1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Owners Manual

4. Pull down the seatback part of the pad (D). 5. Select one side of the harness. Add some slack to the
shoulder part
by pulling up on the lap part. You'll
keep most
of this slack until you finish Step 9.
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6. Feed a small amount of harness slack back into
the slot.
7. Twist the harness slightly to remove it from the slot.
F
8. Move the harness up or down to the correct slot. The
correct slot
is the one that will be at or just above the
top
of the child’s shoulder.
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9. Twist the harness slightly to route it through the
correct slot.
10. Pull on the harness. Make sure it is properly routed
and isn’t twisted
or flipped over.
11. Repeat Steps 5 through 10 for the other side o€ the
harness. Be sure both sides are adjusted to the
same height.
12. 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.
13 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
3. Place the child on the child restraint cushion.
pushing
the button on the buckle.
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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.
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.

7. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
Pull on both latch plates to make sure they are secure. A
green indicator will show in each latch plate window (G).
If the harness locks before the latch plate reaches the
buckle, let the harness go all the way back so it will move
freely again. Then repeat Steps 6 and 7. Be sure to keep
the harness pulled all the way out until you buckle it.
Once both sides of the lap-shoulder harness are pulled
out
of the retractor and buckled, the harness will lock.
8. Now fasten the left and right halves of the shoulder
harness
clip together. The indicator window (H) on
the clip will show green when the two halves are
fastened together. The purpose
of this clip is to help
keep the harness positioned
on the child’s shoulders.
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An unfastened shoulder harness clip won’t help
keep the harness in place on the child’s shoulders.
If the harness isn’t on the child’s shoulders, it
won’t be able to restrain the child’s upper body
in a sudden stop or crash. The child could be
seriously injured. Make sure the harness clip is
properly fastened.
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.
If the harness still doesn’t lock, don’t use the child
restraint. See your dealer to have the built-in child
restraint serviced.
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