1998 Oldsmobile Cutlass child restraint

4. 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.
directions to be sure
it is secure.
5. Push and pull the child restraint in different
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s
safety belt and let it
go back all the way. The safety belt I
will move freely again and be ready to work for an adult
or larger child passenger.
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Securing a Child Restraint in the Center
Rear Seat Position
m
You’ll be using the lap belt. Be sure to follow the
instructions that came with the child restraint. Secure
the child
in the child restraint when and as the
instructions say.
See the earlier part about the top strap if the child
restraint has one.

1. Make the belt as long as possible by tilting the ltitch
2. Put the restraint on the seat.
3. Run the vehicle's safety belt through or around the
restraint. The child restraint instructians
will-show
plate and pulling it dong the belt.
you how.

A child in a rearfacing child restraint can be
seriously injured
if the right front passenger’s air
bag inflates even though your vehicle has
reduced-force frontal
air bags. This is because
the back of a rear-facing child restraint would be
very close to the inflating
air bag. Always secure
a rearfacing child restraint in the rear seat.

Tilt the latch plate to adjust the belt if needed.
If the shoulder belt go'es in front of the child% face or
neck,
put it beW the child restraint.

4. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button is 5. To tighten the belt, pull up on the shoulder belt while
positioned
so you would be able to unbuckle the you push down on the child restraint.
You may find it
safety belt quickly if you ever had to. helpful
to use your knee to push down on the child
restraint as you tighten the belt.
6. Push and pull 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 all the way. The safety belt
will move freely again and be ready to work for
an adult
or larger child passenger.
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Larger Children
Children who have outgrown child restraints should
wear the vehicle’s safety belts.
a crash.
0 Children who aren’t buckled up can strike other
people who are.
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Refpigmants, Air Conditioning . ,. i' . e
Remote
Lock Control ............ ...
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Restraints Checking
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Child ...............
Head ...............
Replacing Parts After a Cr
System Check .........
safety Belt Extender ............................
Safety Belt Reminder Light ................... 1-7- 3.46

SafetyBelts .................................... 1-6
Adults ...................................... 1-12
Care
....................................... 6-45
Center Rear Passenger Position
.................. 1-32
Children
.................................... 1-34
Driver Position
............................... 1 . 12
Extender
.................................... 1-52
How to Wear Properly
......................... 1 . 12
IncorrectUsage
..... 1.15. 1.16. 1.17. 1.18. 1.50. 1.51
LapBelt
.................................... 1-33
Lap-Shoulder
........................... 1 . 12. 1.27
LargerChildren
.............................. 1-49
Passenger Position
............................ 1-20
Questions and Answers
........................ 1 . 11
Rear Cornfort Guides .......................... 1-30
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
............ 1-27
Rear Seat Passengers
.......................... 1-27
Reminder Light
.......................... 1.7. 2.5 1
Replacing After a Crash ........................ 1-52
Right Front Passenger Position
.................. 1-20
Smaller Children and Babies
.................... 1-34
WhyTheyWork
............................... 1-8
SafetyChains
.................................. 4-36
Safety Defects. Reporting
......................... 8-8
Safety Warnings and Symbols
....................... 111
Scheduled Maintenance Services .................... 7-4
Seat Adjuster
.............................. 1.2. 1.52
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
................... 1 . 14
Use During Pregnancy
......................... 1 . 19
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Seatback Reclining Front .......................... 1-4
Seats FoldingRe
ar .................................. 1-5
Manual Front
................................. 1-2
Power
....................................... 1-3
Rear
........................................ 1-5
Restraint Systems
.............................. 1-1
Seatcontrols ....................................
Securing a Child Restraint ...................... 1-42
Second Gear, Automatic Transaxle
................. 2-20
Second-Gearstart
.............................. 2-22
Service
........................................ 6-2
Bulletins, Ordering
............................ 8-10
Manuals, Ordering
............................ 8-10
Parts Identification Label
....................... 6-51
Publications, Ordering
.......................... 8-9
Vehicle Soon Light
............................ 2-59
Work, Doing Your Own
......................... 6-2
Service and Appearance Care
...................... 6-1
Service and Owner Publications
.................... 8-9
Service Publications
.............................. 8-9
Service Vehicle Soon Light
....................... 2-59
Sheet Metal Damage
............................ 6-48
ShiftLever
.................................... 2-18
Shifting
Automatic Transaxle
.......................... 2-18
Servicing
Your
Air Bag-Equipped Oldsmobile ........ 1-26
Into Park (P)
................................. 2-23
Out of Park
(P) ............................... 2-25
9-9
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