1996 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE child restraint

1. Make the belt as long as possible by tilting the latch
plate and pulling it along the belt.
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. Run the vehicle's safety belt through or around the
restraint. The child restraint instructions
will show
you how.
S. 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.
5. To tighten the belt, pull its free end while you push
down on the child restraint.
1. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions
to be sure 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.
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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.
Securingta Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position
Your vehicle has a right front passenger air bag. Never
put a.rear-facing child restraint in this seat, Here’s why:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured if the right front passenger’s air
bag inflates.
This is because the back of a
rear-facing child restraint would be very clos’e to
the inflating air bag. Always ‘secure a rear-facing
child restraint
in the rear seat.
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.)
for
the child restraint.
2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
3. Secure the child in the child restraint as the
imtructipns 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.
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7. To tighten the belt, feed the lap belt back into the
8. Push and pull the child restraint in different
retractor while you push down on the child restraint.
directions to
be sure it
is secure.
Larger Children
Children who have outgrown child restraints should
wear the vehicle’s safety b’elts.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s If you have the choice, a child should sit next to a
safety belt
and let it go back all the way. The safety belt window so the child can wear a lap-shoulder belt and
will move freely again and
be ready to work for an adult get the additional restraint a shoulder belt can provide.
or larger child passenger. I
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Accident statistics show that children are safer if they
are restrained in the rear seat. But they need to use the
safety belts properly.
Children who aren’t buckled up can be thrown out in
0 Children who aren’t buckled up can strike other
a crash.
people who
are.
Never do this.
Here
two children are wearing the same belt. The
belt can’t properly spread the impact forces. In a
crash, the two children can be crushed together
and seriously injured.
A belt must be used by
only one person at a time.
@ What if,a child is wearing a lap-shoulder belt,
but the child
is so small that the shoulder belt is
very close to the child’s face or neck?
A: Move the child toward the center of the vehicle, but
be sure that the shoulder belt still
is on the child’s
shoulder,
so that in a crash the child’s upper body
would have the restraint that belts provide.
If the
child is sitting in a rear seat outside position, see
“Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides”
in the Index.
If the child is so small that the shoulder belt is still
very close to the child’s face or neck, you might
want to place the child in the center seat position,
the one that has only
a lap belt.
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Do not load your vehicle any heavier than the
GVVVR, or either the maximum front or rear
GAWR. If you do, parts on your vehicle can break,
or it
can change the way your vehicle handles.
These could cause you to lose control.
Also,
overloading can shorten the life of your vehicle.
NOTICE:
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Your warranty does not cover parts or
components that fail because of overloading.
If you put things inside your vehicle -- like suitcases?
tools, packages or anything else
-- they will go as fast as
the vehicle goes.
If you have to stop or turn quickly, or
if there is a crash, they'll keep going. Things
you put inside
your vehicle can strike
and injure people in
a sudden stop or turn, or in
a crash.
Put things in the trunk of your vehicle. In a
trunk, put them as far forward as you can.
Try to spread the weight evenly.
Never stack heavier things, like suitcases,
inside the vehicle
so that some of them are
above the tops of the seats.
Don't leave an unsecured child restraint in
your vehicle.
When you carry something inside the
vehicle, secure it whenever you can.
Don't leave a seat fold'ed down unless you
need to.
Electronic Level Control (Option)
This feature keeps the rear of your'vehide level as the
load changes. It
is automatic -- you do not need to
adjust anything.
