CADILLAC ELDORADO 1995 10.G Workshop Manual

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before it reaches the
buckle, tilt the latch
plate and keep pulling until you
can buckle it.
Pull up on the latch
plate
to make sure it
is secure.
If the belt is not long enough, see “Safety Belt Extender” at thc 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.
3. To make the lap
part tight, pull
down on the
buckle end of the
belt as
you pull up
on the shoulder
part.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To make the belt
shorter, pull its free
end as shown until the
belt is snug.
Buckle, position and release
it the same way as the lap part of a
lap-shoulder belt. 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.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine A CAUTION:
Never hold a baby in your arms while riding in a vehicle. A baby
doesn't weigh much
-0 until a crash. During a crash a baby will
become
so heavy you can't hold it. For example, in a crash at
only 25 mph (40 km/h), a 12-pound (5.5 kg) baby will suddenly
become a 240-pound (110 kg) force on your arms. The baby
would be almost impossible to hold.
Secure the baby in an infant restraint.
CHILD RESTUNTS
Be sure to follow the instructions for the restraint. You may find these
instructions
on the rcstraint itself or in a booklet, or both. These restraints
use the belt
system in your vehicle, but the child also has to be secured
within
the restraint to help reduce the chance of personal injury. The
instructions that come with the infant or child restraint will show you how
to do that.
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Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in the
rear rather than the front seat. We at General Motors therefore
recommend that you put your child restraint in the rear seat.
Never put a
rear-facing child restraint in the front passenger seat. Here’s
why:
Wherever you install it, be sure to secure the child restraint properly.
Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can move around
in a
collision or sudden stop and injure people in the vehicle. Be sure to properly
secure any child restraint in your vehicle
-- even when no child is in it.
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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 Cadillac dealer
to put it in for
you. If you want to install an anchor yourself, your dealer
can tell
you how to do it.
For cars first sold in Canada, child restraints
with a top strap must be
anchored according to Canadian Law.
Your dealer can obtain the hardware kit and install
it for you, or you may
install it yourself using the instructions provided
in the kit.
Use
the tether hardware kit available from the dealer. The hardware and
installation instructions were specifically designed for this vehicle.
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Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat
Position
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part 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. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder portions of the
vehicle’s safety belt through or around the restraint. The child restraint
instructions
will show you how. Tilt the latch plate to adjust the belt if
needed.
If the shoulder belt goes in front of the child’s face or neck, put it
behind the child restraint.
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