ECU CHEVROLET CAVALIER 1995 3.G Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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. If
the belt stops before it reaches the buckle, tilt the latch
plate and keep pulling until you can buckle the belt.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure. 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 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 twisted.
2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
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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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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. 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.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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.
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.
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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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Seat 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.
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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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 4. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button is positioned
so you would be able to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly
if you ever had to.
5. To tighten the belt, pull up on the shoulder belt while
you push down on the child restraint.
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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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Securing a Child Restraint in the Center
Rear Seat Position
1. Make the belt as long as possible by tilting the latch
plate and pulling
it along the belt.
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You’ll be using the lap belt.
See the earlier part about the top strap
if the child
restraint has one.
2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
for
the child restraint.
3. Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions
say.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 4. Run the vehicle’s safety belt through or around the
restraint. The child restraint instructions will show
you how. 6. To tighten the belt, pull its free end while you push
7. Push and pull the child restraint in different
down on the child restraint.
directions to be sure it is secure.
If the child restraint
isn’t secure, turn the latch plate over and buckle it
again. Then see
if it is secure. If it isn’t, secure the
restraint in
a different place in the vehicle and
contact the child restraint maker for their advice
about how to attach the child restraint properly.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s
safety belt. It will be ready to work for an adult or larger
child passenger.
5. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button 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 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position
Your vehicle has a right front passenger air bag. Never
put a rear-facing child restraint in this seat. Here’s why: You’ll be
using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part
about the top strap if the child restraint
has one.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Because your vehicle has a right front passenger air
bag, always move the seat as far back as it will go
before securing a forward-facing child restraint. (See
“Seats” in the Index.)
Put the restraint on the seat. Follow
the instructions
for the child restraint.
Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions
say.
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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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 5. Buckle the belt.
Make sure the release button is positioned
so you
would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if
you ever had to.
6. To tighten the belt, pull up on the shoulder belt while
you push down on the child restraint.
7. Push and pull the child restraint in different
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s
safety belt and let
it go back all the way.
directions to
be sure it is secure.
The safety belt
will move freely again and be ready to
work for an adult or larger child passenger.
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