CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1994 Owner's Guide

1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see “Seats” in the Index) so you can sit up
straight.
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3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. (On some models,
you may hear a clicking sound as the belt is pulled out. The clicking
sound is the shoulder belt tension feature operating properly.) Don’t
let
the belt get twisted.
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 isn’t long enough, see “Safety Belt Extender’’ at the end of
this section.
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.
The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just
touching the thighs.
In a crash, this applies force to the strong pelvic bones.
And you’d be less likely to slide under the lap belt. If
you slid under it, the
belt would apply force
at your abdomen. This could cause serious or even
fatal injuries. The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder and across the
chest.
These parts of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces.
The safety belt locks
if there’s a sudden stop or a crash.
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Q: What’s wrong with this?
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A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It won’t give nearly as much protection
this
way.
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Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The belt is buckled in the wrong place.
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A: The belt is over an armrest.
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Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The shoulder belt is worn under the arm. It should be worn over the
shoulder
at all times.
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Q: What’s wrong with this?
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A: The belt is twisted across the body.
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To unlatch the belt,
just push the button on
the buckle. The
belt
should go back out of
I the way.
Before you close the door, be sure the belt is
out of the way. If you slam the
door on it, you can damage both the belt and your vehicle.
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Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
Safety belts work for everyone, including pregnant women. Like all
occupants, they are more likely to be seriously injured
if they don’t wear
safety belts.
A pregnant woman
should wear a
lap-shoulder belt, and
the lap portion should
be worn
as low as
possible throughout
the pregnancy.
The best
way to protect the fetus is to protect the mother. When a safety belt
is worn properly, it’s more likely that the fetus won’t be hurt in a crash. For
pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making safety belts effective
is
wearing them properly.
Right Front Passenger Position
The right front passenger’s safety belt works the same way as the driver’s
safety belt. See “Driver Position,” earlier
in this part.
When the lap portion
of the belt is pulled out all the way, it will lock. If it
does, let it go back all the way and start again.
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Center Passenger Position
Lap Belt
If your vehicle has front and rear bench seats, someone can sit in the center
positions.
When you sit in a
center seating
position, you have a
lap safety belt, which
has no retractor.
To
make the belt longer,
tilt the latch plate and
pull it along the belt.
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To make the belt
shorter, pull its free
end as shown until the
belt
is snug.
Buckle, position and release
it the same way as the lap part of a
lap-shoulder belt. If the belt isn’t long enough, see “Safety Belt Extender”
at the end of
this section.
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 Seat Passengers
It’s very important for rear seat passengers to buckle up! Accident statistics
show that unbelted people
in the rear seat are hurt more often in crashes
than those who are wearing safety belts.
Rear passengers who aren’t safety belted can be thrown out of the vehicle
in
a crash. And they can strike others in the vehicle who are wearing safety
belts.
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
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Lap-Shoulder Belt
The positions next to the windows have lap-shoulder belts. Here’s how to
wear one properly.
1. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. Don’t let it get
twisted.
2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. If the belt stops
before
it reaches the buckle, tilt the latch plate and keep pulling until
you can buckle it.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure.
If the belt is not long enough, see “Safcty Belt Extender” at the end of
this section.
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.
To make the lap part tight, pull down on the buckle end of the belt as
you pull up on the shoulder part.
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