1997 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE Owners Manual

13. Adjust the position of the harness on the child’s
shoulder by moving the clip up
or down along the
harness.
On each side of the harness, the shoulder
part should be centered on the child’s shoulder. The
harness should be away
from the child’s face and
neck, but not falling from the child’s shoulders.
Removing the Child from the Built-In
Child Restraint
1. Unfasten the shoulder harness clip.
If you expect that the child will sleep while riding,
you can recline the seatback. See “Seats”
in
the Index.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Unlatch the harness by pushing the button on
the buckle.
Move
one side of the harness off the child's shoulder.
Move the other side of the harness off the
child's shoulder.
Remove the child from the child restraint cushion.
Storing the Built-In Child Restraint
Always properly store the built-in child restraint before
using
the vehicle's lap-shoulder belt.
1. Move both latch plates and both sides of the shoulder
harness clip to the bottom
of the harness straps.
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2. Fold the child restraint cushion and leg rest up into
the seatback.
3. Press the child restraint cushion firmly into
the seatback.
4. Then press the leg rest firmly into the seatback, and
secure it by pressing the upper corners against the
fastener strips
on the seatback.
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5. Rotate the head restraint forward and push it all the
Just like
the other restraint systems in your vehicle, your
built-in child restraint needs to be periodically checked and may need to have parts replaced after a crash. See
“Checking Your Restraint Systems’’ and “Replacing Seat
and Restraint System Parts After a Crash”
in the Index.
way
down.
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 a rear seat. Never put a rear-facing
child restraint
in the front passenger seat. Here’s why:
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A child in a reapfacing 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 a 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 a rear seat.
Wherever you install it, be sure to secure the child
restraint properly.
Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can move
around in a collision or sudden stop and injure people in
the vehicle. Be sure to properly secure any child
restraint in your vehicle
-- even when no child is in it.
Top Strap
If your child restraint has a top strap, it should be
anchored. A child restraint with a top strap should only
be used in the second row. Anchor brackets for the second row outside positions are located just above the
place where the third row lap-shoulder belts meet
the
floor.
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Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Seat Position
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There’s a vinyl sleeve there; to get to the bracket, push
this vinyl sleeve aside slightly. Anchor the top strap to
the bracket.
If you need to have an anchor bracket
installed for the right-hand side of a
60/40 bench seat,
you can ask your Oldsmobile retailer to
put it in for you.
If you want to install an anchor bracket yourself, your
retailer can
tell you how to do it.
Once you have the top strap anchored, you’ll be ready to
secure
the child restraint itself. 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.
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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.
5. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out of
the retractor to set the lock.
4. 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.
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Securing a Child Restraint in the Center
Seat Position (Third
Row Bench Seat)
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You’ll be using the lap belt.
See the earlier part about the top strap
if the child
restraint has one.
6. To tighten the belt, feed the shoulder belt back
into the retractor while you push down on the
child restraint.
7. 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.
directions to be sure
it
is secure.
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