child restraint CADILLAC FLEETWOOD 1994 Owners Manual

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. Unless
the driver’s safety belt is buckled, a chime will also sound.
HOW TO FVEAR SAFETYBELTS PROPERLY
Adults
This section is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things to know about safety belts and
children. And there are different rules for smaller children and babies. If
a child will be riding
in your Cadillac, see the section after this one, called
“Children.” Follow those rules for everyone’s protection.
First, you’ll want to know which restraint systems your vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.
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CHILD RESTUNTS
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 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.
Where to Put the Restraint
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:
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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.
Top Strap
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 Position
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. 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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Push and pull
the child restraint
in different
directions to b.e
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.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Center Rear Seat
Position
You’ll be using the lap belt. See the earlier section about the top strap if
the child restraint has one.
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Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions for the child
restraint.
Secure the child in the child restraint as the instructions say.
3. Pull the lap belt
all the way out
without stopping.
4. While holding it out, run the belt through or around the child
restraint.
The child restraint instructions will show YOU how.
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7. 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.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat
Your vehicle has a right-front passenger’s air bag. NEVER put a
rear-facing child restraint
in this seat. Here’s why:
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You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier section about the top
strap if the child restraint has one.
1. Because your vehicle has a right-front passenger’s air bag, always
move the seat as far back as it will go before securing a front-facing
child restraint.
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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. 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.
If the shoulder belt goes in front of the child’s face or neck, put it
behind the child restraint.
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7. To tighten the
belt, feed the lap
belt back into the
retractor while
you push down
on
the child restraint.
8. Push and pull the
child restraint in
different
directions to be
sure
it is secure.
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
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.
Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in
the rear seat. But they need to use the safety belts properly.
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