ECU GMC JIMMY 1997 Owner's Manual

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.
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 b~~ckle
is
positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly
if you ever had to.
5. To make the lap part tight, pull down on the buckle
end
of the belt as you pull up on the shoulder belt.

2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure.
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.
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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Never hold a baby in your arms while riding in a
vehicle.
A baby doesn’t weigh much -9 until a
crash. During
a crash a baby will become so
CAUTION: (Continued) heavy you
can’t hold it.
For example, in a crash
at only 25 mph (40 km/h), a 12-lb. (5.5 kg) baby
will suddenly become
a 240-lb. (110 kg) force on
your arms. The baby would be almost impossible
to hold.
Secure the baby in an infant restraint.
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Child Restraints
Be sure the child restraint is designed to be used in a
vehicle.
If it is, it will have a label saying that it meets
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
Then 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 a rear seat outside position 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 right front seat where you can keep an
eye on the. baby.
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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Top Strap
If your child restraint has a top strap, it should be
anchored. Anchor brackets for the rear outside seat
positions
are located on the floor in the cargo area. Don't
use the front set of tie-down brackets. Anchor the
top strap
to the rearmost bracket on the same side of the
vehicle as the child restraint.
Once you have the top strap anchored, you'll be ready to
secure the child restraint itself.
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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.
If the shoulder belt goes in front of the child’s face or
neck, put it behind the child restraint.
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.
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5. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt a11 the way out of
the retractor to set the lock.
6. To tighten the belt, feed the shoulder belt back into the
retractor while you push down on the child restraint.
7. 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 nmc'c freely again and be ready to work for an adult
or larger child passenger.
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Center Seat Positions (4-hOr Models)
Don't use child restraints in these positions. The
restraints won't work properly.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front 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 scat. Follow the instructions
for the child restraint.
3. 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 \:chicle's safety belt through or
around the restraint.
The child restraint instructions
will
show you how.
11' the shoulcier belt goes in front ofthe child's face or
neck. put
it bchind the child restraint.

6. To tighten the belt, feed the shoulder belt back into the
retractor while
you push down on the child restraint.
7. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure.
If you’re using a
bucket seat, adjust the seat forward until the lap
portion
of the safety belt holds the restraint firmly.
But don’t move it any more than needed to tighten
the lap belt.
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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Power Door Locks (If Equipped)
If your vehicle has power
door locks.
the switch is
located
on the armrest *
Press LOCK to lock all
the doors at once.
To unlock the doors. press the raised area next
to the
key symbol.
On four-door models,
the lever on each rear door works
only that door's lock.
Rear Door Security Lock
With this feature. you can
lock the rear doors so they
can't be opened
from the
inside by passengers.
Move the lock up to lock
the doors and down to
release the door locks.
Leaving Your Vehicle
If you are leaving the vehicle. take your key, open your
door and set the locks
from inside. Then get out and
close
the door.
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