1997 BUICK CENTURY Owners Manual

e.' Which slots should I use for my child?
A: With the child seated on the child restraint cushion,
use the pair
of slots that is at or just above the top
of the child's shoulders.
With this built-in child restraint, you can adjust the
height
of the harness. Depending on the seated height
of the child, you can route it through the upper pair of
slots (A), the middle pair of slots (B) or the lower pair
of slots (C).
For the child shown here, the harness should go through
the middle pair
of slots (B).
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@ What if the top of my child’s shoulders is above
A: A child whose shoulders are above the highest slots
the highest pair of slots?
shouldn’t use this child restraint. Instead, the child
should sit on the vehicle’s seat cushion and use the
vehicle’s safety belts.
MAKE SURE THE TOP OF THE CHILD’S
SHOULDERS
IS BELOW THE SLOTS THAT
THE HARNESS GOES THROUGH.
A CHILD
WHOSE SHOULDERS ARE ABOVE THOSE
SLOTS COULD BE INJURED DURING
A
SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.’IF THE TOP
OF THE CHILD’S SHOULDERS IS ABOVE
THE SLOTS, DON’T
USE THIS CHILD
RESTRAINT. INSTEAD, THE CHILD SHOULD
SIT
ON THE VEHICLE’S REGULAR SEAT
AND USE THE REGULAR SAFETY BELTS.
Adjusting the Harness Height
1. Lower the child restraint cushion.
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2. If the left and right halves of the shoulder harness
clip
are fastened together, separate them.
3. If the lap-shoulder harness is buckled, unlatch it by
pushing the button on the buckle.
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4. Pull down the seatback part of the pad (D). 5. Select one side of the harness. Add some slack to the
shoulder
part by pulling up on the lap part. You’ll
keep most
of this slack until you finish Step 9.
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6. Feed a small amount of harness slack back into
the slot.
7. Twist the harness slightly to remove it from the slot.
8. Move the harness up or down to the correct slot. The
correct slot is the one that will be at or just above the
top of the child’s shoulder.
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9. Twist the harness slightly to route it through the correct slot.
10. Pull on the harness. Make sure it is properly routed
and isn’t twisted or flipped over.
1 1. Repeat Steps 5 through 10 for the other side of the
harness. Be sure both sides are adjusted to the same
height.
seatback. Make sure the harness goes through the
slots
in the pad that match the height adjustment
slots being used.
12. Move the pad back against the child restraint
13. Press the upper edge of the pad against the
fastener strip.
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Securing a Child in the Built-in
Child Restraint
Now that the harness is adjusted to the correct height for
your child, you’re ready to use the child restraint’s
harness (E) to secure your child.
Don’t use the vehicle’s safety belts.
Using the vehicle’s regular safety belts on a child
seated on the child restraint cushion can cause
serious injury to the child in
a sudden stop or
crash.
If a child is the proper size for the built-in
child restraint, secure the child using the child
restraint’s harness. But children who are too
large for the built-in child restraint should sit on
the vehicle’s regular seat and use the regular
safety belts.
WARNING! FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE
MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTIONS
ON THE
USE
OF THIS CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM CAN
RESULT IN YOUR CHILD STRIKING THE
VEHICLE’S INTERIOR DURING
A SUDDEN STOP
OR CRASH.
SNUGLY ADJUST THE BELTS PROVIDED WITH
THIS CHILD RESTRAINT AROUND YOUR CHILD.
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1. If the left and right halves of the shoulder harness
clip are fastened together, seprate them. 2. If the lap-shoulder harness is buckled, unlatch it by
pushing the button
on the buckle.
3. Place the child on the child restraint cushion.
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