BUICK CENTURY 1993 Workshop Manual

Until you have this clip, secure a child restraint only in a
seat that has a separate lap belt (and a way to anchor a
top strap, if the child restraint has one). See the following
section about securing a child restraint in a center position. \
Once you have the clip, follow these instructions:
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.
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.
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5. Then thread both the lap and shoulder belt portions
through the locking clip.'
I A CAUTION:
If a locking clip is not used or is not installed
properly, the chlld restraint may move or tip
Over when your vehicle turns or stops quickly.
The child or others could
be injured. When
you secure
a child restraint with a lap-
shoulder belt, always thread both the lap and
shoulder
belt portions through a locking clip. I
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6. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it
is secure.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s
safety belt and remove the locking clip. Let the safety
belt 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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/i CAUTION:
When not used with a chlld restraint seat, a
safety belt with a child restraint locking clip
still attached can cause serious injury in
a
crash. Always remove the clip when you are
not using
it with a child restraint.
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.
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1. Make the belt as long as possible by tilting the latch
2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
plate and pulling it along the belt.
for the child restraint.
3. Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions say.
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.
6. To tighten the belt, pull its free end while you push
down on
the child restraint.
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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.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
F’ront Seat
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To use a child restraint here, you will need a special
infantkhild 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 Number
12340286. Your dealer can find the correct hardware in
the accessory section
of the GM Parts Catalog.
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Don't use the special infantkhild 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.
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.
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2. Snap one hook of the infidchild 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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4. You can make the belt longer by 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.
10. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions
to be sure it
is secure.
To remove the infantkhild 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.
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
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Children who aren’t buckled up can strike other people
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 s&ty belts properly.
Children who iuen’t buckled up can be thrown out in a who
are.
crash.
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