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Battery ........................................ 6-3 1
Jump Starting ....... ! ......................... 5-2
Replacement. Remote Keyless Entry
.............. 2- 10
Warning Light
............................... 2-64
BBB Auto Line
................................. 8-8
Better Business Bureau Mediation ................... 8-9
BoostGage
.................................... 2-75
Adjustment
.................................. 6-3 1
Fluid
....................................... 6-28
Lamp Monitor
............................... 2-80
Master Cylinder .............................. 6-28
Parking ..................................... 2-26
Replacing System Parts
........................ 6-3 1
System Warning Light
......................... 2-65
Transaxle Shift Interlock Check
............. 2-30. 7-38
Brakes. Anti-Lock ............................... 4-6
Braking ........................................ 4-5
Braking in Emergencies ........................... 4-9
Break-In. New Vehicle .......................... 2- 16
Brightness Control
.............................. 2-44
BTSI Check
.............................. 2-30. 7-38
Bulb Replacement .............................. 6-32
Saver
.........'............................. 2-45
Warnings
.................................... 5-2
Belt. Engine Accessory
...................... 6-67. 6-68
Brake
PedalTravel
................................. 6-31
Trailer ...................................... 4-35
Wear
....................................... 6-30
Canadian Roadside Assistance .................... 8-6
Capacities and Specifications
...................... 6-65
Carbon Monoxide .................... 2-31.4-29. 4-35
Cassette Deck Service
........................... 7.36
Cassette Tape Player ....................... 3- 11 . 3-15
Cassette Tape Player Care ........................ 3-27
Cassette Tape Player Errors
.................. 3.13. 3.16
CD Player Theft-Deterrent Feature ................. 3-23
Center Passenger Position
........................ 1-23
Certification Label
.............................. 4-30
CertificationRire Label .......................... 4-30
Changing a Flat Tire ............................. 5-26
Check Engine Light ............................. 2-69
Check Gages Light
.............................. 2-74
Check Gages Messages
.......................... 2-79
Check Oil Level Warning Light .................... 2-72
Check Washer Fluid Message ..................... 2-79
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-43
Chemical Paint Spotting
.......................... 6-55
Child Restraints
................................ 1-32
Securing
in a Rear Outside Seat Position ........... 1-34
Securing in the Center Rear Seat Position .......... 1-36
Securing in the Right Front Seat Position
.......... 1-38
Where to Put
................................ 1-32
Cigarette Lighter
............................... 2-53
Chains. Safety
................................. 4-35
Chains. Tire
................................... 6-48
Check Oil Level Message ........ ............... 2-79
TopStrap
................................... 1-33
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safety Belt Extender ....... ....... 1-43
Safety Belts
.................................... 1-5
Adults
....................................... 1-9
Care
....................................... 6-52
Center Passenger Position
...................... 1-23
Children
................. ............ 1-30
Driver Position ............................... 1 . 10
Extender
.................................... 1-43
How to Wear Properly .......................... 1-9
Incorrect Usage
.................... 1.12.1.41. 1.42
LapBelt
.................................... 1-23
Lap-Shoulder
....... : ................... 1.10. 1.24 .
Larger Children .............................. 1-40
Questions and Answers
......................... 1-9
Rear
Comfort Guides ............. .. ............. 1-27
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
............ 1-24
Rear Seat Passengers
.......................... 1-24
Reminder Light
.......................... 1.5. 2.63
Replacing After a Crash ........................ 1-43
Right Front Passenger Position .................. 1-22
Smaller Children and Babies
.................... 1-30
Use
During Pregnancy ......................... 1-22
Why They Work ........................... ., ... 1-6
Safety Chains
................................... 4-35
Safety Defects. Reporting ......................... 8-9
Safety Warnings and Symbols
....................... 111
Seatback .Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
................... 1 . 11
...
...... , ... ,,Scheduled Maintenance Services .................... 7-3
.... . Power Recliner ................................ 1-3
: . Reclining Front ............................... 1-3
".Seats
Adjustable Support
.............................. 1-3
Lumbar Control
............................... 1-2
...
..
Manual Front . . ... ......... 1-1
Power ..................... ....... 1-2
Restraint Systems
.............................. 1-1
Seat Controls ............................. 1-2, 1-3
Securing a Child Restraint
...................... 1-34
Second Gear. Automatic Transaxle
................. 2-24
Security Messages
............................. -2-79
SecuritySystem ................................ 2-15
Service
........................................ 6-1
Bulletins, Ordering
............................ 8-11
Manuals, Ordering
............................ 8-11
Parts Identification Label ....................... 6-57
Publications, Ordering
......................... 8-11
Work,
Doing Your Own ......................... 6-1
Service and Appearance Care
...................... 6-1
Service and Owner Publications
.................... 8-11
Service Publications
............................... 8-11
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Pontiac ........... 1-21
Sheet Metal Damage ............................ 6-54
Shift Lever ............................... 2-27, 2-28
Shifting
Automatic Trarisaxle
.......................... 2-21
Into
Park (P) ................................. 2-27
Out of Park .................................. 2-30
Performance
................................. 2-25
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster ...................... 1-11
Sidemarker Lamp Bulb Replacement ............... 6-36
Signaling
Turns ................................ 2-34
Sound Equipment, Adding ......................... 3-26
Spare Tire? Compact
............................. 5-38
Specificahom and Capacities ...................... 4-65
Specifications, Engine ........................... 6-66
Speech Impaired, Cusimner Assistance
............... 8-4
Skidding
...................................... 4-14
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