CADILLAC SEVILLE 1993 4.G Repair Manual

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Wherever you install it, be sure to secure the child restraint properly.
A CAUTION:'
An unsecured child restraint can move around in a collision or
sudden stop and i@ure people in the vehicle. Be sure to
properly secure any child restmint in your vehicle v- even when
na.ehild is in it.
Top Strap
I 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.
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Vehicles first sold in Canada have child restraint anchor bracket hardware
in the glove box, along with instructions for installing it. This should be
used only with a child restraint, and only to secure a child restraint at the
center rear seating position. Additional anchor brackets for child
restraints at one or both of the rear outside seating positions are available
at Cadillac dealerships in Canada.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine I 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
2. Secure the child in the child restraint as the instructions say.
restraint.
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. Tilt the latch plate to adjust the belt if needed.
See if the shoulder belt would
go in front of the child’s face or neck. If
so, put it behind the child restraint. _I ’ . I, b’ .- ?;, ‘i . . .> . _. . ~.
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5. To tighten the
belt, pull up on
the shoulder belt
while
you push
down on the child
restraint.
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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 Center Rear Seat
Position
When you secure a child restraint in a center seating 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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1. Make the belt as
tilting the latch
plate and pulling
it along the belt.
fl long as possible by
2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions for the child
3. Secure the child in the child restraint as the instructions say.
restraint.
4. Run the
vehicle’s safety belt through or around the restraint. The child
restraint instructions will
show you how.
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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.
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.
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Your vehicle has a right-front passenger’s air bag. NEVER put a
rear-facing child restraint in this position. Here’s why:
A rear-facing child restraint in the front seat could he pushed
into the seatback by the right front passenger‘s air bag if it
Inflates, A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be seriously
injured if this happens. Always secure a rear-facing child
restraint in the rear seat.
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier section about the top
strap
if the child restraint has one.
1. Always move the seat as far back as it will go before securing a
front-facing child restraint.
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.
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vehicle’s
safety
belt and run the
lap part through
or around the
restraint. The
child restraint
instructions
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See if the shoulder belt would go in front of tfw child‘s facc or neck. If
so, put it behind the child restraint.
5. 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.
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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.
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6. Pull the rest of the
lap
belt all the
way
out of the
retractor
to set
the
lock.
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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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