OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1996 Workshop Manual

4. Separate the halves of the shoulder harness clip. 5. Place the child in the child restraint and put a
shoulder harness strap over each shoulder. Insert
both seat belt latch plates into the buckle and pull up
on them to make sure they are firmly latched.
Be sure that the seat belt buckle is free of foreign
objects that may prevent you from properly latching
the latch plates.
If an object is in the opening, see
your Oldmobile retailer for service before using the
child restraint.
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6. Fasten the two halves of the shoulder harness clip
together and put it two to three inches
(5 to 8 cm)
below the child’s chin. The purpose
of the clip is to
keep the shoulder harness straps positioned correctly on the shoulders.
7. Pull the shoulder harness adjustment strap (grey)
firmly
until the shoulder harness straps are snug
against the child’s shoulders.
8. To release the child from the harness, separate the
halves of the shoulder harness clip. Then push the
red release button in the buckle. Move the shoulder
harness straps to the side and remove the child.
If you expect that the child will sleep while riding, a
U-shaped pillow that supports the child’s chin may be
helpful in providing additional comfort. Such devices may
be found in the child restraint section
of major toy stores
or other stores where children’s accessories
are sold.
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Storing the Built-in Child Restraint
1. Make sure that the crotch strap is held flush to the
child restraint cushion with the fastener strip.
Also be
sure the shoulder harness adjustment strap (grey) is
folded up
in the seat. This will allow the cushion to
fold completely into the seatback. Raise the cushion.
2. Unlatch the child head restraint by pulling the release
strap. Lower the head restraint
and press it firmly into
the seatback until you hear the latch click.
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Using as a Booster Seat
I. Pull the head restraint release strap and raise the
head restraint until
you hear the latch click.
' A CAUTION:
The child head restraint is not for use by an
adult. Use
of this head restraint by an adult could
result in injury in the event
of a collision.
2. Lower the child restraint cushion.
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3. Store the five-point child restraint harness behind
the removable pad. The pad is held
in place by
fastener strips.
4. Place the child on the cushion and fasten the vehicle
lap-shoulder belt around the child.
5. To release the child from the vehicle lap-shoulder
belt, push the red button on the buckle.
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Child Restraints
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.
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 firont
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.
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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.
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Securing a Child Restraint in an Outside Seat Position
There’s a vinyl sleeve there; to get to the bracket, push
this vinyl sleeve aside slightly. Anchor the top strap to
the bracket. 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. 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 the restraint. The child restraint instructions
will show you how.
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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 you ever had to.
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Securing a Child Restraint in the Center Seat Position
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. 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.
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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.
5. 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.
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