1995 PONTIAC PONTIAC Owners Manual

See the earlier part about the top strap if the child
restraint has one.
1. Make the belt as long as possible by tilting the latch
plate and pulling it along the belt.
3. Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions say.
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.
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 @Door Models)
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If you have a two-door model, see “Securing a Child
Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position
(2-Door
Models)” later in this section.
Your vehicle has a right front passenger air bag. Never
put a rear-facing child restraint in this seat. Here’s why: \
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You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part
about the top strap if the child restraint has one.
1. Because your vehicle has a right front passenger air
bag, always move the seat as
far back as it 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.
4. 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. 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. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out of
the retractor
to set the lock.
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
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s
safety belt and let it
go back all the way.
directions
to be sure it is secure.
The safety belt will move freely again and be ready
to
work for an adult or larger child passenger.
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Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position (2-Door Models)
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If you have a four-door model, see “Securing a Child
Restraint
in the Right Front Seat Position @-Door
Models)” earlier in this section.
Your vehicle has a right front passenger air bag. Never
put a rear-facing child restraint in this seat. Here’s why:
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To use a child restraint here, you will need a special
infantkhild 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 dealer 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 dealer can find the
part number for the correct attaching hardware in the
accessory section
of the GM Parts Catalog. Once the special hardware is installed, please follow
the
instructions with
it and these steps:
1. Because your vehicle has a right front passenger air
bag, always move the seat as far back as it will go
before securing a forward-facing child restraint. (See
“Seats”
in the Index.)
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2, Snag one hook of the infantkhild seat attaching belt
near the floor at the door side of the seat.
3. Put the belt’s special latch plate into the vehicle’s
safety belt buckle.
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4. You can make the belt longer by tilting the buckle
and pulling it along the belt.
7. Run the belt through or around the child restraint.
The child restraint instructions will show you how.
8. Put the hook on the free end through the slot in the
latch plate.
5. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
for the child restraint.
6. Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions say.
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