seats BUICK RANDEZVOUS 2004 User Guide

Safety Belts
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use safety
belts properly. It also tells you some things you should
not do with safety belts.
{CAUTION:
Don’t let anyone ride where he or she can’t
wear a safety belt properly. If you are in a
crash and you’re not wearing a safety belt,
your injuries can be much worse. You can hit
things inside the vehicle or be ejected from it.
You can be seriously injured or killed. In the
same crash, you might not be, if you are
buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt,
and check that your passengers’ belts are
fastened properly too.
{CAUTION:
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo
area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a
collision, people riding in these areas are more
likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not
allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle
that is not equipped with seats and safety
belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a
seat and using a safety belt properly.
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Driver Position
This part describes the driver’s restraint system.
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here is how to wear
it properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat so you can sit up straight. To see
how, see “Seats” in the Index.3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Do not let it get twisted.
The shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt
across you very quickly. If this happens, let the belt
go back slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt
across you more slowly.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure.
If the belt is not long enough, seeSafety Belt
Extender on page 1-46.
Make sure the release button on the buckle is
positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly if you ever had to.
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To make the belt shorter, pull its free end as shown
until the belt is snug
4. Buckle, position and release the lap-shoulder belt
the same way as the other lap-shoulder belts. If
the belt isn’t long enough, seeSafety Belt Extender
on page 1-46.
Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned
so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if
you ever had to.
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Small Adults
Rear safety belt comfort guides will provide added
safety belt comfort for older children who have outgrown
booster seats and for small adults. When installed on
a shoulder belt, the comfort guide better positions
the belt away from the neck and head.
There is a guide available for the center passenger
position in the second row rear seat. To provide added
safety belt comfort for children who have outgrown
child restraints and booster seats and for smaller adults,
the comfort guides may be installed on the shoulder
belts. Here is how to install a comfort guide and use the
safety belt:
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Child Restraints
Older Children
Older children who have outgrown booster seats should
wear the vehicle’s safety belts.
Q:What is the proper way to wear safety belts?
A:If possible, an older child should wear a
lap-shoulder belt and get the additional restraint a
shoulder belt can provide. The shoulder belt
should not cross the face or neck. The lap belt
should t snugly below the hips, just touching the
top of the thighs. It should never be worn over
the abdomen, which could cause severe or even
fatal internal injuries in a crash.
Accident statistics show that children are safer if they
are restrained in the rear seat.
In a crash, children who are not buckled up can strike
other people who are buckled up, or can be thrown
out of the vehicle. Older children need to use safety
belts properly.
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A booster seat (F-G) is a child restraint designed to
improve the t of the vehicle’s safety belt system. Some
booster seats have a shoulder belt positioner, and some
high-back booster seats have a ve-point harness. A
booster seat can also help a child to see out the window.
Q:How do child restraints work?
A:A child restraint system is any device designed for
use in a motor vehicle to restrain, seat, or position
children. A built-in child restraint system is a
permanent part of the motor vehicle. An add-on
child restraint system is a portable one, which
is purchased by the vehicle’s owner.
For many years, add-on child restraints have used
the adult belt system in the vehicle. To help
reduce the chance of injury, the child also has to be
secured within the restraint. The vehicle’s belt
system secures the add-on child restraint in the
vehicle, and the add-on child restraint’s harness
system holds the child in place within the restraint.
One system, the three-point harness, has straps that
come down over each of the infant’s shoulders and
buckle together at the crotch. The ve-point harness
system has two shoulder straps, two hip straps and a
crotch strap. A shield may take the place of hip
straps. A T-shaped shield has shoulder straps that
are attached to a at pad which rests low against the
child’s body. A shelf- or armrest-type shield has
straps that are attached to a wide, shelf-like shield
that swings up or to the side.
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Second Row Outside Position Bench SeatSecond Row Center Position Bench Seat without
Third Row Seat
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Your vehicle has top strap anchors already installed for
the rear seating positions. An anchor bar for a top
strap is located at the rear of the seat cushion for each
second row outboard seating position. The anchor
bar for the center position bench seat is located on the
oor behind the second row seats. If the vehicle has
the extended rear convenience center, you need
to remove a plastic plug and look under the convenience
center to nd the anchor bar for the center position
bench seat.
Do not use a child restraint with a top strap in the right
front passenger’s position, because there is no place
to anchor the top strap.
