1997 PONTIAC PONTIAC Owners Manual

3. If the lap-shoulder harness is buckled, unlatch it by
pushing
the button on the buckle.
4. Pull down the seatback part of the pad (D).
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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.
6. Feed a small amount of harness slack back into
the slot.
7. Twist the harness slightly to remove it from the slot.
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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.
9. Twist the hamess slightly to ruute it through the
. correct slot.
10. Pull on the harness. Make sure it is properly routed
11. Repeat Steps 5 through 10 for the other side of
and isn’t twisted or
flipped over.
the harness. Be sure both sides
are adjusted to
the same height.
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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
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
cra,sh.
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, separate 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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7. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
Pull on both latch plates to make sure they are
secure.
A green indicator will show in each latch
plate window
(G).
If the harness locks before the latch plate reaches the
buckle, let the harness
go all the way back so it will
move freely again. Then repeat Steps
6 and 7. Be
sure to keep the harness pulled all the way out until
you buckle it.
Once both sides of the lap-shoulder harness are
pulled out
of the retractor and buckled, the harness
will lock.
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8. Now fasten the left and right halves of the shoulder
harness clip together. The indicator window
(H) on
the clip will show green when the two halves are
fastened together. The purpose of this clip is to help
keep
the harness positioned on th’e child’s shoulders.
An unfastened shoulder harness clip won’t help
keep the harness in place on the ‘child’s shoulders.
If the harness isn’t on the child’s shoulders, it
won’t be able to restrain the child’s upper body
in a sudden stop or crash. The child could be
seriously injured. Make sure the harness clip
is
properly fastened.
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