ECU OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE 1996 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.
'ting 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 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
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CAUTION-
TO HELP AVOID PERSONAL INJURY.
SECURELY LATCH SEAT IN LocATlON SHOWN. SEE OWNERS MANUAL FOR 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.
A seat that isn’t locked into place properly can
move around in
a collision or sudden stop. People
in the vehicle could be injured. Be sure to lock
the seat into place properly when installing it.

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. Push and pull on the seat to check that it is locked.
4. Lift the upper lever and pull up on the seatback until
it locks upright. Push and pull on the seatback to be
sure that it is locked.
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3. 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.
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.
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.
If the belt stops before it reaches the buckle, tilt the latch
plate and keep pulling until you can buckle it.
The shoulder belt may lock if you
pull the belt across Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure.
You very quickly* If this let the go back If the belt is not long enough, see “Safety Belt
slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt
across you
more slowly. Extender” at
the end of this section. Make sure the
release button on the buckle is positioned
so you would
2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
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.
1. Pick up the latch plate and, in a single motion, pull
the belt across you. Don’t let it get twisted.
2. 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.
3. 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.
rnoz TO HELP AVOID PERSONAL INJURY,
SECURELY LATCH SEAT IN LOCATlON SHOWN. SEE OWNERS MANUAL FOR
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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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A CAUTION:
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Never hold a baby in your arms while riding in a
vehicle. A baby doesn’t weigh much -- until a
crash. During a crash a baby will become so
heavy you can’t hold it. For example, in a crash
CAUTION: (Continued) at
only
25 mph (40 km/h), a 12-1b. (5.5 kg) baby
will suddenly become
a 2404b. (110 kg) force on
your arms. The baby would be almost impossible
to hold.
Secure the baby in an infant restraint.
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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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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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