1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme belt

I Make sure the release button on the buckle is
positioned
so you would be able to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly
if you ever had to.
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Pull up
on the latch plate to make sure it is secure.
When the shoulder belt is pulled out
all the way, it
will lock.
If it does; lit it go back all the way and
.start again.
If the belt is not long enough, see “Safety Belt
Extender” at the end
of this section.
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1. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Don’t let
it get twisted.
The shoulder belt may lock
if you pull the belt across
you very quickly.
If this happens, let the belt go back
slightly
to unlock it. Then pull the belt across you
more slowly.

3. To make the lap part tight, pull down on the buckle
end
of the belt as you pull up on the shoulder part. ..
The lap part of the belt should be .worn low and snug on
the hips, just touching the thighs.
In a crash, this applies
force to the strong pelvic bones. And you’d be less
likely to slide under the lap belt.
If you slid under it, the
belt would apply force at your abdomen. This could
cause serious or even fatal injuries. The shoulder belt should
go over the shoulder and across the chest. These
parts
of the body are best able to take belt restraining
forces.

Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides
for Children and Small Adults
(4-Door ,Models) =
Four-door models may have rear shoulder belt comfort guides.
This feature will provide added comfort for children who have
outgrown child restraints and for small adults. The comfoc
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 or
the seatback and the interiorbody;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.

3.
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Be sure that the belt is not twisted and it lies flat. 4. Buckle the belt around the child, and make sure that both
The elastic cord must be under the belt and the the lap belt and
the shoulder belt are secured properly.
guide on top. 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 that you can t&e 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
interioz‘
body, leaving only the loop of elastic cord exposed.

Be sure to follow the instructions for the restraint. YOU
~,:$i may find these instructions on the restraint itself or in -a
' . ..I. booklet, or both. These restraints use the belt system in
._. j;;j your vehicle, but the child also has to be secured within
, . ':@The #.e instructions that come' with the infant or child ,
, ' ?d
:$;the restraint to help reduce the chance of personal injury.
Yjrestraint'will
.& show you how-to do that. L.-3$& , I . , <:' .^
Where to Put the-Restraint
accident statistics show that children are safer if they
in the rear rather than the front seat. We at
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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Wherever you install it, be sure to secure the child
restraint properly.
Keep
iri mind that .in unsecured child Festraint 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.

6. To tighten the belt, feed the shoulder 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.
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5. Buckle the ielt. Make s&e the release, button is
positioned
sd you would be .able to unbuckle the
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You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part 1,
about the top strap if the child restraint has one.
1. Because your vehicle has a right fibnt passenger air
bag, always move the seat as far back asit will go
before securing a forward-facing child restraint. (See
“Seats” in the Index.)
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.
If the^ shoulder belt goes in front of the child’s face or
neck, put it behind the child restraint.
4. Pick up the latch plate,:and run the lap and shoulder
portions of the vehic1e”s safety belt through or
around the restraint. The child restraint instructions
will show ypu 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.
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