1996 GMC SAVANA lock

Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
Safety belts work for everyone, including pregnant
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, below
the rounding, throughout the pregnancy. 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.
R‘iht Fron asse Jer Position
The right front passenger’s safety belt 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.
Rear Seat Passer- 7ers
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 can be thrown
out of the vehicle
in a crash. And they can strike others
in the vehicle who are wearing safety belts.
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I Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
~ i Lap-Shoulder Belt
The positions next to the windows have lap-shoulder
belts. Here’s how to wear one properly.
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Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Don’t let it get twisted.
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, let 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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The safety belt locks if there's a sudden stop or a crash.
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You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt is
too loose.
In a crash, you would move forward
too much, which could increase injury. The
shoulder belt should fit against your body.
To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle.
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5. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out of
the retractor to set the lock. 6. To tighten' the belt, feed the shoulder belt back
into the retractor while you push down on the
child restraint.
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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 belt. Make sure the release button is
positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly
if you ever had to.
6. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out of
the retractor to set the lock.
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Your vehicle has one
double-sided key for the
ignition
and all door locks
to
If you ever lose your key, your dealer will be able
assist
you with obtaining a new one. The
bar-coded tag has
a code on it that tells your dealer
or a qualified locksmith how to make extra keys. Keep
this tag in a safe place. If you lose your key, you’ll be
able to have
a new one made easily using this tag.
NOTICE:
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Your vehicle has a’number of new features that
can help prevent theft. But you can have a lot of
trouble getting into your vehicle if you ever lock
your key inside.
You may even have to damage
your vehicle to get in.
So be sure you have an
extra key.
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Unlocked doors can be dangerous.
Passengers
-- especially children -- can easily
open the doors and fall out. When a door is
locked, the inside handle won’t open it.
Outsiders can easily enter through
an unlocked
door when
you slow down or stop your vehicle.
This may not be
so obvious: You increase the
chance
of being thrown out of the vehicle in a
crash if the doors aren’t locked. Wear safety belts
properly, lock your doors, and you will be far
better off whenever you drive your vehicle.
There are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle.
From the outside,
use your key.
To lock the door from the
inside, slide the lever on
your door down.
To unlock the door, slide
the lever
up.
Power Door Locks (Option)
Press the bottom side of the
power door lock switch
to
lock the doors at once.
When
a door is locked, the inside door handle will not work.
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Child Security Locks
Child security locks are located on the passenger side
rear cargo door, the side sliding door or the front portion
of the 60/40 side swing out door.
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Rear Cargo Door
With this feature, you can
lock these doors
so they
can’t be opened from the
inside by passengers.
Move the button down to
engage the security
feature. Move the button
up to return the door locks
to normal operation.
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Side Sliding Door
Move the button to
the left to engage the
security feature. Move
.
the button to the right to
return the door locks to
normal operation.
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