GMC SAVANA 1996 Service Manual

Center Passenger Position
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Lap Belt
If your vehicle has rear bench seats, someone can sit in
the center positions. 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.
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To make the belt shorter, pull its free end as shown until
the belt is
snug.
-Buckle, position and release it the same way as the lap
part
of a-lap-shoulder belt. 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.
Children
Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! That includes
infants and all children smaller than adult size. In fact,
the law in every state in the United States and in every
Canadian province says children
up to some age must be
restrained while in
a vehicle.
Smaller Children and Babies (Er--?pt Cargo
Vans with Passenger Air Bags)
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Smaller children and babies should always be
restrained in
a child or infant 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 smalllhat a
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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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Never hold a baby in your arms while riding in a
vehicle.
A baby doesn't weigh much -- until a
crash. During a crash
a baby will become so
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hold it. For example, in a crash
at only 25 mph (40 kmk), 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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Smaller Children and Babies (Cargo Vans
with Passenger Air Bags)
A very young child’s hip bones are so small 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. Smaller children
and babies should always be restrained in a child
restraint. However, infants, who should be
restraihed in
a rear-facing child restraint, cannot
ride safely in this vehicle. The instructions for the
restraint will
say whether it is the right type and
size for your child.
If a forward-facing child
restraint is suitable for your child, be sure the
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child is always properly restrained while riding
in this vehicle.
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Never hold a baby in your arms while riding in a I
vehicle. A baby doesn’t weigh much -- until a
crash. During
a crash a baby will become so
heavy you can’t hold it. For example, in a crash
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at only 25 mph
(40 km/h), a 124b. (5.5 kg) baby
will suddenly become
a 240-lb. (110 kg) force on
your arms. The baby would be almost impossible
to hold.
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 infmt or child
restraint will show
you how to do that.
Where to Put the Restraint (Except Cargo
Vans and Cab and Chassis
Models)
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. If your vehicle has a front passenger
air bag, rzc~wr put a
rear-fxing child restraint
in the front passenger seat. Here’s why:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured
if the right front passenger’s
air bag inflates. This is because the back of a
rear-facing child restraint would be very close to
the inflating
air bag. If your vehicle has a right
front passenger’s air bag, always secure a rear-facing child restraint in
a rear seat.
You may, however, secure
a forward-facing child
restraint in the right front seat. Before you secure
a forward-facing child restraint, always move the
front passenger seat as
far back as it will go. Or,
secure the child restraint
in a rear seat.
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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Where to Put the Restraint (Cargo Vans
and Cab and Chassis
Models)
The child restraint must be secured properly in the
passenger seat.
If your vehicle has a passenger air bag,
never put a rear-facing child restraint in this vehicle.
Here’s w,hy:
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A child in a rearfacing child restraint can be
seriously injured
if the passenger’s air bag
inflates. This is because the back of a rear-facing
child restraint would be
very close to the inflating
air bag.
Do not use a rear-facing child restraint in
this vehicle.
If a forward-facing child restraint is suitable for
your child, always move the passenger seat as far
back as it will go.
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.
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
GM 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 Seat Position
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part
about the top strap
if the child restraint has one.
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2.
3.
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 yehicle’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 all 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.
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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 move freely again and be ready to work for an adult
or larger child passenger.
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Securing a Child Restraint in a
Center Seat Position
You’ll be using the lap belt.
See the earlier part about the top strap
if the child
restraint has one.
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2.
3.
Make the belt as long as possible by tilting the latch
plate and pulling it along the belt.
Put
the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
for
the child restraint. 9
Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions say,
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4. Run the vehicle’s safety belt through or around the
restraint. The child restraint instructions
will show
you how.
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 its free end 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 it isn’t, secure the
restraint
in B 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.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position
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