1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme ECU

3. 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.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
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 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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Air bags inflate with great force, faster than the
blink of an eye. If you’re too close to an inflating
air bag, it could seriously injure you. Safety belts
help keep you in position for an air bag inflation
in
a crash.’ Always wear your safety belt, even
with an air bag. The driver should sit as far back
as possible while still maintaining control of
the vehicle.
A CAUTION:
An inflating air bag can seriously injure small
children. Always secure children properly
in. your
vehicle.
To read how, see the part of this manual
called “Children” and the caution label on the
right front passenger’s safety belt.
0. AIR
4 BAG
There is an air bag readiness
light on the instrument
panel, which shows
AIR BAG or the
air bag symbol.
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.

If the belt stops before it reaches the buckle, tilt the latch 3. To make the lap part tight, pull down on the buckle
plate and keep pulling until you can buckle it. end of the belt as you pull up on the shoulder
part.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure.
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.

Lap-Shoulder Belt (4-Door Models)
The positions next to the windows have lap-shoulder
belts. Here’s how
tn wear nne prnndy.
2. 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.
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.
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.
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' A CAUTION:
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Never hold a baby in your arms while riding in a
vehicle. A baby doesn't weigh much -- until a
crash. During a crash a baby will become so
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heavy you can't hold
it. For example, in a crash
at only 25 mph (40 km/h), a 12-lb. (5.5 kg) baby
will suddenly become
a 240-lb. (110 kg) force on
your arms. The baby would be almost impossible
to hold.
Secure the baby in an infant restraint.
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Child Restraints
Be sure the child restraint is designed to be used in a
vehicle.
If it is, it will have a label saying that it meets
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
Then follow the instructions for the restraint. You may
find these instructions on the restraint itself or in a
booklet, or both. These restraints use the belt system in
your vehicle, but the child also has to be secured within
the restraint to help reduce the chance of personal injury.
The instructions that come with the infant or child
restraint will show,you how to do that.
Where to Put the Restraint
Accident statistics show that children are safer if they
are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat. We at
General 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:
A CAUTlJN:
A child in a rearfacing child restraint can be
seriously injured
if the right front passenger's
air bag inflates. This is because the back of a
rearfacing child restraint would be very close to
the inflating air bag. Always secure a rearfacing
child restraint in the rear seat.
You may, however, secure
a forward-facing child
restraint in the right front seat. Before you secure
a forward-facing child restraint, always move the
front passenger seat as
far back as it will go. Or,
secure the child restraint in the rear seat.
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I For cars first sold in Canada, child restraints with a top
strap must be anchored according to Canadian law.
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Your retailer can obtain the hardware kit and install it
for you, or you may install it yourself using the
instructions provided in the kit.
Use the tether hardware kit available from the retailer.
The hardware and installation instructions were
specifically designed for this vehicle.
~ Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Seat Position (2-Door
Models)
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If you have a four-door model, see “Securing a Child
Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position @-Door
Models)” later in this section.
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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. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
for the child restraint.
2. Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions say.
3. 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.

5. To tighten the belt, pull up on the shoulder belt while
6. 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. The safety ,belt
will move freely again and be ready to work for an adult
or larger child passenger. you push down on the child restraint.
directions to be sure it is secure.
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Seat Position (4-DOor Moilels)
If you have a two-door model, ,see “Securing a Child
Restraint in
a Rear Outside Seat Position (2-Door
Models)” earlier in this section:
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the
earlier part
about the top strap if the child restraint has one.
1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
for the child restraint.
2. Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions say.
3. 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.