BUICK ROADMASTER 1993 Workshop Manual

Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside. Position
-You'll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier
section about
tlxe top strap if the child restraint has one.
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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.
4. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button faces
upward
or outward, so you’ll be able to unbuckle it
quickly. if you ever need to.
5. Then thread both the lap and-shoulder belt portions
. through the locking clip.
A CAUTION:
If a locking clip is not used or is not installed
properly, the child restraint may move or tip
over when your vehicle turns or
stops quickly.
.‘he child or others could be injured. When you
secure a child restraint with
a lap-shoulder belt.
always thread both the
lap and shoulder bc
oortions throuah a lockina clin.
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6. Push and pull the child restfaint in different
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle's
safety belt and remove the-locking clip. Let the safety
belt
go back all the way. The dety belt will move
freely again and be ready
to work for an adult or larger
child passenger. directions
to b.e sure it is secure.
When not used with
a child restraint seat, a
safety belt with a child restraint locking clip still
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attached can cause serious injury in a crash. I!
Always remove the clip when VQU are nnt using
it with a child restraint.
Securing a Chi1,d Restraint in a Center
Seat .Position . '.
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When you secure a child restraint in a center seating
position, you'll be using the lap belt.
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See th-e 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.
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.
4. Run the vehicle’s safety belt through or around the
restraint. Thk ehild restraint instructions will show
you how.
5. Buckle the belt. Make sure therelease button faces
upward or outward,
so you’ll be able. to unbuckle it
quickly if you ever need 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.
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.
Securing a
Front Seat
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3hild Restraint in the Right
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. PuIl out the vehicle’s safety belt and run the lap part
through or around the restraint. The child restraint
instructions will
show you how. Tilt the latch plate-to
adjust the belt if needed.
See if the shoulder belt would
go in front of tke
child’s face or neck.
If so, put it behind the child
restraint.
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4. Buckle the belt.
Make sure the release button faces upward or
outward, so you’ll be able to unbuckle it quickly if
you ever need to.
5. To tighten the belt, pull up on the.shoulder belt while
you push down on the child restraint.
6. 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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Larger Children Accident statistics show that children are safer if they
are restrained in
the rear seat. But they need to use the
safety belts. properly.
0 Children who aren’t buckled up can be thrown out in
a crash.
Children
who have outgrown child restraints should
wear the vehicle’s safety belts..
If you have the choice, a child should sit next to a
window so the child can wear -a lap-shoulder belt and
get the additional restraint a shoulder belt can provide. 0 Children who aren’t buckled up can strike ather
people who are.
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Here two children are wearing the same bell
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.

Here a child is sitting in a seat that has - I
lap-shoulder belt, but the shoulder pari
behind the child.
If the child wears the belt in
this way, in a crash the child might slide under
the belt. The belt's force
WOU'~ then be applied
right
on the child's abdom- hat crtlld ca1-c
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.
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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 sei 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 you ever see a label on the driver's -or the right-front
passenger's safety belt that says to replace the belt, be
sure to do
so. Then it will be there to help protect you in
an accident. You would see this 1abel.on the belt near the
door opening. If belts are cut. or damaged, replace them. Collision
damage'also may mean' you.wil1 have to have safety belt
parts, like the retractor, -replaced or anchorage, 1ocatia-s
repaired
- even if the belt wasn't being used at the time
of the collision.
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