BUICK SKYLARK 1993 Owner's Manual

Folding Rear Seatback (Option)
With the rear folding I
seatbacks you can carry
long cargo by folding down
part or all of the rear seat.
Pull this strap to fold down
-. the seatback.
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When you fold the seatback up, push the top of the seat.
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Easy Entry Seat Option (Two-Door Models)
The right front seat of your vehicle makes it easy to get
in and out of the rear seat.
When you tilt the right front seatback fully forward,
the whole seat will slide forward.
After someone gets into the rear seat area, move the
right front seatback to its original position. Then
move the seat rearward until it locks.
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.
If an easy entry right front seat isn’t locked, it
can move. In a sudden stop or crash, the person
sitting there could be injured. After you’ve used
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it, be sure to push rearward on an easy entry
seat
to be sure it is locked. I
/! CAUTION: I
Don’t let anyone ride where they can’t wear a
safety belt properly. If you are
in a crash and
you’re not wearing a safety belt, your injuries can
be much worse. You can
hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from
it. You can be
seriously injured or killed.
In the same crash, you
might not be
if you are buckled up. Always fasten
your safety belt, and check that your passengers’
belts are fastened properly too.
@ To get out, again tilt the seatback fully forward.
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Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it
goes.
When the bike hits the block, it stops. But the child
keeps going!
For example, if the bike is going 10 mph (16 km/h), so
is the child.
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Take the simplest "cat" 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.

Here Are Questions Many People Ask
About Safety Belts
-- and the
Answers
Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle after .an
accident if I’m wearing a safety belt?
A: You could be -- whether you’re wearing a safety
belt or not. But you can easily unbuckle a safety
belt, even
if you’re upside down. And your chance
of being conscious during and after an accident, so
you unbuckle and get out, is much greater if
you are belted.
Q: Why don’t they just put in air bags so people
A: “Air bags,” or Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
won’t have to wear safety belts?
systems, are in some vehicles today and will be in
more of them in the future. But they are
supplemental systems only
-- so they work with 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.
&: If I’m a good driver, and I never drive far from
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.
home, why should I wear safety belts?
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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When the key is turned
to “Run” or “Start,” a
tone will come on for
about eight seconds to
remind people to fasten
their safety belts, unless the driver’s
safety belt is buckled.
How To Wear Safety Belts Properly
Adults
This section is only for people of adult size.
I .El CAUTION:
Safety Belt Warning Light
:The safety belt light will also come on and stay on for
‘about’a minute.
If the driver’s belt is buckled, neither
;the tone nor the light will come on.
If your safety b ~ lig ~ ever comes on or stays
on after the front doors are closed and the
driver’s belt
is buckled, have your vehicle fixed.
If you don’t, you might not have the protection
you’d need
in a crash. 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 Buick, see the section after this
one, called “Children.”
Follow those rules for
everyone’s protection.
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First, you’ll want to know which restraint systems your
vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.

Cars 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 v.ehicle
...” 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 Supdement.
It comes with
every new Buick first sold in Canada.
Driver Position
This section describes the driver’s restraint system.
Automatic Lap-Shoulder Belt
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This safety belt is called “automatic” because you don’t
have to buckle up when you get into your vehicle.
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