belt Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 1994 s User Guide

I Right Front Pasertger
Position
The right front passenger’s safety belt
works the same way,% the driver’s
safety belt. See
Driver Position, earlier
.n this part. Adjust
the seat (to see
how, see Seat
Controls .in the Index) so you can sit up
straight. Move your seat far enough
forward that your feet touch the part of
the car that
is called the “toeboard”
(A). That,way you’d be less likely to
slide u:nder the lap belt in a crash.

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Center Passenger Position
lap Belt
[f your vehicle has a 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. 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.

Rear Seat Passengers
(2-DOOR OLDSMOBILES)
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. Rear Seat Outside Passenger
Posifions
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The positions next to the windows have
lap-shoulder belts. Here’s how to wear
one properlv.
. Pick up the latch plate and pull the
belt across you. Don’t let it get
twisted.
until it clicks.
I. Push the latch plate into the buckle
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If the belt stops before it reaches the
buckle, tilt the latch plate and keep
pulling until you can buckle it.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure
it is secure.
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.
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
low and snug on the hips, just touching
the thighs. In a crash, this applies force
to the strong pelvic bones. And you’d be
less likely to slide under the lap belt. If
you slid under it, the belt would apply
force at your abdomen. This could
cause serious or even fatal injuries. The
shoulder belt should go over the
shoulder and across the chest. These
parts of the body are best able to take
belt restraining forces.
The 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.
4.Rear Seat Passengers
(4-DOOR OLDSMOBILES)
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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Pear Seat Outside Passenger
Dositions
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The positions next to the windows have
ap-shoulder belts. Here’s how to wear
me properly.
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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
BeZt 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.
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
JOU slid under it, the belt would apply
iorce at your abdomen. This could cause
;erious or even fatal injuries. The
;houlder belt should go over the
;houlder and across the chest. These
?arts
of the body are best able to take
lelt restraining forces.
The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden
;top or a crash.

To unlatch the belt, just push the button
on the buckle.

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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.
3. Be sure that the belt is not twisted
and it lies flat. The elastic cord must
be under the belt and the guide on
top. 4. Buckle the belt around the child, and
make sure that both the lap belt and
the shoulder belt are secured
properly. Make sure that the shoulder
belt crosses the shoulder. See
Safety
Belts, Rear Seat Passengers
in the
Index.
To remove and store the comfort
guides, just perform these steps in
reverse order. Squeeze the belt edges
together
so you can take them out from
the guides. Pull the guide upward to
expose its storage clip, and then slide
the guide onto the clip. Rotate the guide
and clip inward and in between the
seatback and the interior body, leaving
only the loop
of elastic cord exposed.

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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
tu 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 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.
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
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 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.
For cars first sold in Canada, child
restraints with a. top strap must be
anchored according to Canadian Law.
Your dealer 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 dealer. The hardware and
installation instructions were
specifically designed for this vehicle.

Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Outside Position’- 2-Door
Oldstnobiles
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.
2. Secure the child in the child restrain1
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 will show you how. Tilt the
latch plate
to adjust 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 your ever had to.
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