BUICK CENTURY 1994 Workshop Manual

Smaller Children and Babies
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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.
Where to Put the Restraint
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.
Keep
in mind that an unsecured child restraint can move
around in a collision or sudden stop and injure people in
the vehicle. Be sure
to properly secure any child
restraint
in your vehicle -- even 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
Buick dealer to put it
in for you. If you want to install an
anchor yourself, your dealer can tell you how to do it.
If you want to use a child restraint with a top strap in the
second seat of a station wagon, have your dealer install a combination anchor-tether
belt to which the top strap
can be hooked.
For-cars first sold
iri Canada, child restraints with a top
strap must be anchored according to Canadian Law.
Your dealer can obtain the hardware kit and install it for
you, or
you may install it yourself using the instructions
provided in the kit.
Use the tether hardware
kit available from the dealer.
The hardware and installation instructions were
specifically designed for this vehicle.
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Position
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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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You’ll need a safety locking clip to properly secure a
child restraint in this position. You can get a locking clip
where child restraints are sold, or from your Buick
dealer
(GM Part Number 94844571). The locking clip
must be the same as the one shown here.
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. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder
portions
of the vehicle’s safety belt through or
around the restraint. The child restraint instructions will
show
you how. Tilt the latch plate to adjust the
belt if needed.
If the shoulder belt goes in front of the child’s face or
neck, put
it behind the child restraint.
4. Buckle
the belt. Make sure the release button is
positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly
if you ever had to.
5. Then thread both the lap and shoulder belt portions
through the locking clip.
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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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Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Seat
Position
U
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.
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2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
for the child restraint.
3. Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions say.
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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 is
positioned
so you would be able to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly
if you ever had to.
6. To tighten the belt, pull its free end while you push
down on the child 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
about how to attach the child restraint properly.
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
Front Seat
U
To use a child restraint here, you will need a special
infant/child 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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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.
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3. Put the belt’s special latch plate into the vehicle’s
safety belt buckle. 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.
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