belt BUICK REGAL 1995 Owners Manual

The 1995 Buick Regal Owner's Manual
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Seats and Restraint Systems .............................................................
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains "SRS" system.
Featuresandcontrols ..................................................................
This section explains how to start and operate your Buick.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems .....................................................
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your
audio system.
YourDrivingandtheRoad ..............................................................
Here y6u'll find helpful info]-mation and tips about the road and how to drive under dif-ferent conditions.
ProblemsontheRoad ..................................................................
This section tells you what to do if you have a problem while driving. such as a flat tire or
engine overheating. etc.
ServiceandAppearanceCare ............................................................
Here the manual tells you how to kccp your Buick running properly and looking good.
Maintenanceschedule ..................................................................
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
Customer Assistance Information ........................................................
This section tells you how to contact Buick for assistance and how to get service publications. It also
gives you infortnation on "Reporting Safety Defects.' on page 8-4.
Index ........................................................................\
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Here's an alphabetical listing of almost every sub.ject in this n1anual. You can use it to quickly find
something you want
to read.
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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used
on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BATTERY
CAUSE
BURNS
ACID COULD
x
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
BELTS
4
These symbols
have
to do with
your lights:
SIGNALS e
TURN
POWER
WINDOW
HIGH LAMPSoR BEAM
= =o
FOG LAMPS $0
These symbols
are on
some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
1. *td -1
WINDSHIELD c)
WASHER a
WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING FAN
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT F-
TEMP --
ENGINE
CHARGING BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(0)
RADIATOR COOLANT
a
FUEL
ENGINE OIL
PRESSURE
w4
TEMP OIL 4%
ANTI-LOCK (@)
BRAKE
Here are some other symbols
you may
see:
FUSE
RADIO
VOLUME
AIR
CONDITIONING
TRUNK
e
RELEASE
t
LIGHTER n
SPEAKER
b
X
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Section 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
air bags and safety belts.
Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you how to adjust the seats and
explains the reclining seatbacks and head restraints.
Manual Front Seat
Two- Way Manual Seat
Lift the bar under the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide
the seat
to where you want it and release the bar. Try to
move the seat with your body to be sure the seat is
locked
in place.
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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.
And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System, or
“air bag” system. Your
vehicle has
a light that
comes
on as a reminder to
buckle up.
(See “Safety Belt
Reminder Light”
in the
In many states and Canadian provinces, the law says to
wear safety belts. Here’s why:
They 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 mild, and some crashes can be
so
serious 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 have been badly hurt or
killed.
After more than
25 years of safety belts in vehicles,
the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does
matter
... a lot!
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Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it
goes.
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Put someone on it.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’s just a seat on
wheels.
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or the instrument panel ... 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- ,-
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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: YOLI cndd be -- whether you’re wearing a safety
belt or not,
But you can lmbuckle 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 1n~tc17 greater if
you are belted.
Why don’t they just put in air bags so people
won’t have
to wear safety belts?
A: Air bags are in many vehicles today and will
be in Inore of them in the future. But they are
supplemental systems only;
so they work ~Yth
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 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.
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How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Adults
This part 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 part of this manual 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.
Driver Position
This part describes the driver’s restraint system.
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here’s how to wear it
properly.
I. Close. and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see “Seats” in the Index)
so you can sit up straight. 3.
Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Don’t let
it get twisted.
The shoulder belt may lock
if you pull the belt across
you
very quickly. If this happens, let the belt go back
slightly to unlock
it. Then pull the belt across you
more slowly.
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4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure.
If the belt isn’t long enough, see “Safety Belt
Extender” at the end of this section.
Make sure the release button
on the buckle is
positioned
so you would be able to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly if you ever had to.
The lap part
of the belt should be worn low and snug on
the hips, just touching the thighs. In a crash, this applies
force to the strong pelvic bones. And you’d be less
likely to slide under the lap belt.
If you slid under it, the
belt would apply force at your abdomen. This could
cause serious
or even fatal injuries. The shoulder belt
should go over the shoulder and across the chest. These
parts of the body
are best able to take belt restraining
forces.
5. ‘To make the lap part tight, pull down on the buckle
end
of the belt as you pull up on the shoulder belt.
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The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden stop or crash, or To move it down, squeeze the release lever and move
if you pull the belt very quickly out of the retractor. the height adjuster to the desired position. You can move
the adjuster up just by pushing up on the shoulder belt
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster (4-Door Models) guide. After you move the adjuster to where you want it.
Before you begin to drive, move the shoulder belt
adjuster to the height that
is right for you.
try to move it down without squeezing the release lever
to make sure it has locked into position.
Adjust the height
so that the shoulder portion of the belt
is centered on your shoulder. The belt should be away
from your face
and neck, but not fillling off your
shoulder.
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