CHEVROLET BLAZER 1994 2.G Owner's Guide

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Q: What’s wrong with this?
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A: The shoulder belt is worn under the arm. It should be worn over the
shoulder at all times.
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A: The belt is twisted across the body.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Before you close the door, be sure the belt is out of the way. If you slam the
door on it,
you can damage both the belt and your vehicle.
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
Safety belts work for everyone, including pregnant women. Like all
occupants, they are more likely to be seriously injured if they don’t wear
safety belts.
A pregnant woman should wear a lap-shoulder belt, and the lap portion
should be worn as low as possible throughout the pregnancy.
The best way to protect the
fetus is to protect the mother. When a safety belt
is worn properly, it’s more likely that the fetus won’t be hurt in a crash. For
pregnant women, as for anyone, the key
to making safety belts effective is
wearing them properly.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Right Front Passenger Position
The right front passenger’s safety belt works the same way as the driver’s
safety belt. See “Driver Position,” earlier in this section.
When the lap portion
of the belt is pulled out all the way, it will lock. If it
does, let it go back all the way and start again.
Center Passenger Position
(Four-Door Models)
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If your vehicle has front and rear bench seats, someone can sit in the center
positions.
When you sit in a
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.
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 Rear Seat Passengers
It’s very important for rear seat passengers to buckle up! Accident statistics
show that unbelted people
in the rear seat are hurt more often in crashes
than those who are wearing safety belts.
Rear passengers who aren’t safety belted can be thrown
out of the vehicle in
a crash. And they can strike others in the vehicle who are wearing safety
belts.
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The positions next to the windows have lap-shoulder belts. Here’s how to
wear
one properly.
1. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. Don’t let it get
2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
twisted.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure.
On four-door models, when the shoulder belt is pulled out all the way,
it will lock.
If it does, let it go back all the way and start again.
If the belt is not 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.
To make the lap part tight, pull down on the buckle end of the belt as
you pull up on the shoulder part.
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.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden stop or a crash.
Children
To unlatch the belt,
just push the button on
the buckle.
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 United
States and
in every Canadian province says children up to some age must be
restrained while
in a vehicle.
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Child Restraints
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.
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