BUICK ROADMASTER 1993 Service Manual

A CAUTION:
Servicing Your Buick with the Air Bag
System
Please tell or remind anyone who works on your Buick
that it has the air bag system. There are parts
of the air
bag system in several places around your vehicle. You
don't want the system to inflate while someone is working on your vehicle. The air bag system does not
need regular maintenance. Your Buick dealer and the
1993 Roadmaster Service Manual have information
about the air bag system, including repair
or disposal.
A CAUTION:
For up to 2 minutes after the ignition key is
turned
off and the battery disconnected,'an air
bag can still inflate during improper service.
You can be injured if you are close to an air bag
when it inflates. Be sure to
follow the proper
service procedures.
When electricai work is done under the hood or inside
your vehicle, the ignition
should be in "Lock" if
possible.

Avoid wires wrapped with yellow tape, or yellow
connectors. They are probably part
of the air bag
Bystem. But if the ignition has .to be on for electrical work,
or if
the steering column is to be disassembled, the air bag
s-ystem must be disconnected. To do this:
@ Turn off the ignition. ' '
Remove the SIR (air bag) fuse (see "Fuses and
a Disconnect the yellow-connector at the base of the
. steering column.
when the work
is complete, if the air bag system was
disconnected, be sure
to reattach everything and replace
:,the fuse before turning' the ignition on. When
you turn
the ignition key on, be. sure you see the inflatable
'restraint light on the instrument panel.
If you don't see
this light flash and then
go out as usual, have your air
bag system repaired. Circuit Breakers" in the Index).
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
Safety belts work for
everyone, including pregnant
women. Like all occupants, they are more likely to be
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seriously injured if they don't wear safety belts.
A pregnant woman should wear a lap-shoulder belt, and
the lap portion should be worn as low .as possible
throughout the pregnancy.
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The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the
mother. When a safety belt
is wornproperly, it’s more
likely that the fetus won’t be hurt in a crash. For
pregnant women,
as for anyone, tliekey to makihg
safety belts effective’ is wearing them properly.
Ce,nter .Passenger Position And Any
Station Wagon Third Seat Passenger
Position
Right Front Passenger Position
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The right front passenger’s safety belt works the same
way
as the driver’s safety belt. See “Driver Position,”
ealier in this
part.
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When you .sit in a center seating position, or in a station Buckle, position and release it the same way as the lap
wagon third seat,
you have a lap safety belt, .which has part of a lap-shoulder belt. If the belt isn’t long enough,
no retractor. To make the belt longer, tilt the latch plate see “Safety Belt Extender”\
at the end of this section..
and pull- it along the belt.
To,make the belt shorter, pull its
free end as ‘shown until or outward so you would be able to unbuckle it quickly
the belt
is snug; if you ever had to.
Make sure the release
button on the buckle faces upward

Rear Seat Passengers
It’s very important for rear seat passengers to buckle up!
Accident statistics show that unbelted people in the rear
seat are hurt more -0ften’in crashes than those
who are
wearing safety belts.
Rear passengers who aren’t safety belted can be thrown
out
of the vehicle in a crash. And they can strike others
in the vehicle who are wearing safety
Rear Seat Outside Passenger
belts.
Positio.ns
The positions next to the windows have lap-shoulder
belts. Here’s how to wear one properly.
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1. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt a.crass you. Don’t let it get twisted.
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Push the latch plate into the bucklo until it clicks.
If the belt is not long enough, see "Safety Belt
Extender" at
the end of this section. Make sure-tbe
reieasc;.but=tun on the buckle aces upward or , . ,
outwadso you would be abk to unbuckle:%i qUickly
if you ever h.ad to.
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1': ', . ":-; 1 ' . ,: . . -, , .' I i,,;:!.;+:' . . ,_ ~~ " ~ ' 3. To make the lap part tight, pull down on the buckle
I , './ .! . ~ . . .= ,. I, end of the belt .as you pull up on the shoulder part. 8: i " . , . , .,
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The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug. on
the hips, jugt touching the thighs.
In a crash, this. applies
force ta the strong p.elvic bones. And you'd be less
likely to slide under the lap belt.
If yo-u slid. under it, the
bekwould apply force at your ab.dQ.men. This could
cause serious. .or even fatal injuries. The shoulder belt
should
go over the shoulder and acres the chest. These
parts
of the body are best able to take belbrestraining
faxes.
The safety belt
lacks if there's a sudde-n stop or a crash,
or if you p-ull it very quickly out of the retractor.

To unlatch the belt, just push the -button o;n%he
buGI.de.
Children
e in a vehicle needs protection! That includes
all children smalle? than adult
size. In fact,
the law
in every state and Canadian province says
children
up to some age must be restrained while in a

Smaller Children and Babies
A CAUTION:
Never hold a baby in your arm3 flhile riding in a
vehicle. A baby doesn't weigh much - until a
crash. During a crash a baby will become so
heavy you can't hold it. For example, in a crai
at
only 25 mph (40 km/h), a 12-pound (5.5 kg)
baby will suddenly become
a 240-pound (11 0 kg
force on your arms.
le baby would be almost
impossible to hold.

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Child Restraints
A CAUTION: 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
y-our vehicle, but the child
also has to be secured within
the restraint to help reduce the chance
of personal inj-ury.
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 restrahd. in the rear rather than the front seat. We' at
Geneml 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 restzaint in the front,
seat where you can keep an eye
on the baby.
Wherever
JTOU install it, be sure to secure the child
restraint properly.
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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.
Top Strap
Sedans first sold in Canada have child restraint anchor
bracket .hardware
in the glow box, along with
instructions for installing it. This should be
wed only
with a child restraint, and
only to secure a child restraint
at :a r,ear. seating position. .Additional anchor brackets .fox
child restraints at the rear seating positions are available
at Buick dealerships in Canada.
Station wagons. first sold
in ,Canada already have a
combination anchor-tether belt installed for each
position on the second seat. These belts are attached to
the anchors for the third seat safety belts. The child
restraint top strap should .be hooked to
one of these
combination anchor-tether belts.
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