BUICK CENTURY 1993 Owner's Manual

2. Push down on the filler panel and the seatback so they
lock into a level position. To Raise the Split Second Seatback:
1. Push down on the front edge of the seatback and pull
up the filler
panel tab.
2. Lift the seatback until it locks in the upright position.
Push back and
forth on the seatback to be sure it is
locked in place.
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Folding Third Seat (Option)
To Raise the Rear-Facing Third Seatback:
If your vehicle, is equipped with a roll-up cargo cover, it
must be removed before raising the seatback.
1. Open the liftgate and lift the storage compartment lid.
2. Fold it forward against the seatback.
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1. Press down on the seat release levers (one on each side
of the seat), and allow the seatback to pop up.
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4. Push the seatback all the way up until it locks in the
upright position.
Push back and forth on the seatback
to be sure it
is locked in place.
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To Lower the Rear-Facing Third Seatback:
1. Open the liftgate and lift the seat release lever located
at the lower corner
of the storage compartment on the
passenger side.
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2. Pull the seatback toward the rear of the vehicle, then
push it down into the locked position.
3. Lower the storage compartment lid.
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Safety Belts: They’re 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. And it explains the Supplemental
Inflatable Restraint, or
“air bag” system.
A CAUTION:
Don’t let anyone ride where they can’t wear a
safety belt properly. if you am in a crash and
you’re not wearing a sahty belt, your Injuries
can be muoh wrse. Mu can hlt things Inside
the
vehlcle or be ejected from it. mu can be ,~
Iserloualy Injured or killed. In the -me crash,
you might not be if you am buckled up. Always
fasten your safety belt, and check thmt your
passengers’ belts are fastened properly bo.
This figure lights up when
you
turn the key to “Run”
or “Start” when your safety
belt isn’t buckled, and
you’ll hear a chime, too. It’s
the reminder to buckle up.
In many states and Canadian
provinces, the law
says to
wear safety belts. Here’s
why: They work.
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You never know if you’ll be in a crash. If you do have a
crash, you don’t know
if it will be a bad one.
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A few crashes are very mild. In them, you won't get hurt ' why safety Belts Work
even if you're not buckled up. And some crashes can be
so serious, like being hit by a train, that even buckled up
a person wouldn't survive. But most crashes are in
between.
In many of them, people who buckle up can
survive and sometimes
walk away. Without belts they
could be badly hurt or killed.
After
25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are
clear. In most crashes, buckling
up does matter. . . a lot!
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fhst as it
goes.
For example, if the bike
is going 10 mph (16 Mh), so is
the
child.
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When the bike hits the block, it stops. But the child keeps Take the simplest “car.” Suppose it’s just a seat on
going! wheels.
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Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the “car.” The rider doesn’t
stop.
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The person keeps going until stopped by something. In a
real vehicle, it could be the windshield. . .
or the instrument panel. . .
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or the safety belts!
With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does. You
get more time
to stop. You stop over more distance, and
your strongest bones take the forces. That’s why safety
belts make such good
sense.
Here. Are Questions Many People Ask About
Safety Belts-and the
Answers
@ Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle after an
accident
if I’m wearing a safety belt?
A: You could be-whether you’re wearing a safety belt
or not. But you can easily unbuckle a safety belt,
even if you’re upside down. And your chance of
being conscious during and after an accident,
so you
: can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if you are
belted.
@ Why don’t they just put in air bags so people
A: ‘Air bags,” or Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
won’t have to wear safety belts?
systems, are in some vehicles today and will be in
more of them in the future. But they are
supplemental systems only-so they work
with
safety belts, not instead of them. Every “air bag”
system ever offered for sale has required the use of
safety belts. Even if you’re in a vehicle that has “air \
bags,” you still have to buckle up to get the most
protection. That’s true not
only in frontal collisions,
but especially in side and other collisions.
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