If the vehicle has a third row seat and the seatback is
upright, there is an anchor strap located between the third
row seatback and cushion to anchor the child restraint for
the second row center position bench seat.Second Row Center Position Bench Seat with Third
Row Seat
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Storage Areas
Glove Box
If the glove box has a lock, put your key into the lock
and turn the key counterclockwise. To open the
glovebox, pull the latch release.
The glove box door has a detent to prevent the door
from lowering too far. Open the glove box until the door
is partway open, then pull the door down if you need
it fully opened.
To close the glove box, the door must be pushed up
past the detent. To lock the glovebox, put your key into
the lock and turn the key clockwise.
Cupholder(s)
There are two cupholders located in the oor console.
The cupholders have liners that remove for larger
beverage items. Remove the liners by lifting them out.
Your vehicle has cupholders located in the rear seat
armrests if it has a split folding rear seat. If your vehicle
has captain’s chairs, there are cupholders on the
sides of the seats. If your vehicle has a stowable seat,
there are cupholders in the center of the seat.
Cell Phone Storage Area
Your vehicle has a cell phone storage compartment
located on the oor console storage closest to the
driver’s seat. Lift the lid to use the storage compartment.
The compartment has an accessory power outlet for
charging the cell phone.
Overhead Console
If your vehicle has an overhead console it may contain
compartments for storage and sunglasses and
HomeLink
®Transmitter buttons.
If your vehicle has the OnStar
®System, the OnStar®
buttons will replace the storage compartment. See
OnStar®System on page 2-33for more information.
If your vehicle has a sunroof, the mini console contains
the HomeLink
®Transmitter buttons and the OnStar®
buttons.
Storage Compartment
To open the storage compartment, located at the front
of the overhead console, press the release latch
forward. Then pull the compartment down to the full
open position.
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Vehicle Personalization
Memory Seat
If your vehicle has this
feature, the controls are
located on the driver’s door
panel and are used to
store and recall the driver’s
seat position and outside
rearview mirror position.
To store a seat position, do the following:
1. Adjust the driver’s seat and the outside rearview
mirrors to the position you would like for driving.
2. Press and hold memory button 1 for more than
three seconds.
A double beep will sound when the memory seat and
mirror position have been stored.
To store the seat and outside rearview mirror positions for
a second driver, follow the previous steps, but press
button 2 instead.To recall your stored positions, your vehicle must be in
PARK (P). Push and release the memory button (1 or 2)
corresponding to the desired driving position. The seat
and the outside rearview mirrors will move to the position
previously stored for the identied driver. You will hear
one beep.
To store an exit position for each driver, do the following:
1. Move the seat to the desired exit position.
2. Hold the button with the exit symbol, located below
the memory buttons, for more than three seconds.
The exit position stored will be for the most recently
selected driving position (1 or 2). A double beep
will sound when the exit position is stored.
To use the exit feature, your vehicle must be in
PARK (P). Push and release the button with the exit
symbol and the seat will move to the exit position stored
for the most recently selected driver. You will hear
one beep.
To stop recall movement of the seat at any time, press
one of the three memory buttons or one of the power seat
controls located on the outboard side of the driver’s seat.
If your vehicle is equipped with a Driver Information
Center (DIC), you can use it to program certain functions
of the memory seats. SeeDIC Vehicle Personalization
on page 3-64.
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Instrument Panel Switchbank
There is an instrument panel switchbank located below
the comfort controls. It contains switches or blanks
that will vary with the options that are on your vehicle.
The switches you may have are:
Rear Window Wiper/Washer. SeeTurn
Signal/Multifunction Lever on page 3-8.
Traction Disable. SeeTraction Control System
(TCS) on page 4-11.
Park Aid Disable. SeeUltrasonic Rear Parking
Assist (URPA) on page 3-24.
Heated Seats. SeeHeated Seats on page 1-6.
Head-Up Display (HUD)
{CAUTION:
If the HUD image is too bright, or too high in
your eld of view, it may take you more time to
see things you need to see when it is dark
outside. Be sure to keep the HUD image dim
and placed low in your eld of view.
If your vehicle has the HUD, it can display the
speedometer reading in English or metric. The current
audio system information, as well as Rear Seat
Entertainment system information, may also be
displayed and will appear as an image focused out
toward the front of your vehicle.
The HUD is capable of displaying English or French.
SeeDIC Controls and Displays on page 3-62to change
the display from English to metric.
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