ECU PONTIAC GRAND-AM 1993 Owners Manual

Seats & Safety 6elts
Easy-Entry Seat (CONT.)
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If an easy-entry right fronl
seat isn’t locked,
it can move.
In a sudden stop or crash, the
person sitting there could be
injured. After you’ve used it, be
sure to push rearward
on an easy-
entry seat
to be sure it is locked.
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To get out, again tilt the seatback fully
forward.
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Split Fold-Down Rear Seat
(OPTION)
To Open:
Pull forward on the seat tab.
To Close:
Push the seatback up to its original
position.
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Push the seatback solidly up against the
back plate to ensure inertial latch will
hook and lock securely during sudden
stops.
Safety Belts:
They’re For Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to
use safety belts properly. It also tells you
some things you should not do with
safety belts.
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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 the
Index under Safety Belts.
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To remove and store the comfort guides,
just perform these steps in reverse order.
Squeeze the belt edges together
so that
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 seat back and
the interior body, leaving
only the loop
of elastic cord exposed.
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Smaller Children and Babies
(CONT.)
(Continued)
& Secure the baby in an infant
restraint.
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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 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 front seat where you can
keep an
eye on the baby.
Wherever you install it, be sure to
secure the child restraint properly.
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I 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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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 Pontiac dealer to put it
in for you. If you want to install an
anchor yourself, your dealer can tell you
how
to do it.
Vehicles first sold in Canada have child
restraint anchor bracket hardware in the
glove box, along with instructions for
installing it. This should be used only
with a child restraint, and
only to secure
a child restraint at a rear seating
position. Additional anchor brackets for
child restraints at the rear seating
positions are available at Pontiac
dealerships in Canada.
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Outside Position
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 restraint
as the instructions say.
3. Pull out the vehicle’s safety belt and
run the lap part through or around
the restraint. The child restraint
instructions will show you how.
Tilt the latch plate to adjust the belt if
needed.
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Seats & Safety 6elts
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Outside Position (CONK:)
See if the shoulder belt would go in
front of the child's face or neck. If
so, put it behind the child restraint.
4. Buckle the belt. Make sure the
release button faces upward or
outward,
so you'll be able to un-
buckle it quickly if you ever need 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
When you secure a child restraint in the
center seating position, you'll be using
the lap belt. See the earlier section
about the top strap if the child restraint
has one.
1 . Make the belt as long as possible by
tilting the latch plate and pulling it
along the belt.
2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow
the instructions for the child
restraint.
as the instructions say.
3. Secure the child in the child restraint
4. Run the vehicle's safety belt through
or around the restraint.
The child
restraint instructions will show you
how.
release button faces upward or out-
ward,
so you'll be able to unbuckle it
quickly if
you ever need to.
5. Buckle the belt. Make sure the
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Securing a Child Restraint in fhe
Center Seaf Posifion
(CONI)
6. To tighten the belt, pull its free end
while you push down on the child
restraint.
7. Push and pull the child restraint in
different directions to be sure it is
secure. If the child restraint isn’t
secure, turn the latch plate over and
buckle it again. Then see if it is
secure. If it isn’t, secure the restraint
in a different place in the vehicle and
contact the child restraint maker for
their advice.
To remove the child restraint, just
unbuckle the vehicle’s safety belt. It will
be ready to work for
an adult or larger
child passenger.
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Securing a Child Resfrainf in the
Right Fmnf Seaf
To use a child restraint here, you will
need a special infantkhild seat attaching
belt and the hardware that goes with it.
See the earlier section about the top
strap if the child restraint has one. Your
dealer can get these and install the
hardware for you. It’s free. The special
belt is
GM Part No. 12340286. Your
dealer can find the correct hardware in
the accessory section of the
GM Parts
Catalog.
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- infadchild seat attaching
hardware in mother vehicle, If you
do, it may not work well and the
child rnay not be protected
properly in a crash. The special
hardware is for your vehicle only.
Also, don't use the special belt for
anything but securing a chdd
restraint in the right front seat. If
an adult or older child uses it, the
belt won't provide protection and
may even increase injury in a crash. I
Once the special hardware is installed,
please follow the instructions with it,
and these steps:
1. Unbuckle the automatic lap-shoulder
belt by pushing the button
on the
buckle.
It will stay on the door, ready to be
rebuckled for use by adults or older
children.
2. Snap one hook of the infantkhild seat
attaching belt near the floor at the
door side
of the seat.
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Seats & Safety 6elts
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat
(CONT.)
3. Put the belt’s special latch plate into
the vehicle’s safety belt buckle.
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4. You can make the belt longer by 8. Put the hook on the free end through
tilting the buckle and pulling it along the slot
in the latch plate.
the belt.
the instructions for the child
restraint.
6. Secure the child in the child restraint
as the instructions say.
7. Run the belt through or around the
child restraint. The child restraint
instructions will show you how.
5. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow
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9. To make it tight, pull the belt while
you push
down on the child
restraint. If the belt won’t
stay tight,
switch it end for end.
IO. Push and pull the child restraint in
different directions
to be sure it is
secure.
To Remove the InfantKhild Seat
Restraint:
1. Push the button on the safety belt
buckle
and remove the special latch
plate. Leave the latch plate
on the
special belt.
2. Push the spring on the hook near the
door and remove the special belt.
3. Put the belt away in a safe place in
your vehicle, so it won’t fly around in
a crash and injure someone.
4. Remember to reattach the automatic
belt again, once the child restraint
is
removed. Be sure it isn’t twisted.
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