belt BUICK REGAL 1993 Owners Manual

HowtoUsethisManual ................................................................ 10
Seats and Safety Belts
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FeaturesandControls
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Comfort Controls and Audio Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I.. . I 109
YourDrivingandtheRoad
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ProblemsontheRoad
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Service and Appearance Care..
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Maintenanceschedule
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Customer Assistance Information
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This part tells you how to use your manual and includes safety and vehicle damage warnings & symbols. 13
This part tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly.
This part explains how
to start and operate your Buick.
This part tells you how to adjust the ventilation
& comfort controls and how to operate your sound system.
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road and how
to drive under different conditions.
This part tells you what
to do if’ you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or engine overheatins.
Here the manual tells you how to keep your Buick running properly and looking good.
This part tells you when
to perf’orm vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
This part tells you how to contact Buick for assistance and how
to get service publications. It also gives
you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page
287.
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something you want to read.
Index ........................................................................\
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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you will find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BURNS AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR ,\I/,
COULD FLAME
EXPLODE BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle
is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
e
e
BELTS 4
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols
have
to do with
your lights:
SIGNALS e @
TURN
HIGH BEAM
OR = =o
FOG LAMPS $0
These symbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD ' ' ' 0- 0-
WASHER
WINDSHIELD WASHER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING FAN
HEADLAMP
-
WIPER
WASHER
Q
These symbols
are
used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT F-
TEMP --
ENGINE
CHARGING
I-1
BATTERY SYSTEM
BRAKE
(0)
RADIATOR 0
COOLANT
FUEL
ENGINE OIL w,
PRESSURE
TEMP
OIL &b
ANTILOCK (a)
BRAKE
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
RADIO
VOLUME
CONDITIONING
AIR 43
HATCHBACK TRUNK
RELEASE
t LIGHTER
HORN
SPEAKER
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learn about some things you should _not do with safety belts .
Part 1 includes:
SeatsandSeatControls ............................................................. 14
HeadRestraints ................................................................... 17
Safety Belts . They’re for Everyone ................................................... 19
Why Safety Belts Work ............................................................. 20
Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts ......................................... 24
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ....................................................
Adults
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DriverPosition .................................................................... 26
Lap-ShoulderBelt ................................................................. 27
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................................................... 33
PassengerPositions ................................................................ 34
Children ........................................................................\
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Smaller Children and Babies ......................................................... 40
Child Restraints ................................................................... 42
LargerChildren ................................................................... 52
Safety BeltExtender ................................................................ 55
Checking Your Restraint System ...................................................... 55
Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash ................................................... 56
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Reclining Front Seatback(s)
To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the outer side of
the seat and move the seatback to where you want it.
Release the lever to lock the seatback. Pull up on the
lever and the seat
will go to an upright position.
But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
' A CAUTION:
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Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is
in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle
up, your safety belts can't
do their job when
you're reclined lik thiF
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AUTIC - .: (COI nul )
The shoulder belt can’t do its job because it
won’t be against your body. Instead, it will be in
front of you. In a crash you could go into it,
receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt can’t do
its job either. In a crash the
belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt
forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones.
This could cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle is
in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit well
back
in the seat and wear your safety belt
properly.
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Head Restrain.ts
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Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the
restraint is closest
to the top of your ears. . .
This position reduces the chance’ of a neck’ injury in a
crash.
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A CAUTION:
If an easy entry right front seat isn’t locked, it
can move. In a sudden stop or crash, the person
sitting there could be injured. After you’ve used
it, be sure to push rearward on an easy entry
seat
to be sure it is locked.
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.
A CAUTION:
Don’t let anyone ride where they can’t wear a
safety belt properly.
If you are in a crash and
you’re
not wearing a safety belt, your injuries can
be much worse. You can
hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from
it. You can be
seriously injured or killed.
In the same crash, you
might
not be if you are buckled up. Always fasten
your safety belt, and check that your passengers’
belts are fastened properly
too.
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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 tone, too. It’s the reminder to buckle up.
In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says to
wear safety belts. Here’s why: Thev work.
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.
A few crashes are very mild.
In them, you won’t get hurt
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.
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After 25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are
clear.
In most crashes buckling up does matter ... a lot!
Why Safety Belts Work w w
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it
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For example, if the bike is going 10 mph (16 km/h), so
is the child.
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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
Q: 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.
Q: Why don’t they just put in air bags so people
won’t have to wear safety belts?
A: “Air bags,’’ or Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
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
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most protection. That’s true not only in frontal
collisions, but especially in side and other
collisions.
Q.’ If I’m a good driver, and I never drive far from
home, why should
I wear safety belts?
A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you’re in an
accident -- even one that isn’t your fault -- you and
your passengers can be hurt. Being a good driver
doesn’t protect you from things beyond your
control, such as bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within
25 miles (40 km) of
home. And the greatest number of serious injuries
and deaths occur at speeds of less than
40 mph
(65 km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
Safety Belt Warning Eight
L J When the key is turned
to “Run” or “Start,” a
tone will come
on for
about eight seconds to
remind people
to fasten
their safety belts, unless the driver’s
safety belt
is buckled.
The safety belt light
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stay on
until the
driver’s belt is buckled.
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A CAUTION:
If your safety belt light ever comes on or stays
on after the front doors are closed and the
driver’s belt
is buckled, have your vehicle fixed.
I If you don’t, you might not have the Drotection
you’d need in a crash.
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How To Wear Safety Belts Properly
Adults
This section is only for people of adult size.
A CAUTION: c ..;
There are special things to know about safety
belts and children. And there are different rules
for babies and smaller children. If a child will be
riding in your Buick, see the section after this
one, called “Children.” Follow those rules fop
everyone’s protection.
Cars First Sold In Canada
Was your Buick first sold, when new, in Canada? (If it
was, a sticker on the driver’s door will say “conforms
to
all applicable Canada motor vehicle ...” etc.) If so, then
the rest of Part
1 does not apply to your vehicle.
To learn how to use your safety belts, please read the
Owner’s Manual Safety Belt Supplement. It comes with
every new Buick first sold
in Canada.
Driver Position
This section describes the driver’s restraint system.
First, you’ll want
to know which restraint systems your
vehicle
has.
We’ll start with the driver position.
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