belt PONTIAC GRAND-AM 1995 Owner's Guide

Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position
Was your Pontiac first sold, when new, in Canada? (If it
was, a sticker on the driver’s door will say “conforms to
all applicable Canada motor vehicle
. . . ” etc.) If so,
then this “Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position” part doesn’t apply to your vehicle.
To
learn how to secure a child restraint in the right front
seat, read the
Canadian Owner’s Manual Safety Belt
SuppEernent.
It comes with every new Pontiac first sold
in Canada.
To use a child restraint here, you will need a special
infanuchild seat attaching belt and the hardware that
goes with it. See the earlier part about the top strap if the
child restraint has one.
Your dealer can order the belt and attaching hardware
and install the hardware for
you. It’s free. The special
belt is
GM Part No. 12340286. Your dealer can find the
part number for the correct attaching hardware
in the
accessory section of the
GM Parts Catalog.
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Once the special hardware is ins'talled, 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.
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2. Snap one hook of the infadchild seat attaching belt
near the floor at the door side of the seat.
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 tilting the buckle
and pulling it along the belt.
7. Run the belt through or around the child restraint.
The child restraint instructions will show you how.
8. Put the hook on the free end through the slot in the
latch plate.
5. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
for the child restraint.
6. Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions say.
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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.
10. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure.
To remove the infanuchild 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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Larger Children
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Children who have outgrown child restraints should
wear the vehicle's safety belts.
If you have the choice, a child should sit next to a
window
so the child can wear a lap-shoulder belt and
get the additional restraint a shoulder belt can provide.
Accident statistics show that children are safer if they
are restrained in the rear seat. But they need to use the
safety belts properly.
0 Children who aren't buckled up can be thrown out in
a crash.
0 Children who aren't buckled up can strike other
people who are.
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be sure that the shoulder belt still is on the child’s
shoulder,
so that in a crash the child’s upper body
would have the restraint that belts provide. If the
child is sitting in
a rear seat outside position, see
“Rear Safety Belt
Comfort Guides” in the Index. If
the child is
so small that the shoulder belt is still
very close to the child’s face or neck, you might
want
to place the child in the center seat position,
the one that has only a lap belt.
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t
Wherever the child sits, the lap portion of the belt
should be
worn low and snug on the hips, just touching
the child’s thighs. This applies belt force to the child’s
pelvic bones in a crash.
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Safety Belt Extender
If the vehicle’s safety belt will fasten around you, you
should use it. The front seat lap-shoulder belts have
plenty of extra length built in,
so they will fit almost all
people.
But if a safety belt isn’t long enough to fasten, your
dealer will order you an extender. It’s free. When you go
in to order it, take the heaviest coat you will wear,
so the
extender will be long enough for you. The extender will
be just for you, and just for the seat in your vehicle that
you choose. Don’t
let someone else use it, and use it
only for the seat it is made to fit. To wear it, just attach it
to the regular sqfety belt.
Checking Your Restraint Systems
Now and then, make sure all your belts, buckles, latch
plates, retractors, anchorages and warning systems are
working properly.
Look for any other loose or damaged
restraint system parts.
If you see anything that might
keep a restraint system from doing its job, have it
repaired.
Torn or frayed belts may not protect you in a crash.
They can rip apart under impact forces. If a belt is torn
or frayed, get a new one right away.
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Replacing Seat and Restraint System
Parts After a Crash
If you’ve had a crash, do you need new belts?
After a very minor collision, nothing may be necessary.
But if the belts were stretched, as they would be if worn
during a more severe crash, then you need new belts.
If you ever see a label on a right front safety belt that
says to replace the belt, be sure to do
so. Then the new
belt will be there to help protect you in an accident. You
would see this label on the belt near the latch plate.
If belts are cut or damaged, replace them. Collision
damage also may mean you will need to have safety belt
or seat parts repaired or replaced. New parts and repairs
may be necessary even if the belt wasn’t being used at
the time of the collision.
If your seat adjuster won’t work after a crash, the special
part of the safety belt that goes though the seat to the
adjuster may need to be replaced.
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