1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE Owners Manual

@ If I’m a good driver, and I never drive €as from
home, why should
I wear safety belts?
A t YQU may be an excellent driver, but if you’re in an
accident
-- even one that isn’t your fault -- you and
your passengers can be hurt. Being a good driver
doesn’t protect you from things beyond your
control,
such as bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within
25 miles (40 h> of
home.
And the greatest number of serious injuries
and deaths occur at speeds of less than 40 mph
(65 krm/h).
Safety belts are for everyone. First,
you’ll want to know which restraint systorris your
vehicle has.
We’ll start
with the driver position.
This
part describes the driver’s restraint system.
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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 Batch plate and pull the belt across you.
Don’t let it get twisted.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure.
E
the belt isn’t long enough, see “Safety Belt
Extender” at the end. of
this section.
Make sure the release
button on the buckle is
positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the
‘safety belt quickly i€ you ever had to.
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A ne shoulder belt is too loose. ~t won’t give nearly
as much protection this way.
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Safety belts work for everyone, including pregnant
women.
Like all occupants, they are more likely to be
seriously injured
if they don’t wear safety belts.
To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle.
The belt should
go back out of the way.
Before you close the door,
be sure the belt is out of the
way. If yon slam the door it, you can damage both the
belt
and your vehicle.
A pregnant woman should wear a lap-shodder belt, and
the lap portion should be
worn as low as possible, below
the rounding,
throughout the pregnancy.
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