ECU OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1995 Owners Manual

3. From 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 location has two sets of floor pins. Seats
equipped with the built-in child restraint option must be secured in the rear set of floor pins. Seats that don't have
the built-in child restraint option can be secured in either
set of
floor pins. Move the position of these 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 CAUTION
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SECURELY LATCH SEAT IN mnoN TO HELP AVOID PERSONAL INJURY.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
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.
Don’t
try to place the seats in backward, because they
won’t latch that way.
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5. To make the lap part tight, pull down on the buckle
end of the belt as
you pull up on the shoulder belt.
If the belt stops before it reaches the buckle, tilt the
latch plate and keep pulling until you can buckle the
belt.
Pull
up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure.
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.
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1. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Don’t let
it get twisted.
The shoulder belt may lock if you pull
the belt across
you very quickly.
If this happens, let the belt go back
slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt across you
more slowly.
2. 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 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.
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Center Passenger Position
Lap Belt
Someone can sit in the center position bucket seat. When
you sit in the center position bucket seat, you
have
a lap safety belt which has a retractor.
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Pick up the latch plate and, in a single motion, pull
the belt across
you. Don’t let it get twisted.
Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. If
the belt stops before it reaches the buckle, let it go
back into the retractor all the way and start again.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure.
Feed the lap belt into the retractor to tighten it.
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4. 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.
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The center position bucket seat is a CENTER OR LEFT
type seat. Because it is the only bucket seat with a lap
belt, and has a buckle
on only one side, there are certain
places a CENTER
OR LEFT type bucket seat should,
and should not, be used. See “Seats” in the Index. If the
CENTER OR LEFT bucket seat is used on the left side
of the vehicle, the person sitting there should use the
lap-shoulder belt. It works the same
way as the driver’s
safety belt. See “Driver Position” in the Index.
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Child Restraints Top Strap
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 Restraidt
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. If
your child restraint has a top strap, it should be anchored.
Anchor brackets for the second row outside positions
are located just above the place where the third row
lap-shoulder belts meet the floor. There’s a vinyl sleeve
there; to get to the bracket, push this vinyl sleeve aside
slightly. Anchor the top strap to the bracket.
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If you need to have an anchor bracket installed for any
additional passenger seat position, you can ask your
Oldsmobile retailer to put it in for you.
If you want to
install
an anchor bracket yourself, your retailer can tell
you
how to do it.
Once you have the top strap anchored, you’ll be ready to
secure the child restraint itself.
Securing a Child Restraint in an 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
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the restraint. The child restraint instructions 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 fdce 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 ever had to.
5. To tighten the belt, pull up on the shoulder belt while
you push down on the child restraint.
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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Securing a Child Restraint in the Center
Seat Position
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You’ll be using the lap 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. Pull the lap belt all the way out without stopping.
4. While holding it out, run the belt through or around
the child restraint. The child restraint instructions
will show you how.
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