1995 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE Owners Manual

Driver Position
This part describes the driver’s restraint system.
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here’s how to wear it
properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see “Seats” in the Index)
so you can sit up straight.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
Don’t let it get twisted.
Pull
up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure. If
the belt isn’t long enough, see “Safety Belt
Extender’’ at the end of
ths 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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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.
The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden stop or crash.
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
Before you begin to drive, move the shoulder belt
adjuster to the height that
is right for you.
To move it down, squeeze the release handle and move
the height adjuster to the desired position.
You can move
the adjuster
up just by pushing up on the bottom of the
release handle. After you move the adjuster to where
you want it,
try to move it down without squeezing the
release handle to
make sure it has locked into pasition
Adjust the height so that the shoulder portion of the belt
is centered on your shoulder. The belt should be away
from your face and-neck, but not falling off your
shoulder.
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@ What’s wrong with this?
A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It won’t give nearly
as much protection this way.
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Q: What’s wrong with this?
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A: The belt is buckled in the wrong place.
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What's wrong with this?
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A: The shoulder belt is worn under the arm. It should
j be worn over the shoulder at all times.
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What’s wrong with this?
A: The belt is twisted across the body.
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To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle.
The belt should go back out of the way.
Before you close the door, be sure the belt is out
of the
way.
If you slam the door on it, you can damage both the
belt and your
ve@cle.
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
System (SIR)
This part explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restsaint
(SIR), or air bag, system.
Your Pontiac has two air bags
-- one air bag for the
driver and another
air bag for the right front passenger.
Here
are the most important things to know about the air
bag system:
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There is an air bag
readiness light
on the
instrument panel, which
shows INFLfXTABLE
RESTRAINT.
The system checks the air bag’s electrical system for
malfunctions. The light tells
you if there is an electrical
problem.
See “Air Bag Readiness Light” in the Index
for more information.
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