OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1993 Owner's Manual

2. Push down on the rear release bar.
The entire seat will tilt forward. 3. Then, mom behind the seat, support
the top portion of the seat with one
hand as you squeeze the front release
bar toward the crossbar. The seat will
release from the floor pins.
Adjusting Rear Seats
Each rear seat can be secured in one of
two sets of floor pins. Move the location
of the rear seats up or back to provide a
little more room behind or in front of a
seat.
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Replacing Rear Bucket Seats
Follow the diagram on the back of the
seats to replace the seats in their proper
location.
The
LEFT ONLY seats fit only in the
left positions. The
RIGHT ONLY seats
fit
only in the right positions. The
CENTER OR LEFT seat fits in the
center position and in either left
position.
To install third row seats, the second
row seats must be tilted forward
or
removed.
Don't
try to place the seats in backward,
because
they won't latch that way.
1. With the entire seat tilted forward,
place the front hooks of the seat latch
onto the front floor pins.
2. Firmly press the rear hooks onto the
rear floor pins. The seat should lock
into position.
3. Lift the upper lever and pull up on
the seatback until it locks upright.
4. Push and pull on the seat to check
that it is locked.
5. Check to see that you have put the
seats into the proper location,
according to the label on each seat.
If
not, the seats may not latch properly,
and your passengers may not have the
proper safety belt.
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Safety Belts:
They’re For Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to
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me things you should not do with
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Don’t let anyone ride where
they can’t wear a safety belt
properly. If you are in a crash and
you’re not wearing a safety belt,
your injuries can be
much worse.
You can hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it. You
can be seriously injured or lulled.
In the same crash, you might not
be if you are buckled up. Always
fasten your safety belt, and check
that your passengers’ belts are
fastened properly too.
rhis figure lights up when you turn the
Ley to
Run or Start when your safety
belt isn’t buckled, and you’ll hear a
chime, too. It’s the reminder to buckle
up.
In many states and Canadian
provinces, the law says to wear safety
belts. Here’s why:
They work.
You never know if you’ll be in a crash.
If you do have a crash, you don’t know
if it will be a bad one.
A few crashes
are very mild. In them,
you won’t get hurt even
if you’re not
buckled up. And some crashes can be
so
serious, like being hit by a train, that
even buckled up a person wouldn’t survive. But most crashes are in
between.
In many of them, people who
buckle up can survive and sometimes
walk away. Without belts they could be
badly hurt or killed.
After
25 years of safety belts in vehicles,
the facts are clear. In most crashes
buckling up does matter.
. . a lot!
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Why Safety Beits Work
When you ride in or on anything, you
go as fast as it goes.
2. When the bike hits the block, it
stops. But the child keeps going! 3. Take the simplest “car.” Suppose
it’s just a seat
on wheels.
1. For example, if the bike is going
10 mph (16 km/h), so is the child.
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6. The person keeps going until stopped by something.
In a real vehicle, it could be the
windshield.
. .
4. Put someone on it. 5. Get it up to speed. Then stop the "car." The rider doesn't stop.
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With safety belts, you slow down as the
vehicle does. You get more time to stop.
You stop over more distance, and your
strongest bones take the forces. That's
why safety belts make such
good sense.
7. or the instrument panel. . . I 8. or the safety belts!
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Here Are Questions Many People
Ask About Satiety Belts-
and the Answers
Q: Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle
after an accident if
I’m wearing a
safety belt?
wearing a safety belt or not. But you
can easily unbuckle a safety belt,
even
if you’re upside down. And
your chance of being conscious
during and after an accident,
so you
can unbuckle and get out, is much
greater if you are belted.
A: You could be-whether you’re
Q: Why don’t they just put in air
bags
so people won’t have to wear
safety belts?
Inflatable Restraint systems, are in
some vehicles today and will be in
more of them in the future. But they
are supplemental systems only-so
they work
with safety belts, not
instead of them. Every “air bag”
system ever offered for sale has
required the use of safety belts. Even
if you’re in a vehicle that has “air
bags,” you still have to buckle up to
get the most protection. That’s true
not only in frontal collisions, but
especially in side and other
collisions.
A: “Air bags,” or Supplemental
Q: If I’m a good driver, and I never
drive far from home, why should I
wear safety belts?
if you’re in an accident-even one
that isn’t your fault-you and your
passengers can be hurt. Being a good driver doesn’t protect you from
things beyond your control, such as
bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within
25 miles
(40 km) of home. And the greatest
number of serious injuries and deaths
occur at speeds of less than
40 mph
(65 Wh).
Safety belts are for everyone.
A: You may be an excellent driver, but
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Safety Belt Reminder light
When the key is turned to Run or Start,
a light will come on for about eight
seconds to remind people
to fasten their
safety belts. Unless the driver’s safety
belt is buckled, a chime will also sound.
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly-Adults
This section is only for people of adult
size.
.I There are special things to
know about safety belts and
children. And there are different
rules for babies and smaller
children. If a child will be riding
in your Oldsmobile, see the Index
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under Children and Safety Belts.
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 section describes the driver’s
restraint system.
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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 (to see how, see the
Index under Seat Controls) so you
can sit up straight.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the
belt across you. Don't let
it get
twisted.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle
until it clicks.
If the belt stops before it reaches the
buckle, tilt the latch plate and keep
pulling until you can buckle the belt.
If the belt isn't long enough, see the
Index under Safety Belt Extender.
Make sure the release button on the
buckle faces upward or outward
so
you would be able to unbuckle it
quickly if you ever had to.
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5. To make the lap part tight, pun down
on the buckle end of the belt as you
pull up
on the shoulder belt. 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
Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It
won’t give nearly as much protection
this way.
shoulder and across the chest. These
parts of the body are best able
to take
belt restraining forces. 1 I
The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden
stop or a crash.
You can be seriously hurt if
your shoulder belt
is too
loose. In a crash, you wouId move
forward too much, which could
increase injury. The shoulder belt
should
fit against your body.
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apshoulder Belt (WNX)
2: What’s wrong with this?
\: The belt is buckled in the wrong
place.
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You can be seriously injured if
your belt is buckled in the
wrong place like this. In a crash,
the belt would go up over your
abdomen. The belt forces would
be there, not at the pelvic bones.
This could cause serious internal
injuries. Always buckle your belt
into the buckle nearest you.
Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The belt is over an armrest.
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You can be seriously injured if
your belt goes over an armrest
like this. The belt would be much
too high. In
a crash, you can slide
under the belt. The belt force
would then be applied at the
abdomen, not at the pelvic bones,
and that could cause serious or
fatal injuries. Be sure the belt goes
under the armrests.
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Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The shoulder belt is worn under the
arm. It should be worn over the
shoulder at all times.
You can be seriously injured if
you wear the shoulder belt
under your arm. In a crash, your
body would move too far forward,
which would increase the chance
of head and neck injury. Also, the
belt would apply too much force to
the ribs, which aren’t as strong as
shoulder bones. You could
also
severely injure internal organs like
your liver or spleen.
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