child restraint GMC SAVANA 1996 User Guide

7. To tighten the belt, feed the shoulder belt back
into the retractor while you push down on the
child restraint.
8. 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. The safety belt
will move freely again and be ready to work for an adult
or larger child passenger. directions to be sure it
is secure.
Larger Children
Children who have outgrown child restraints should
wear the vehicle’s safety belts.
If you have the choice, a child should sit next to a
window
so the child can wear a lap-shoulder belt and
get the additional restraint a shoulder belt can provide.
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Accident statistics show that children are safer if they
are restrained
in the rear seat. But they need to use the
safety belts properly.
0 Children who aren’t buckled up can be thrown out in
a crash.
0 Children who aren’t buckled up can strike other
people who are. Never
do this.
Here two children are wearing the same belt. The
belt can’t properly spread the impact forces. In
a
crash, the two children can be crushed together
and seriously injured.
A belt must be used by
only one person at a time.
What if
a child is wearing a lap-shoulder belt,
but the child is
so small that the shoulder belt is
very close to the child’s face or neck?
A: Move the child toward the center of the vehicle, but
be sure that the shoulder belt still is on
the child’s
shoulder,
so that in a crash the child’s upper body
would have the restraint that belts provide.
If the
child is
so small that the shoulder belt is still very
close to
the child’s face or neck, you might want to
place the child in a seat that has a lap belt, if your
vehicle
has one.
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The CertificatiodTire label also tells you the maximum
weights for the front and rear axles, called Gross Axle
Weight Rating (GAWR).
To fine out the actual loads
on your front and rear axles, you need
to go to a weigh
station and weigh your vehicle. Your dealer can help
you with this.
Be sure to spread out your load equally
on both sides of the centerline.
Never exceed the GVWR for your vehicle,
or the
GAWR for either the front or rear axle.
And, if
you do have a heavy load, you should spread
it
out.
Do not load your vehicle any heavier than
the
GVWR, or either the maximum front or
rear
GAWR. If you do, parts on your vehicle
can break, or it can change the way your
vehicle handles. These could cause you to lose
control. Also, overloading can shorten the life Things
you put inside your vehicle can strike
and injure people in a sudden stop or turn,
or
in a crash.
0 Put things in the cargo area of your vehicle.
Try to spread the weight evenly.
Never stack heavier things, like suitcases,
inside the vehicle
so that some of them are
above the tops of the seats.
Don’t leave an unsecured child restraint in
your vehicle.
When you carry something inside the
vehicle, secure it whenever you can.
Don’t leave a seat folded down unless you
need
to.
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Brake Adjustment
.................................. 6-29
Fluid
....................................... 6-27
Master Cylinder
.............................. 6-27
Parking
..................................... 2-20
PedalTravel
................................. 6-29
Replacing System Parts
........................ 6-30
System Warning Light
......................... 2-48
T~ailer
...................................... 4-3_3
Tmwnission Shift Interlock Check
............... 7-45
Wear
....................................... 6-28
Brakes
. Anti-Lock ............................... 4-6
Braking
........................................ 4-5
Braking
in Emergencies ........................... 4-8
Break-In, New Vehicle
.......................... 2- 13
Brightness Control
.............................. 2-36
BTSICheck
.................................... 7-45
Bulb Replacemenr
.............................. 6-3 1
Canadian Roadside Assistance .................... 8-6
Capacities and Specifications
...................... 6-65
Carbon Monoxide
.................... 2-25.4-25.4-34
Cassette Deck Service
........................... 7-44
Cassette Tape Player
....................... 3- 1 1 ? 3- 13
Cassette Tape Player Care ........................ 3-28
Center High-Mounted Stoplamp
................... 2-56
Center Passenger Position
........................ 1-33
Center Rear Passenger Position .................... 1-33
Certification Label .............................. 4-26
Certification/Tire Label
.......................... 4-26
Chains: Safety ................................. 4-33 Chains
. Tire ................................... 6-50
Changing
a Flat Tire ............................. 5-20
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-48
Chemical Paint Spotting
.......................... 6-58
Child Restraints
................................ 1-37
Securing
in a Rear Outside Seat Position ........... 1-39
Securing
in the Center Front Seat Position ......... 1-41
Securing
in the Center Rear Seat Position .......... 1-41
Securing
in the Center Seat Position .............. 1-41
Securing in the Passenger Seat Position ........... 1-42
Securing
in the Right Front Seat Position .......... 1-42
TOP Strap
................................... 1-38
Where to Put
........................... 1-37. 1-38
Circuit Breakers and Fuses ....................... 6-62
Cleaner.Air
................................... 6-15
Cleaning Alumtnum Wheels
............................ 6-57
Fabric
...................................... 6-51
Glass ....................................... 6-54
Inside
of' Your GM ............................ 6-51
Instrument Panel ............................. 6-54
Leather
..................................... 6-53
Outside
of Your GM ........................... 6-55
Special Problems
............................. 6-52
Stains
...................................... 6-52
Tim ....................................... 6-57
Vinyl ....................................... 6-53
Wheels
..................................... 6-57
Windshield and Wiper Blades
................... 6-55
Climate Conlrol. Standard ......................... 3-1
Cigarette Lighter ............................... 2-42
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Parking AtNight
.................................... 2-12
Brake
...................................... 2-20
Brake Mechanism Check
....................... 7-46
Lots
....................................... 2-12
Over Things That Burn
