CADILLAC SEVILLE 1995 4.G Workshop Manual

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before it reaches
the buckle, tilt the
latch plate and
keep pulling until
you can buckle it.
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Pull up on the
latch plate
to make
sure it is secure.
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If the belt is not long enough, see “Safety Belt Extender” at the end of a
this section. Make sure the release button on the buckle is Dositioned so
you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if yo; 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 The lap part of the
belt should be
worn
low and snug on the
hips, just touching the
thighs.
In a crash, this applies force to the strong pelvic bones. And you’d be less
likely to slide under the lap belt. If you slid under it, the belt would apply
force at your abdomen.
This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. The
shoulder belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. These parts
of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces.
The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden stop or
a crash, or if you pull the
belt very quickly out of the retractor.
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Lap Belt
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When you sit in the center seating position, you have a lap safety belt,
which has no retractor.
To make the belt longer, tilt the latch plate and
pull it along the belt.
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To make the belt
shorter, pull its free
end as shown until the
belt is snug.
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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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Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! That includes infants and all
children smaller than adult size.
In fact, the law in every state in the
age
must be restrained while in a vehicle.
- United States and in every Canadian province says children up to some
Smaller Children and Babies
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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
I to do that.
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Were 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:
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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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.
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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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