1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Owner's Manuals

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
’ Safety belts work for everyone, including prqgnant
women. Like
‘all occupants, they are more likely to. be’
seriously injured
if they don’t wear safety belts.
A pregnant woman should wear a lap-shoulder belt, and
the lap portion should be worn as low
as possible
throughout the pregnanky. The
best way to protect the fetus is to protect the
mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, it’s more
likely that the fetus won’t be hurt in a crash. For
pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making
safety belts effective is wearing them properly. Right Front Passenger - Position
The right front passenger’s safety beit works the same
way as the driver’s safety belt. See “Driver Position,”
earlier in this section.
When the shoulder belt is pulled out all the “way, it will
lock. If it does, let it go back all the way and
start again.
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To make the belt shorter, pull its free end as shown until,
the belt is
snug.
Buckle, position and release it the same way as the lap
part of a lap-shoulder belt. If the belt isn’t long enough,
see “Safety Belt Extender” at the end of this section.
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.
Rear Seat Passengers
It’s very important for rear seat passengers to buckle up!
Accident statistics show that unbelted people in the rear
seat are hurt more often in crashes than those who are
wearing safety belts.
Rear passengers who aren’t safety belted c.an be thrown
out of the vehicle in a crash. And they
can strike others
in the vehicle who are wearing safety belts.
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
(2-Door Models)
u
If you have a four-door model, see “Rear Seat Outside
Passenger Positions (4-DOOr Models)” later in
this section.

~ If .the belt stops before
it reaches the buckle, tilt the
.latch plate and keep pulling until you can buckle it.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure.
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,,
1. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
’ ’ Don’t let it get twisted.
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If the belt is not long enough, see “Safety Belt
Extender” at the end
of this section. 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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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 youi 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.
The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden stop or a crash.
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Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
@-Door Models)
U
If you have a two-door model, see “Rear Seat Outside
Passenger Positions (2-Door Models)” earlier
in this
section.
Lap-Shoulder Belt (&Door Models)
The positions next to the windows have lap-shoulder
belts., Here’s how to wear one properly.
.
To.-unlatkh the belt, just push the button an the buckle,
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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.
I
21 ’ ’Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
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.
I.
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.