Rest BUICK ROADMASTER 1993 Owners Manual

Head Restraints
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.
On some models, the head restraints tilt forward 'and
rearward also.
Wagon Folding Seatbacks
Second Seatback Operation
The second seatback release: button is located next to the
seatback on the passenger side
of. the vehicle.
To lower the seat, push this button and pull the seatback
forward and down.

Safety Belt Reminder Light
When, the .key is turned to “Run” or “Start,” a light will
come
on for .about eight seconds- to remind people to
fasten
their safety belts. Unles’s the, driver’s safety belt is
buckled, a tone will also sound.
How To Wear Safety Belts Properly
Adults
This section is only for people of adult size.
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 Buiek, see the section after this
one, called ”Children.”
Follow those rules for
everyone’s protection.
First, you’ll want to haw which restraint systems your
vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.
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A: The belt is buckled in the wrong place:
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You can be seriously injured if your belt is
buckled in the wrong place like this. In a crasl
the belt would
go up over your abdomen:T'
belt forces
would be there, not at the pelvic
bones.
This could cause serious internal
injuries.
Alw IS buc . . r belt into the buckle
nearest you,
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To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle.
The belt should
go back out of the way. ,
Before you, close the door, be sure the belt is out of the
way.
If you slam the door on it, you can damage both
the belt and your vehicle.
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
System
(Air Bag)
This section .explains the driver’s Supplemental
Inflatable Restraint
(SIR) system, commonly referred to
as an air bag. Here are the most important things
to
know:
A CAUTION:
Even with an air bag, if you’re not wearing a
safety belt and you’re
in a crash, your injuries
may be much worse. Air bags are
not designed
to inflate
in rollovers or in rear, side or
low-speed frontal crashes.
You need to wear
your safety belt to reduce the chance of hitting
things inside the vehicle
or being ejected from
it. Alwavs wear vaur safety belt, even with an air
bag.
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A CAUTION:
Air bags inflate with great force, faster than the
blink
of an eye. If you’re too clo~se to an inflating
air bag,
it could seriously injure you. §afety
belts help keep you
in position for an air bag
inflation
in a crash. Always wear your safety
belt, even with an air bag, and
sit as far back as
you’cat rhile
stil- laintaining cc -rol of your
vehicle
b B; - System Light
There is an air bag readiness light on the instrument
panel, which shows
”INFL REST”. The system checks
igdf..ad .fie. light tells you if there is a.problem,. You
will see this light flash
for a few seconds when you
turn your ignition to “Run”
or “Start.” Then the light
should
g.6 out, which means
the system is ready.

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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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

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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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