........................ 2-24
With
a Tra~ler ................................ 4-36
Passenger Position
.............................. 1-29
Passenger Temperature Control
..................... 3-5
Passing ....................................... 4-11
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
.................. 7-47
Power
Antenna
Mast Care ............................ 3-29
Option Fuses
................................ 6-61
Remote Control Mirror
........................ 2-39
Seat
......................................... 1-2
Steering
..................................... 4-8
Steering Fluid
................................ 6-24
Windows ................................... 2-26
Power Seat
Pregnancy. Use of Safety Belts
.................... 1-29
Problems on the Road
............................ 5-1
Publications. Service and Owner .................... 8-9
DoorLocks
................................... 2-3
Radiator
..................................... 5- I6
Radiator Pressure Cap ........................... 6-23
Radio Reception
................................ 3-26
Radios
......................... 3.9.3.11.3.13. 3.19
Rain. Driving
In ................................ 4- I5
Reading Lamps ................................ 2-38 Rear
Axle
....................................... 6-19
Door Security
Locks ........................... 2-4
Outside Seat Position
.......................... 1-30
Storage ..................................... 2-41
Towing
...................................... 5-9
Window Defogger
............................. 3-8
Rearview Mirror ................................ 2-39
Recovery Tank. Coolant
.......................... 5-13
Refrigerants. Air Conditioning .................... 6-68
Remote Compact Disc Player
..................... 3-17
Removing the Rear Seat
........................... 1-6
Replacement Seatpassengers
.............................. 1-29
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-3
Bdbs ...................................... 6-69
Parts
....................................... 6-65
Wheel
...................................... 6-48
Replacing Safety Belts
........................... 1-48
Replacing the Rear Seat
........................... 1-7
Reporting Safety Defects
.......................... 8-8
Restraints Checking
................................... 1-48
Child
....................................... 1-37
Head ........................................ 1-5
Replacing Parts After a Crash ................... 1-48
Systemcheck ................................ 7-44
Reverse. Automatic Transmission
.................. 2-18
Right Front Passenger Position
.................... 1-29
Roadside Assistance
.............................. 8-4
Roadside Assistance. Canadian
..................... 8-6
Rocking Your Vehicle
........................... 5-36
Rotation. Tires
................................. 6-43
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Safety Belt Extender ............................ 1-48
Safety Belts
.................................... 1-8
Adults ....................................... 1-13
Care ....................................... 6-54
Center Passenger Position ...................... 1-33
Center Rear Passenger Position .................. 1-33
Children
.................................... 1-34
Driver Position ............................... 1 - I3
Extender
.................................... 1-48
How to Wear Properly ......................... 1 - I3
Incorrect Usage .................... 1 - I6 . 1-46. 1-47
Lap-Shoulder ........................... 1 - 13, 1-30
Larger Children .............................. 1-45
Passenger Position ............................ 1-29
Questions and Answers
........................ 1 - 12
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions ............ 1-30
Rear Seat Passengers
.......................... 1-30
Reminder LiFht .......................... 1-8, 2-46
Replacing Atter a Crash ........................ 1-48
Right Front Passenger Position .................. 1-29
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster
................... 1 - IS
Smaller Children and Babies ............... 1-34 . 1-36
Use During Pregnancy
......................... 1-29
WhyThey Work
............................... 1-9
Safety Chains .................................. 4-33
Safety Defects, Reporting
......................... 8-8
Safety Warnings and Symbols ....................... 111
Scheduled Maintenance Services .................... 7-3
Seatback
Seats LapBelt
.................................... 1-33
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Reclining
Front ............................... 1-3
ManualFront
................................. 1-1
Power ....................................... 1-2
Rear ........................................ 1-5
Restraint Systems ..............................
Second Gear. Automatic Transmission .............. 2-19
Service ........................................Fi -1
Bulletins. Ordering ............................. 8-9
Engine Soon Light
............................ 2-50
Manuals, Orderlng ............................. 8-9
Parts Identification Label ....................... 6-60
Publications. Ordering .......................... 8-9
Work. Doing Your Own ......................... 6-1
Service and Appearance Care ...................... 6-1
Service and Owner Publications .................... 8-9
Service Publications
.............................. 8-9
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped GM .............. 1-27
Sheet Metal Darnage ............................ 6-57
Shift Lever ............................... 2- 17, 2-21
Shifting
Automatic Transmission
....................... 2-17
Into Park (P) ................................. 2-21
Out of Park
.................................. 2-23
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster ..................... 1-15
Sidemarker Lamp Bulb Repl'acement ............... 6-35
Signaling Turns
................................ 2-30
Specifications and Capacities ...................... 6-65
Speech Impaired, Customer Assistance ............... 8-3
Speedometer
................................... 2-45
Stains
. Cleaning ................................ 6-53
Starter Switch Check ............................ 7-45
Starting Your Engine
............................ 2-14
Steam ........................................ 5-10
SIR .......................................... 1-21
Skidding ...................................... 4-12
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