CHEVROLET CAVALIER 1993 1.G Owner's Manual

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Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you
go as fast as it goes.
1. For example, if the bike is going
10 mph (16 km/h), so is the child.
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2. When the bike hits the block, it
stops.
But the child keeps going!
3. Take the simplest “car.” Suppose
it’s just a seat on wheels.
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Why Safety Belts Work (CONI:)
4. Put someone on it.
6. The person keeps going until stopped by something. In a real
vehicle,
it could be the
windshield..
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5. Get it up to speed. Then stop the
44car.” The rider doesn’t stop.
With safety belts, you slow down as the
vehicle does.
You get more time to stop.
You stop over more distance, and your
strongest bones
take the forces. That’s
why safety belts make such
good sense.
7. or the instrument panel.. .
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8. or the safety belts!

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Ask About Safety Belts- and the Answers
Q: Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle
after an accident if I’m wearing a
safety belt?
wearing a safety belt or not. But you
can easily unbuckle a safety belt,
even if you’re upside down. And
your chance of being conscious
during and after an accident,
so you
can unbuckle and get out, is much
greater if you are belted.
A: You could be-whether you’re
Q: Why don’t they just put in air
bags
so people won’t have to wear
safety belts?
Inflatable Restraint systems, are in
some vehicles today and will be
in
more of them in the future. But they
are supplemental systems only-so
they work
with safety belts, not
instead of them. Every “air bag”
system ever offered for sale has
required the use
of safety belts. Even
if you’re in a vehicle that has “air
bags,” you still have
to buckle up to
get
the most protection. That’s true
not only in frontal collisions, but
especially
in side and other
collisions.
A: ‘Air bags,’’ or Supplemental
Q: If I’m a good driver, and I never
drive far from home, why should
I
wear safety belts?
if you’re in an accident-even one
that isn’t your fault-you and your
passengers
can be hurt. Being a good
driver doesn’t protect
you from
things beyond your control, such as
bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within
25 miles
(40 km) of home. And the greatest
number of serious injuries and deaths
occur at speeds
of less than 40 mph
(65 km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
A: You may be an excellent driver, but
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rw Safety Belt Warning Light I
When the key is turned to Run or Start, Wrn~~J$~ A 0 1’
a chime will come on for about eight If your safety belt light ever
seconds to remind people to fasten their comes on
or stays on after the
safety belts, unless the driver’s safety ont
doors are closed and the
belt is buckled. iver’s
belt is buckled, have your
The safety belt light will
also come on
and stay on for about a minute. If the If you don’t, you might not have
driver’s belt is buckled, neither the the protection you’d need in a
chime nor the light will come
on. crash. vehicle fixed.
rn How to Wear Safety
Belts
Properly-Adults
This section is only for people of adult
size.
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There are special things to
know about sakty belts and
children. And there are different
des-fbr babies and smaller
children. If a child will be riding
in your Chwrolet, see the Index
under Children and &f&y Belts.
Fbllow those rules fix 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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Was your Chevrolet first sold, when
new,
in Canada? (If it was, a sticker on
the driver’s door will say “conforms to
all applicable Canada motor
vehicle.
. . ” etc.) If so, then the rest of
Part 1 does not apply to your vehicle.
To learn how to use your safety belts,
please read
the Owner’s Manual
Safety Belt Supplement.
It comes with
every new Chevrolet first sold
in
Canada.
Driver Position
This section describes the driver’s
restraint system.
Automatic Lap-Shoulder Belt
This safety belt is called “automatic”
because you don’t have to buckle
up
when you get into your vehicle.
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Automatic Lap-Shoulder Belt
(CON 1)
And you don't have to unbuckle when
you get out.
Just get into the vehicle. Then close and
lock the door. Adjust the seat
so you can
sit
up straight. (To see how, see the
Index under Seat Controls.)
The lap belt should be worn as low on
the hips as possible. 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. It's possible that
an automatic belt could
keep you from fully opening a door.
That can happen if the door was
slammed shut very hard. Just close the
door all the way, then slowly open it.
If
that doesn't fix it, then your Chevrolet
needs service.
We hope you'll always keep your
automatic belt buckled. However, you
may need to unbuckle it in an
emergency.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To unbuckle the automatic belt, just
push the button
on the buckle.
To Reattach the Automatic Belt:
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat so you can sit up
straight. To see how, see the
Index
under Seat Controls.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the
belt across
you. Don’t let it get
twisted.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle
until it clicks.
Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It
won’t give nearly as much protection
this way.
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You can be seriously hurt if
your shoulder belt is too
loose. In a crash
you would move
forward too much, which could
significantly increase injury. The
shoulder belt should fit against
your body.
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Automatic lapshoulder Belt
(CONr.)
Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The belt is buckled in the wrong
place.
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You can be seriously injured if
your belt is buckled
in the
wrong place like this. In a crash,
the belt would
go up over your
abdomen. The belt forces would
be there,
not at the pelvic bones.
This could cause serious internal
injuries. Always buckle your belt
into the buckle nearest
you.
Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The shoulder belt is worn under the
arm.
It should be worn over the
shoulder at all times.
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You can be seriously injured if
you wear the shoulder belt
under your arm. In a crash, your
body would move too far forward,
which would increase the chance
of head and neck injury. Also, the
belt would apply too much force to
the ribs, which
aren’t as strong as
shoulder bones. You could alSQ
severely injure internal organs like
your liver or spleen.
Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The belt is twisted across the body.
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You can be seriously injured
a twisted belt.
In a crash,
you wouldn’t have the full width of
the belt to take impact forces. If a
belt
is twisted, make it straight so
it can work properly, or ask your
dealer to
fix it.

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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.
Right Front Passenger Position
The right front passenger’s safety belt
works
the same way as the driver’s
safety belt. See the
Index under Driver
Position.
Adjust the seat so you can sit up
straight. To see how, see the
Index
under Seat Controls. Move your seat far
enough forward that your feet touch the
part
of the vehicle that is called the
“toeboard”
(A). That way you’d be less
likely to slide under the lap belt
in a
crash.
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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
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
twisted.
2. Push the latch plate into the buckle
until it clicks.