child restraint OLDSMOBILE AURORA 1995 Owners Manual

How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Adults
This part 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 Aurora, see the part of this manual 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.
Driver Position
This part describes the driver’s restraint system.
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. The shoulder portion
of the belt has an energy management loop. It is
designed to open and help protect you in certain crashes.
If
it opens, you will see a label on the safety belt that
says to replace the belt. Be sure to do
so. If you don’t,
the safety belt won’t work properly and won’t protect
you
in another crash. For more information on replacing
safety belts after a crash, see “Replacing Safety Belts”
in
the Index.
Here’s how to wear the lap-shoulder belt properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see “Seats” in the Index)
so you can sit up straight.
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Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults
Rear shoulder belt comfort guides 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.
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 guides 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.
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.
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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 recolnmend 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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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 Aurora retailer to put
it in for you. If you want to
install an anchor yourself, your retailer can tell you how
to do it.
For cars first sold
in Canada, child restraints with a top
strap must be anchored according
to Canadian Law.
Your retailer can obtain the hardware
kit and install it
for you, or you may install it yourself using the
instructions provided
in the kit.
Use the tether hardware kit available from the retailer.
The hardware and installation instructions were
specifically designed for this vehicle.
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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. Tilt the latch plate to ad-just the
belt
if needed.
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 eves had to.
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5. To tighten the belt, pull up on the shoulder belt while
you push down on the child restraint.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Center
Rear Seat Position
You'll be using the lap belt:
See the earlier part about
the top strap if the child
restraint has one.
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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1. Make the belt as long as possible by tilting the latch
plate and pulling it along the belt. 4. Run the vehicle’s safety belt through or around the
restraint. The child restraint instructions will show
you how.
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.
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.
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7. Push and pull the child restraint in different
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.
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:
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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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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.
If the shoulder belt goes in front of the child’s face or
neck, put it behind the child restraint.
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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6. Pull the rest of the lap belt all the way out of the
retractor to set the lock.
7. To tighten the belt, feed the lap belt back into the
retractor while you push down on the child restraint.
8. 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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