child seat BUICK LESABRE 1993 Owners Manual

@ Part 1 Seats and Safety Belts
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your Buick. your Supplemental Inflatable Restraint/Supplemental
Restraint System (“air bag”) system and how to use your safety belts properly
. You can also learn about some things
you should
not do with safety belts .
Part 1 includes:
SeatsandSeatControls
............................................................. 14
HeadRestraints
................................................................... 17
Why Safety Belts Work
............................................................. 19
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................................................... 24
Adults
........................................................................\
... 24
DriverPosition
.................................................................... 25
Lap-ShoulderBelt
................................................................. 25
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint System
............................................... 33
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
..................................................... 37
PassengerPositions
................................................................ 38
Children
........................................................................\
. 41
Smaller Children and Babies ......................................................... 42
ChildRestraints
................................................................... 43
LargerChildren
................................................................... 52
SafetyBeltExtender
................................................................ 55
Checking Your Restraint System ...................................................... 55
Safety
Belts
. They’re for Everyone ................................................... 17
Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts
.......................................... 23
Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash
................................................... 55
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Child Restraints
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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.
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A CAUTION:
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.
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.
Vehicles first sold in Canada have child restraint anchor
bracket hardware in the glove
box, along with
instructions for installing it. This should be used only
with a child restraint, and only to secure a child restraint
at the center rear seating position. Additional anchor
brackets for child restraints at one or both of the rear
outside seating positions are available at Buick
dealerships
in Canada.
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Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Position See if the shoulder belt would go in front of the
child’s face or neck. If
so, put it behind the child
restraint.
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier
section about the top strap if the child restraint has one.
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.
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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.
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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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Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier
section about the top strap if the child restraint has one.
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.
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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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.
Children who aren't buckled up can strike other
people
who are.
I Never do this.
g the same belt. The
belt can't properly spread the impact forces. In a
crash, the
two children can be crushed together
and seriously injured.
A belt must be used by
only one person at a time.
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Q." What if a child is wearing a lap-shoulder belt, but the child
is so small that the shoulder belt is
very close to the child's face or neck?
A: Move the child toward the center of the vehicle, but
be sure that the shoulder belt still is on the child's
shoulder,
so that in a crash the child's upper body
would have the restraint that belts provide.
If the
child is
so small that the shoulder belt is still very
close to the child's
face or neck, you might want to
place the child in the center seat position, the one
that has only a lap belt.
A CAUTION:
Never do this.
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I Here a child is sitting in a seat that has a
lapshoulder belt, but the shoulder part is behind
the child. If the child wears the beltin this way, in
a crash the child might slide under the belt. The
belt's force would then
be applied right on the
-Lsld's abdomen. That dould cause serious or
I laral injuries. 0 0
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Wherever the child sits, the lap portion of the belt
should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching
the child’s thighs. This applies belt force to the child’s
pelvic bones in a crash.
Safety Belt Extender
If the vehicle’s safety belt will fasten around you, you
should use it.
But if a safety belt isn’t long enough to fasten, your
dealer will order you an extender. It’s free. When you go
in to order it, take the heaviest coat you will wear, so the
extender will be long enough for you. The extender will
be just for
you, and just for the seat in your vehicle that
you choose. Don’t let someone else use it, and use
it
only for the seat it is made to fit. To wear it, just attach it
to the regular safety belt.
Checking Your Restraint Systems
Now and then, make sure all your belts, buckles, latch
plates, retractors, anchorages and reminder systems are
working properly. Look for any loose parts or damage.
If you see anything that might keep a restraint system
from doing its job, have it repaired.
Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash
If you’ve had a crash, do you need new belts?
After a very minor collision, nothing may be necessary.
But
if the belts were stretched, as they would be if worn
during a more severe crash, then you need new belts.
If belts are cut or damaged, replace them. Collision
damage also may mean you will have to have safety belt
parts, like the retractor, replaced or anchorage locations
repaired
-- even if the belt wasn’t being used at the time
of the collision.
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Label. Service Parts Identification .................. 269
Lane Change Indicator
............................. 85
LapBelt
........................................ 38
Lap-Shoulder Belt. Usage by Children
................ 53
Leaving Your Vehicle .............................. 79
Light. Safety Belt
................................. 24
Light.
Turn Signal Indicator ......................... 85
Lighter. Cigarette ................................ 103
Lights
.......................................... 95
Lights
Daytime Running
.............................. 98
Panel
........................................ 96
Time Out Feature
.............................. 96
Traffic
...................................... 152
“On” Warning
................................. 96
Operation
.................................... 86
Lights and Gages. Warning Indicators ................ 106
Loading Your Vehicle
............................ 253
Locks. Door
..................................... 59
Locks. Rear Door Security
.......................... 65
Long Distance Driving ............................ 178
Loss of Control
................................. 168
Low Oil Pressure Warning Light
.................... 112
Maintenance Schedule
.......................... 277
Maintenance Inspections
.................................. 292
Record
...................................... 295
Schedule
.................................... 280
Underbody
.................................. 267
Malfunction Indicator Light
........................ 11 1
Manualseat ..................................... 14 Markings. Pavement
............................. 153
Master Cylinder. Brake ........................... 248
Methanol
in Gasoline ............................. 231
Mirrors Convex Outside
.............................. 100
Heated Outside Rearview
....................... 100
Inside
....................................... 99
Outside
...................................... 99
Visor Vanity
................................. 102
Mist. Driving
in ................................. 173
Mobile Telephone. Adding a
....................... 128
Mountain Driving
................................ 180
MTBE in Gasoline
............................... 231
N (Neutral) Gear Position ......................... 74
Net. Convenience
................................ 101
New Vehicle “Break-In”
........................... 68
NightDriving
................................... 169
Night Vision .................................... 170
Notices About Damage
............................ 11
Octane Required for Your Car
..................... 231
Odometer
...................................... 105
Odometer. Trip
.................................. 105
Off (Ignition Key Position)
......................... 69
Off Road Recovery
.............................. 166
Oil. Engine
..................................... 236
Oil Pressure Warning Light
........................ 112
Operation
in Foreign Countries ..................... 232
Operation of Lights
............................... 86
Oil. Change Your Engine
...................... 239. 277
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