child restraint BUICK REGAL 1994 Owners Manual

Part 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your Buick 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
SafetyBelts ...................................................................... 19
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................................................... 26
Lap-ShoulderBelt
............................................................ 27
Supplemental Restraint System
(Air Bag) ............................................... 33
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................................................... 38
Children
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Smaller Children and Babies .................................................... SO
Child Restraints .............................................................. 52
LargerChildren ............................................................... 64
Safety BeltExtender
................................................................ 67
Checking
Your Restraint System ...................................................... 67
Replacing Safety Belts After
a Crash ................................................... 68
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How To Wear Safety Belts Properly
Adults
This section is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things
to know about
safety belts and children. And there are different rules for
smaller children and babies.
If a child will be riding in
your Buick, see the section after this one, called
“Children.” Follow those rules
for everyone’s protection.
First,
you’ll want to know which restraint systems your
vehicle has.
We’ll start
with the driver position.
Vehicles 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.
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Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Small Adults
Your vehicle may be equipped with rear shoulder belt
comfort guides. This feature will provide added comfort
for children who have outgrown child restraints and for
small adults. The comfort guides pull
the shoulder belts
away from the neck and head.
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There is one guide for each outside passenger position in
the rear seat. You will find them tucked in between the
seatback and the interior body, about half-way down the
edge of the seatback. Here is how
you should install the
comfort guides
on the shoulder belts:
1. Pull the elastic cord out from between the edge of
the seatback and the interior body to remove the
guide from its storage clip.
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Child Restraints Top Strap
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.
If your child restraint has a top strap, it should be anchored.
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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.
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Position (Coupe Only)
For cars first sold in 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.
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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.
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.
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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. To tighten the belt, pull up on the shoulder belt while
you push down on the child restraint.
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6. Push and pull the child restraint in different
To remove the child’restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s
safety belt and let
it go back all the way. The safety belt
will move freely again and be ready
to work for an adult
or larger child passenger. directions to
be sure
it is secure.
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Position (Sedan Only)
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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.
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.
If the shoulder belt goes
in front of the child’s face or
neck,
put it behind the child restraint.
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6. To tighten the belt, feed the shoulder belt into the
retractor 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.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s
safety belt and let
it 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 1. Make the belt as long as possible by tilting the latch
plate and pulling
it along the belt.
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When you secure a chiId 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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2.
3.
4.
Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
for the child restraint.
Secure the child
in the child restraint as the
instructions say.
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.
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