1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE Owners Manual

A: Add-on child restraints are available in four
basic types. When selecting a child restraint,
take int~ consideration not only the child’s weight
and size, but dso whether or not the restraint will
be compatible with the motor vehicle in which it
will be used.
An infant car bed (A) is a specid bed made for use
in a motor vehicle. It’s an infant restraint system
designed
to restrain or position a child on a
continuous flat surface. With an idat car bed,
make sure that the infant’s head rests toward the
center of the vehicle.
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A rear-facing infant restraint (B) positions an infant
to face the rear of the vehicle. Wear-facing infant
restraints are designed
for infants of up to about
20 Ibs. (9 kg) agld about one year of age. "his type
of restraint faces the rear so that the infant's head,
neck
and body can have the support they need in a
crash. Some infant seats come in two parts -- the
base stays secured
in the vehicle and the seat part
is removable.
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A booster seat (F, G) is designed for children who
are about
40 to 6Q Ibs. (18 to 27 kg) md about
four to eight years
of age. It’s designed to improve
the fit of the vehicle’s safety belt system. Booster
seats with shields use lap-only belts; however,
booster seats without
shields use lapshoulder
belts. Booster seats can
also help a child to see
out the window.
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Wnen choosing a child restraint, 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.
Ynen foliow the instructions for the restraint. You may
fixi 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 insmctions that come with
the infant or child
restraint will show YOU how to do that. Both the owner's
manual and the chiid restraint instructions are important,
so if either one of these is not available, obtain a
replacement copy from the manufacturer.
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Wherever you install it, be sure to secure the child
restsa..int properly.
Keep in finad that m unsecured child restraint can move
around in a collision or sudden stop and injure people in
the vehicle. Be sure to properly secure my child
restraint in YOU vehicle -- even when no child is in it.
If your child restraint has a top strap, it should be
anchored. If you need to have an anchor installed, you
can ask your Buick dealer to gut it in for YSU. Hf you
want to install m anchor yourself9 your deder can tell
you how to do it.
Canadian law requires that child restraints have a top
strap, and that the strap be anchored.
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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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To tighten the belt, pull up on the shoulder belt while
you push down on the child restraint. If you're using
a forward-facing child restraint, you may find it
helpful to use your knee
to push down on the child
restraint as
you tighten the belt.
Push and gull the child restraint in different
directions
to be sure it is secure.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle's
safety belt
and let it go back dl the way. The safety belt
will move freely again and be ready to work for
m adult
or larger child passenger.
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