top strap if the
child restraint has one.
Your retailer can order the belt and attaching hardware
and install the hardware
for you. It’s free. The special
belt is
GM Part No. 12340286. Your retailer can find the
part number for the correct attaching hardware in the
accessory section of the
GM Parts Catalog.
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