1998 BUICK REGAL child restraint

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).
Q:
A:
Which slots should I use for my child?
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
the highest pair
of slots?
A: A child whose shoulders are above the highest 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.
A C * “TidN:
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 INJURED 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.
11.
12.
13.
Pull on the harness. Make sure it is properly routed
and isn't twisted or flipped over.
Repeat Steps
5 through 10 for the other side of
the harness. Be sure both sides are adjusted to the
same height.
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.
Press the upper edge of
the pad against the
fastener strip.
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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
crash.
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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4. Select only one side of the harness. Pull the lap part
of the harness out, and place the harness over the
child’s shoulder.
If both sides of the harness are pulled out, the lap
parts will lock.
If the lap parts lock, let both sides of
the harness go back all the way so each side will
move freely again. Then repeat this step, pulling
only one side of the harness out.
5. Push the latch plate (F) into the buckle until it clicks.
Be sure the buckle is free of any foreign objects that
may prevent you from securing the latch plates.
If
you can’t secure a latch plate, see your dealer for
service before using the child restraint.
6. In a single motion, pull the other side of the harness
all the way out. Keeping the harness pulled all the
way out, place it over the child’s shoulder.
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If the harness still doesn’t lock, don’t use the child
restraint. See your dealer to have the built-in child
restraint serviced.
9. On both sides of the harness, pull up on the lap part a
little to be sure it’s locked.
If the harness isn’t locked, or if it becomes too tight,
unfasten the harness clip.
Then unlatch the harness
by pushing the button on
the buckle, and let both
sides of the harness go all the way back
so they will
move freely again. Then, repeat Steps
4 through 8.
10. Adjust the position of the harness on the child’s
shoulders 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 off the child’s shoulders.
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Removing the Child from the Built-in
Child Restraint
2. Unlatch the harness by pushing the button on
the buckle.
1. Unfasten the shoulder harness clip. 3. Move one side of the harness off the child’s
shoulder, and let the harness go all the way back.
4. Move the other side of the harness off the child’s
shoulder, and let it go all the way back.
5. Remove the child from the child restraint cushion.
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