ECU Oldsmobile Bravada 2003 Owner's Manuals

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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Front Seats ...................................................... 1-2
Power Seats
.............................................. 1.2
Power Lumbar
........................................... 1-2
Heated Seats
................................................. 1-3
Power Reclining Seatbacks
.............................. 1-4
Head Restraints
............................................. 1-5
Rear Seats ....................................................... 1-6
Rear Seat Operation
....................................... 1-6
Safety Belts ..................................................... 1-8
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
................. 1-8
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts
...... 1-12
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
................. 1-13
Driver Position
.............................................. 1-1 3
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
............... 1-20
Right Front Passenger Position
.................... 1-21
Rear Seat Passengers
.................................. 1-21
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides
for
Children and Small Adults .......................... 1-24
Safety Belt Extender
..................................... 1-26
Child Restraints ............................................. 1-27
Older Children
.............................................. 1-27
Infants and Young Children
............................ 1-29
Child Restraint Systems
................................. 1-32 Where
to Put the Restraint
............................. 1.35
Top Strap
.................................................... 1-36
Top Strap Anchor Location
............................. 1-37
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System)
....................... 1-38
Securing a Child Restraint Designed
for the LATCH System
............................... 1-40
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Seat Position
................................ 1-40
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position
.................................... 1-42
Center Seat Position
..................................... 1-45
Air Bag Systems ............................................ 1-46
Where Are the Air Bags?
............................ 1-49
When Should an Air Bag Inflate?
... ...... 1-51
What Makes an Air Bag Inflate?
..................... 1-52
How Does an Air Bag Restrain?
..................... 1-52
What Will
You See After an Air Bag Inflates? ... 1-53
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
......... 1-55
Restraint System Check .................................. 1-56
Checking Your Restraint Systems
................... 1-56
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash
............................................ 1-56
1-1

Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here’s how to wear it
properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat so you can sit up straight. To see
how, see “Seats” in the Index.
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 on page 1-26.
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. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Don’t let it get twisted.
5. To make the lap part tight, pull up on the
shoulder belt.
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Lap-Shoulder Belt
All rear seating positions have lap-shoulder belts. Here’s
how to wear one properly. 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 on page 1-26.
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.
1. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
Don’t let
it get twisted.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure.
3. To make the lap part tight, pull up on the
shoulder part.
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People should never hold a baby in their arms
while riding
in a vehicle. A baby doesn't weigh
much
-- until a crash. During a crash a baby
will become
so heavy it is not possible to hold
CAUTION: (Continued)
it. r'or example, in a crash at only ~5 mph
(40 km/h), a 12-lb.
(5.5 kg) baby will suddenly
become a 240-lb. (110 kg) force on a person's
arms.
A baby should be secured in an
appropriate restraint.
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Children who are up against, or very close to,
any air bag when
it inflates can be seriously
injured or killed. Air bags plus lap-shoulder
belts offer outstanding protection for adults
and older children, but not for young children
and infants. Neither the vehicle’s safety belt
system nor its air bag system
is designed for
them. Young children and infants need the
protection that a child restraint system can
provide.
Q: What are the different types of add-on child
restraints?
A: Add-on child restraints, which are purchased by the
vehicle’s owner, are available in four basic types.
Selection of a particular restraint should take
into consideration not only the child’s weight, height,
and age but also whether or not the restraint will
be compatible with the motor vehicle
in which it will
be used. For most
basic types
of child restraints, there are
many different models available. When purchasing a
child restraint, be sure it is designed to be used
in a motor vehicle.
if it is, the restraint will have a
label saying that it meets federal motor vehicle
safety standards.
The restraint manufacturer’s instructions that come with the restraint state the weight and height
limitations for a particular child restraint. In addition,
there are many kinds of restraints available for
children with special needs.
Newborn infants need complete sum ort,
~ including support for the head and neck. This is necessary because
a newborn infant’s neck
is weak and its head weighs
so much
compared with the rest of its body. In a crash,
an infant in
a rear-facing seat settles into the
restraint,
so the crash forces can be
distributed across the strongest part of an infant’s body, the back and shoulders. Infants
always should be secured in appropriate infant restraints.
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Child Restraint Systems
The body structure of a young child is quite
unlike that of an adult or older child, for whom
the safety belts are designed.
A young child’s
hip bones are still so small that the vehicle’s
regular safety belt may not remain low on the
hip bones,
as it should. Instead, it may settle
up around the child’s abdomen.
In a crash, the
belt would apply force on
a body area that’s
unprotected by any bony structure. This alone
could cause serious or fatal injuries. Young children always should be secured in
appropriate child restraints.
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An infant car bed (A), a special bed made for use in a
motor vehicle, is an infant restraint system designed
to restrain or position a child
on a continuous flat
surface. Make sure that the infant’s head rests toward
the center of the vehicle.
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A booster seat (F-G) is a child restraint designed to
improve the fit of the vehicle’s safety belt system. Some
booster seats have a shoulder belt positioner, and
some high-back booster seats have a five-point harness.
A booster seat can also help a child to see out the window.
Q: How do child restraints work?
A: A child restraint system is any device designed for
use in a motor vehicle to restrain, seat, or position
children. A built-in child restraint system is a
permanent part of the motor vehicle. An add-on
child restraint system is a portable one, which
is purchased by the vehicle’s owner.
For many years, add-on child restraints have used
the adult belt system in the vehicle. To help
reduce the chance of injury, the child also has
to be
secured within the restraint. The vehicle’s belt
system secures the add-on child restraint in the
vehicle, and the add-on child restraint’s harness
system holds the child in place within the restraint.
One system, the three-point harness, has straps that
come down over each of the infant’s shoulders and
buckle together at the crotch. The five-point harness
system has two shoulder straps, two hip straps and a
crotch strap. A shield may take the place of hip
straps. A T-shaped shield has shoulder straps that
are attached
to a flat pad which rests low against the
child’s body. A shelf- or armrest-type shield has
straps that are attached
to a wide, shelf-like shield
that swings up or
to the side.
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When choosing a child restraint, 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. When securing an add-on child restraint, refer
to the instructions that come with the restraint which may
be on the restraint itself or in a booklet, or both, and
to this manual. The child restraint instructions are
important,
so if they are not available, obtain a
replacement copy from the manufacturer.
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,
therefore, recommend that child restraints be secured
in a rear outside seat position including an infant
riding in a rear-facing infant seat, a child riding in a
fonvard-facing child seat and an older child riding in a
booster seat.
Never put a rear-facing child restraint
in the front passenger seat. Here's why:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the right front
passenger's air bag inflates. This
is because
the back of the rear-facing child restraint
would be very close to the inflating air bag.
Always secure a rear-facing child restraint in
a
rear seat outside position.
You may secure a forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat, but before you
do, always move the front passenger seat as
far back as
it will go. It's better to secure the
child restraint
in a rear seat outside position.
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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Anchor the top strap to one of the following anchor
points. Be sure
to use an anchor point located on the
same side of the vehicle
as the seating position
where the child restraint will be placed.
Raise the head restraint and route the top strap under
it. See
Head Restraints on page 1-5.
Top Strap Anchor Location
Once you have the top strap anchored, you’ll be ready
to secure the child restraint itself. Tighten the top
strap when and as the child restraint manufacturer’s
instructions say.
Anchor brackets for the rear seat positions are located
on the
floor in the cargo area of your vehicle. Do
not use the rear tie-down brackets near the liftgate for
top strap tethers.
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