PONTIAC PONTIAC 1995 Workshop Manual

You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part
about the top strap if the child restraint has one.
1. Because your vehicle has a right front passenger air
bag, always move the seat as
far back as it will go
before securing a forward-facing child restraint. (See
“Seats”
in the Index.)
2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
for the child restraint.
3. Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions say.
4. 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.
If the shoulder belt goes in front of the child’s face or
neck, put it behind the child restraint.
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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6. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out of
the retractor
to set the lock.
7. To tighten the belt, feed the shoulder belt back into
the retractor while you push down on the child
restraint.
8. Push and pull the child restraint in different
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s
safety belt and let it
go back all the way.
directions
to be sure it is secure.
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 Right
Front Seat Position (2-Door Models)
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If you have a four-door model, see “Securing a Child
Restraint
in the Right Front Seat Position @-Door
Models)” earlier in this section.
Your vehicle has a right front passenger air bag. Never
put a rear-facing child restraint in this seat. Here’s why:
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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 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. Once the special hardware is installed, please follow
the
instructions with
it and these steps:
1. Because your vehicle has a right front passenger air
bag, always move the seat as far back as it will go
before securing a forward-facing child restraint. (See
“Seats”
in the Index.)
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2, Snag one hook of the infantkhild 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.
To remove the child 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.
directions to be sure it
is secure. 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.
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Larger Children
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 restrai.nt
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
sa€ety belts properly.
Children who aren’t buckled up can be thrown out
a crash.
Children who aren’t buckled up can strike other
people who are.
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Q: What if a child is wearing a lap-shoulder belt,
but the child
is BO small that the shoulder belt is
very close to
the child’s face or neck?
A: Move the child toward the center of the vehicle, but
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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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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