CHEVROLET CAVALIER 1994 1.G Owner's Manual

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Safety Belt Warning
light
When the key is turned to Run or Start,
a chime will come on for about eight
seconds to remind people to fasten their
safety belts, unless the driver’s safety
belt is already buckled. The safety belt
light will also come on and stay on for
20 seconds, then it will flash for an
additional
55 seconds. If the driver’s
belt is already buckled, neither the
chime nor the light will come on.
How To Wear Safety Belts
Properly
Adults
This section is only for people of adult
size.
Be aware that there are special things to
know about safety belts and children.
And there are different rules for smaller
children and babies.
If a child will be
riding in your Chevrolet, see the section
after this one, called
Children. Follow
those rules for everyone’s protection. First,
you’ll want
to know which
restraint systems your vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.
Vehicles First SoldIn Canada
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.
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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.
And you don’t have to unbuckle when
you get out.
Just get into your vehicle. Then close
and lock the door. Adjust the seat (to
see how, see
Seats in the Index) so you
can sit
up straight.
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The lap belt should be worn as low on
:he hips as possible. In a crash, this
lpplies force to the strong pelvic bones.
2nd you’d be less likely to slide under
:he lap belt.
If you slid under it, the belt
would apply force at your abdomen.
rhis could cause serious or even fatal
njuries. The shoulder belt should go
Iver the shoulder and across the chest.
rhese parts of the body are best able to
.ake belt restraining forces.
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Systems
The safety belt loclts 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. To unbuckle
the automatic belt, just
push the button on the buckle.
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To reattach the automatic belt:
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see Seats
in the Index) so you can sit up
straight.
belt across you. Don't let it get
twisted.
1. Push the latch plate into the buckle
until it cliclts. Pull up
on the latch
plate to make sure it
is secure.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the
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I: What's wrong with this?
,: The shoulder belt is too loose. It
won't give nearly as much protectior
this way.
Q: What's wrong with this?
A: The belt is buclded in the wrong
place.
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Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The shoulder belt is worn under the
ani. It should be worn over the
shoulder at
all times:
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Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The belt is twisted across the body.
Safety Belt Use During
Prepncy
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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Pear Seat Outside Passenger
Dositions
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The positions next to the windows have
ap-shoulder belts. Here's how to wear
me properly.
1. Pick up the latch plate and pull the
belt across you. Don't let it get
twisted.
until it clicks.
2. Push the latch plate into the buckle
If the belt stops before it reaches the
buckle, tilt the latch plate and keep
pulling until
you can buckle it.
Pull
up on the latch plate to make sure
it is secure.
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.

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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 bod3
are best able to take belt restraining forces.
The safety belt locla if there’s
a sudden
stop or a crash. 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. The
comfort guides pull the shoulder belts
away from the neck and head. (This
feature
is not available on vehicles with
a convertible top.)

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There is one guide for each outside
passenger position in the rear seat.
You
will find them tucked in between the
seatback and the interior body, about
half-way down the edge
of the seatback.
Here is how you should install the
comfort guide on the shoulder belts:
1. Pull the elastic cord out from
between the edge of the seatback 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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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
Safety
Belts, Rear Seat Passengers
in the
Index. i
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
seatback and the interior body, leaving
only the loop
of elastic cord exposed.
I Center Passenger Position
Lap Belt
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.
To make the belt longer, tilt the latch
plate and pull it along the belt.