1997 BUICK REGAL child restraint

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your Buick \
and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also
learn about some things you should
not do with air bags and safety belts.
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Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
Here
Are Questions Many People Ask About
Safety Belts
-- and the Answers
How
to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Driver Position Safety Belt
Use During Pregnancy
Right Front Passenger Position
Air Bag System
Rear Seat Passengers
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Children
Built-in Child Restraint Child Restraints
Larger Children
Safety Belt Extender Checking Your Restraint Systems
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash
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How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Adults
This part is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things to know about
safety belts and children. And there are different
rules for smaller children and babies. If
a child
will be riding in your Buick,
see the part of this
manual called “Children.” Follow those rules for
everyone’s protection.
First, you’ll want to know which restraint systems your
vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.
Driver Position
This part describes the driver’s restraint system.
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here’s how to wear
it properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see “Seats” in the Index)
so you can sit up straight.
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.
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Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults
Rear shoulder belt comfort guides will provide added
safety belt comfort for children who have outgrown
child restraints and for small adults. When installed on
a shoulder belt, the comfort guide pulls the belt away
from the neck and head.
There is one guide for each outside passenger position
in the rear seat. To provide added safety belt comfort
for children who have outgrown child restraints and for
smaller adults, the comfort guides may be installed on
the shoulder belts. Here’s how to install a comfort guide
and use the safety belt:
1. Pull the elastic cord out from between the edge of
the seatback and
the interior body to remove the
guide from its storage clip.
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Children
Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! That includes
infants and all children smaller than adult size. In fact,
the law in every state in the United States and in every
Canadian province says children up to some age must be
restrained while
in a vehicle.
Smaller Children and Babies
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Smaller children and babies should always be
restrained in a child or infant restraint. The
instructions for the restraint will say whether it is
the right type and size for your child.
A very
young child's hip bones are
so small that a
regular belt might not
stay low on the hips, as it
should. Instead, the belt will likely be over the
child's abdomen.
In a crash, the belt would apply
force right on the child's abdomen, which could
cause serious or fatal injuries.
So, be sure that
any child small enough for one
is always properly
restrained in a child or infant restraint.
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Built-in Child Restraint (Option) If your vehicle has this option, there’s a built-in
child restraint in the center rear seat position. This
child restraint system conforms to ali applicable
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
This child restraint is designed for use only by
children who weigh between
22 and 60 pounds
(10 and 27 kg) and whose height is between 33.5 and
51 inches (850 and 1 295 mm) and who are capable
of sitting upright alone.
The child should also be at least one year old. It is
important
to use a rear-facing infant restraint until
the child is about a year old.
A rear-facing restraint
gives the infant’s head, neck and body the support
they would need in a crash. See “Child Restraints”
later in this section for more information.
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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).
&.' 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.
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
IN JURED 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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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.
11. Repeat Steps 5 through 10 for the other side of
the harness. Be sure both sides are adjusted to
the same height.
12. Move the pad back against the child restraint
seatback. Make sure the harness
goes through the
slots in the pad that match the height adjustment
slots being used.
fastener strip.
13. Press the upper edge of the pad against the
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