CHEVROLET CAVALIER 1993 1.G Owner's Guide

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If the belt stops before it reaches the
buckle, tilt the latch plate and keep
pulling until you can buckle it.
If the belt is not long enough, see the
Index under Safety Belt Extender.
Make sure the release button on the
buckle faces upward or outward
so you
would be able
to unbuckle it quickly if
you 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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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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Seats & Safety Belts
?ear Seat Outside Passenger
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The safety belt locks if there's a sudden
'top or a crash.
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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
increase injury. The shoulder belt
should fit against
your body.
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To unlatch the belt, just push the button
on the buckle.
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides
for Children and Small Adults
Your vehicle may be equipped with rear
shoulder belt comfort guides. This
feature will provide added comfort for
children who have outgrown child
restraints, and for small adults. If your
vehicle does not have comfort guides,
you may ask your dealer
to order and
install them for you. The comfort guides
pull the shoulder belts away from the
neck and head.

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passenger position
in the rear seat. You
will find them tucked
in between the
seat back and the interior body, about
half-way down the edge
of the seat
back. Here is how you should install the
comfort guides
on the shoulder belts:
1. Pull the elastic cord out from
between the edge of the seat back and
the interior body to remove
the guide
from its storage clip.
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2. Slide the guide under and past the belt.
The elastic cord must be under the
belt. Then, place
the guide over the
belt, and insert the two edges of the belt
into the slots of the guide.
3. Be sure that the belt is not twisted
and
it lies flat. The elastic cord must
be under
the belt and the guide on
top.
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Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides
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4. Buckle the belt around the child, and
make sure that both the lap belt and
the shoulder belt are secured
properly. Make sure that the shoulder
belt crosses the shoulder. See the
Index under Safety Belts.
To remove and store the comfort guides,
just perform these steps in reverse order.
Squeeze the belt edges together
so that
you can take them out from the guides.
Pull the guide upward to expose its
storage clip, and then slide the guide
onto the clip. Rotate the guide and clip
inward and
in between the seat back and
the interior body, leaving
only the loop
of elastic cord exposed.
Center Passenger Position
If your vehicle has a rear bench seat,
someone can sit in the center position.
When you sit
in a center seating
position, you have a lap safety belt,
which has
no retractor.

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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 sal
way as the lap part of
a lap-shoulder
belt.
If the belt isn't long enough, see the
Index under Safeq Belt Extender.
Make sure the release button on the
buckle faces upward or outward so yc
would be able to unbuckle it quickly
you ever had to.
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Children
Everyone in a vehicle needs protection!
That includes infants and all children
smaller than adult size.
In fact, the law
in every state and Canadian province
says children up to some age must be
restrained while
in a vehicle.
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Smaller children and babies
should always be restrained in
a child or infint restraint. The
instructions for the restraint will
say whether it is the right type and
size for your child. A very young
child's hip bones are so smalI that
a regular belt might not stay low
on the hips, as it should. Instead,
the belt will likely be over the
child's abdomen. In a crash the
belt would apply
force right on the
child's abdomen, which could
cause serious or fatal injuries. So,
be sure that any child small enough
for one is always properly
restrained in a child or infant
restraint.
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Secure the baby in an infant
restraint.

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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
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
unless the child is an infant and you’re
the only adult in the vehicle. In that
case, you might want to secure the
restraint in the front seat where
you can
keep an
eye on the baby. Wherever
you install it, be sure to
secure the child restraint properly.
An unsecured child restraint
-4 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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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
Chevrolet 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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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. 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.

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4. Buckle the belt. Make sure the 5. To tighten the belt, pull up on the
release button faces upward or shoulder belt while
you push down
outward,
so you’ll be able to un- on the child restraint.
buckle it quickly
if you ever need to.
6. 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.
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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 long as possible by
tilting the latch plate and pulling
it
along the belt.
2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow
the instructions for the child
restraint.
as the instructions say.
3. Secure the child in the child restraint
4. Run the vehicle’s safety belt through
or around the restraint. The child
restraint instructions will show you
how.
release button faces upward or out-
ward,
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.
5. Buckle the belt. Make sure the