CHEVROLET LUMINA 1993 1.G Owner's Guide

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button on the buckle.
Smaller Children and Babies
Children
Everyone in a vehicle needs protection!
That includes infants and all children
smaller than adult size. In fact, the law
in every state and Canadian province
says children up to some age must be
restrained while in a vehicle.
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Smaller children and babies
should always be restrained
in a child or infant restraint. The
instructions for the restraint
will
say whether it is the right type and
size for your child.
A very young
child’s hip bones are
so small that a
regular belt might not stay low on
the hips, as it should. Instead, the
belt will likely be over the child’s
abdomen. In a crash the belt would
apply force right on the child’s
abdomen, which could cause serious or fatal injuries.
So, be sure
that any child small enough for one
is always properly restrained in a
child or infant restraint.

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Smaller Children and Babies
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4 Secure the baby in an infant
Child Restraints
Be sure to follow the instructions for
the restraint.
You may find these
instructions on the restraint itself or in
a booklet, or both. These restraints use
the belt system
in your vehicle, but the
child
also has to be secured within the
restraint to help reduce the chance of
personal injury. The instructions that
come with the infant or child restraint
will show
you how to do that.

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Accident statistics show that children
are safer
if they are restrained in the
rear rather than the front seat. We at
General Motors therefore recommend
that you put your child restraint in the
rear seat unless the child is an infant
and you're the only adult in the vehicle.
In that case, you might want to secure
the restraint in the front seat where you
can keep an eye on the baby.
Wherever you install
it, be sure to
secure the child restraint properly.
glove
box, along with instructions for
installing it. This should be used only
with a child restraint. and
onlv to secure
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An unsecured child restraint
c .sim or sudden stop and injure
people in the vehicle. I3e sure to
properly secure any child restraint
irll your vehicl-ven when no
child is in it
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Top Strap
If your child restraint has a top strap, it
should be anchored. If you need to have
an anchor installed,
you can ask your
Chevrolet dealer to put it in for you. If
you want to install an anchor yourself,
your dealer can tell you how to do it.
Vehicles first sold in Canada have child
restraint anchor bracket hardware in the
a child restraint at a rear seat;ng
position. Additional anchor brackets for
child restraints at the rear seating
positions are available at Chevrolet
dealerships in Canada.
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Outside Position
You'll be using the lap-shoulder belt.
See the earlier section about the top
strap
if the child restraint has one.
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Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Outside
Position (CONT.)
1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow
the instructions for the child
restraint.
2. Secure the child in the child restraint
as the instructions say.
3. Pull out the vehicle’s safety belt and
run the lap part through or around
the restraint. The child restraint
instructions will show you how. Tilt
the latch plate to adjust the belt if
needed. See if the shoulder belt
would
go in front of the child’s face
or neck.
If so, put it behind the child
restraint.
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4. Buckle the belt. Make sure the
release button faces upward or
outward,
so you’ll be able to
unbuckle it quickly if you ever
need to.
5. To tighten the belt, pull up on the
shoulder belt while you push
down
on the child restraint.

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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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Securing a Child Restraint in a
Center Seat Position
When you secure a child restraint in a
center seating position, you'll be using
the lap belt.
See the earlier section about the top
strap if the child restraint has one.
1. Make the belt as long as possible by
tilting the latch plate and pulling it
along the belt.
2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow
the instructions for the child
restraint.
as the instructions say.
3. Secure the child in the child restraint

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Securing a Child Restraint in a
Center Seat Position (CONT.)
4. Run the vehicle’s safety belt through
or around the restraint. The child
restraint instructions will show
you
how.
5. Buckle the belt. Make sure the
release button faces upward or
outward,
so you’ll be able to
unbuckle it quickly if you ever
need to.
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6. To tighten the belt, pull its free end
restraint.
7. Push and pull the child restraint in
different directions to be sure it is
secure. If the child restraint isn’t
secure, turn the latch plate over and
buckle it again. Then see
if it is
secure. If it isn’t, secure the restraint
in a different place in the vehicle and
contact the child restraint maker for
their advice. To remove
the child restraint, just
unbuckle the vehicle’s safety belt. It will
be ready to work for an adult or larger
child passenger.

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Right Front Seat
To use a child restraint here, you will
need a special infanuchild seat
attaching belt and the hardware that
goes with it. See the earlier section
about the top strap
if the child restraint
has one.
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Your dealer can get these and install the
hardware for you. It’s free. The special
belt is
GM Part No. 12340286. Your
dealer can find the correct hardware in
the accessory section
of the GM Parts
Catalog.
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, infanuchild seat attaching
hardware in another vehicle. If you
do, it may not work well and the
child may not be protected properly
in a crash. The special hardware is
for your vehicle only.
Also, don’t use the special belt for
anything but securing a child
restraint in the right front seat. If
an adult or older child uses it, the
belt won’t provide protection and
may even increase injury in a crash.
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Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front
Seat (COW.)
Once the special hardware is installed,
please follow the instructions with it
and these steps:
1. Unbuckle the automatic lap-shoulder
belt by pushing the button on the
buckle. It
will stay on the door, ready
to be rebuckled for use by adults or
older children.
2. Snap one hook of the infant/child
seat attaching belt near the floor at
the door side
of the seat.
3. Put the belt's special latch plate into
the vehicle's safety belt buckle.

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tilting the buckle and pulling it
along
the belt.
5. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow
the instructions for the child
restraint.
6. Secure the child in the child restraint
as the instructions say.
7. Run the belt through or around the
child restraint. The child restraint
instructions will show you how.
8. Put the hook on the free end through
the slot in the latch plate.
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9. To make it tight, pull the belt while
you push down on the child
restraint. If the belt won’t stay tight,
switch it end for end.
different directions to be sure it
is
secure.
IO. Push and pull the child restraint in

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To Remove the InfantlChild Seat
Restraint
1 Push the button on the safety belt
buckle and remove the special latch
plate. Leave the latch plate on the
special belt.
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2. Push the spring on the hook near the
door and remove the special belt.
3. Put the belt away in a safe place in
your vehicle, so it won’t fly around in
a crash and injure someone.
4. Remember to reattach the automatic
belt again, once the child restraint is
removed. Be sure it isn’t twisted.
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Larger Children
Children who have outgrown child
restraints should wear the vehicle’s
safety belts. If you have the choice, a
child should sit next
to a window so the
child can wear a lap-shoulder belt and
get the additional restraint a shoulder
belt can provide.
Accident statistics show that children
are safer if they are restrained in the
rear seat. But they need to use the
safety belts properly.
Children who aren’t buckled up can
be thrown
out in a crash.