1998 OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA Owners Manual

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OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA 1998  Owners Manual Child  Restraints 
Every  time  infants  and  young  children  ride  in vehicles,  they  should  have  protection  provided  by  appropriate  restraints. 
What  are  the  different types  of add-on 
c

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OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA 1998  Owners Manual A rear-facing  infant restraint (B) positions an infant 
to  face  the rear 
of the vehicle. Rear-facing  infant 
restraints are designed  for infants 
of up to about 
20 lbs. (9 kg) and about  one ye

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OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA 1998  Owners Manual A forward-facing  child  restraint (C-E) positions a 
child  upright 
to face  forward in the  vehicle.  These 
forward-.facing  restraints  are  designed  to  help  protect 
children  who  are  from

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OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA 1998  Owners Manual A booster  seat (F, Gj is designed for children who 
are about 40 to 60 lbs. ( 18 to 27 kg) and about 
four  to eight years 
of age. It’s designed to improve 
the 
fit of the  vehicle’s safety  be

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OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA 1998  Owners Manual When  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  Safet

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OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA 1998  Owners Manual Top Strap 
If your child restraint has a top strap,  it should be 
anchored. Anchor brackets  for the  rear  outside  seat 
positions  are located on the  floor 
in the cargo area.  Don’t use the fr

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OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA 1998  Owners Manual Securing a Child  Restraint  in a Rear 
Outside Seat Position 
You’ll  be  using  the  lap-shoulder  belt.  See  the  earlier  part 
about  the  top  strap  if the  child  restraint  has  one.  Be

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OLDSMOBILE BRAVADA 1998  Owners Manual 4. Pull the rest  of the  shoulder  belt all the  way out of 
the retractor  to  set the lock. 5. To tighten the belt, feed the shoulder belt back  into 
the retractor while  you push down on the chil