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To unlatch the belt, just push the
button on the buckle. The belt should
go back out of the way.
Before you close the door, be sure the
belt is out of the way. If you slam the
door on it, you can damage both the
belt and your vehicle.
Safety Belt Use During
Pregnancy
Safety belts work for everyone,
including pregnant women. Like
all
occupants, they are more likely to be
seriously injured if they don’t wear
safety belts.
A pregnant woman should wear a lap-
shoulder belt, and the lap portion
should be worn as low as possible
throughout the pregnancy.
The best way to protect the fetus is to
protect the mother. When a safety belt
is worn properly, it’s more likely that
the fetus won’t be hurt in a crash.
For
pregnant women, as for anyone, the key
to malung safety belts effective is
wearing them properly.
Right Front Passenger
Position
The right front passenger’s safety belt
works the same way as the driver’s
safety belt. See
Driver Position, earlier
in- this part.
When the lap portion of the belt is pulled
out all the way, it will lock.
If it does, let
it go back
all the way and start again.
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Rear Seat Passengers
It’s very important for rear seat
passengers to buckle up! Accident
statistics show that unbelted people in
the rear seat are hurt more often in
crashes than those who are wearing
safety belts.
Rear passengers who aren’t safety
belted can be thrown out
of the vehicle
in a crash. And they can strike others in
the vehicle who are wearing safety belts.
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Rear Seat Outside Passenger
Positions
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. 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.
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3. To make the lap part tight, pull down
on the buckle end
of the belt as you
pull up on the shoulder part. The
lap part of the belt should be
worn
.ow and snug on the hips, just touching
;he thighs. In a crash, this applies force
:o the strong pelvic bones. And you’d be
.ess likely to slide under the lap belt.
If
you slid under it, the belt would apply
iorce at your abdomen.
This could
;awe serious
or even fatal injuries. The
shoulder belt should go over the
shoulder and across the chest. These
?arts of the body are best able to tale
2elt restraining forces.
rhe safety belt locks
if there’s a sudden
stop or a crash.
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To unlatch the belt, just push the
button on the buckle.
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Center Passenger Position
Lap Belt
If your vehicle has a rear bench seat,
someone can sit in the center position. 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.
Male 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
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I Child Restraints
Be sure to follow the instructions for
+he restraint. You may find these
atructions on the restraint itself or in
I a booklet, or both. These restraints use
he belt system in your vehicle, but the
hild
also has to be secured within the
estraint 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.
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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 unless the child is an infant
and you’re the only adult in the vehicle.
l In that case, you might want to secure
the restraint in the 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
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when no child is in it.
fop 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 Oldsmobile dealer to
put it in for
you. If you want to install
an anchor yourself, your dealer can tell
you how to do
it.
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Outside Position
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt.
See the earlier section about the top
strap
if the child restraint has one.
1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow
the instructions for the child
restraint.
as the instructions say.
2. Secure the child in the child restraint
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.
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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. 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 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.
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Center Seat Position
When you secure a child restraint in a
center seating position, you’ll be using
the lap belt. But don’t use the rear
center seat, unless the base of the child
restraint is small enough to let you
reach the buclde and latch plate easily.
See the earlier section about the top
strap
if the child restraint has one.
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. Male 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.
as the instructions say.
1. Secure the child in the child restraint
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4. Run the vehicle’s safety belt through
or around the restraint. The child
restraint instructions will show you
how.
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.
5. Buckle the belt. Make sure the
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
?ight Front Seat
tou‘ll be using the lap-shoulder belt.
See the earlier section about the top
strap
if the child restraint has one.
1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow
the instructions for the child
restraint.
as the instructions say.
2. Secure the child in the child restraint
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