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... on the road. Litho @Copyright PartA No. 10325196 First Edition Canadian Owners YOU canobtain a French copy of this manual in back of Canada Limited" for Buick Motor Division whenever it appears in it so the new owner can use it. Motors Corporation 06/19/02 Reserved All Rights ii n GENERAL MOTORS..., GM, the GM Emblem, BUICK, the BUICK Emblem and the name CENTURY are registered trademarks of what you need is the Index in your vehicle, so it will be there if you ever need it...
... on the road. Litho @Copyright PartA No. 10325196 First Edition Canadian Owners YOU canobtain a French copy of this manual in back of Canada Limited" for Buick Motor Division whenever it appears in it so the new owner can use it. Motors Corporation 06/19/02 Reserved All Rights ii n GENERAL MOTORS..., GM, the GM Emblem, BUICK, the BUICK Emblem and the name CENTURY are registered trademarks of what you need is the Index in your vehicle, so it will be there if you ever need it...
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We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you were to help avoid or reduce the hazard. This safety symbol means "Don't,'' "Don't do to ignore the warning. If vou don't, you what the hazard is something that could be hurt. In the caution area, we tell you or others could hurt you if you or other people. Ill ... Then we tell you what to do this" or "Don't let this happen." I These mean there is . Safety Warnings and Symbols You will also find a number of safety cautions in this book. Please read these cautions. You will ...
We use a box and the word CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you were to help avoid or reduce the hazard. This safety symbol means "Don't,'' "Don't do to ignore the warning. If vou don't, you what the hazard is something that could be hurt. In the caution area, we tell you or others could hurt you if you or other people. Ill ... Then we tell you what to do this" or "Don't let this happen." I These mean there is . Safety Warnings and Symbols You will also find a number of safety cautions in this book. Please read these cautions. You will ...
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Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this damage would not be costly. When you read other manuals, you might see warning labels on your vehicle. Symbols, used on your vehicle, are shown along with the text describing the operation or information relating to help figuring out a specific name of text. If you about something that can damage your vehicle. But the notice will tell you need help avoid the damage. They use symbols instead of a component, gage or indicator reference the following topics: Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 Features and Controls in Section 2 ...
Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this damage would not be costly. When you read other manuals, you might see warning labels on your vehicle. Symbols, used on your vehicle, are shown along with the text describing the operation or information relating to help figuring out a specific name of text. If you about something that can damage your vehicle. But the notice will tell you need help avoid the damage. They use symbols instead of a component, gage or indicator reference the following topics: Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 Features and Controls in Section 2 ...
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These are some examples of vehicle symbols you may find on your vehicle: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY /i\ % LATCH BOTH LAP AND SHOULDER BELTSTO PROTECT OCCUPANT DO TWIST NOT SAFETY BELT WHENAnACHING FASTEN SEAT BELTS MOVE SEAT FULLY REARWARD+ SECURE CHILD SEAT $8: @ @ I LIGHTING MASTER 0 SWITCH - 8- , \ ENGINE COOLANT TEMP PROTECT S T U R: GN A L I SHIELDING BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM I I 1 I CAUSTIC BATERY ACID COULD CAUSE BURNS \$$= / > DO NOT INSTALL A REAR-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT IN THIS SEATING POSITION LAMPS pf BRAKE COOLANT ( ) @ AVOID SPARKS OR FLAMES SPARK OR FLAME COULD ...
These are some examples of vehicle symbols you may find on your vehicle: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY /i\ % LATCH BOTH LAP AND SHOULDER BELTSTO PROTECT OCCUPANT DO TWIST NOT SAFETY BELT WHENAnACHING FASTEN SEAT BELTS MOVE SEAT FULLY REARWARD+ SECURE CHILD SEAT $8: @ @ I LIGHTING MASTER 0 SWITCH - 8- , \ ENGINE COOLANT TEMP PROTECT S T U R: GN A L I SHIELDING BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM I I 1 I CAUSTIC BATERY ACID COULD CAUSE BURNS \$$= / > DO NOT INSTALL A REAR-FACING CHILD RESTRAINT IN THIS SEATING POSITION LAMPS pf BRAKE COOLANT ( ) @ AVOID SPARKS OR FLAMES SPARK OR FLAME COULD ...
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t - ^^ Air Bag Systems ...1-53 Where Are the Air Bags? ...1-56 When Should an Air Bag Inflate? ...1-58 What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? ...1-59 How Does an Air Bag Restrain? ...1-59 What Will Ynll S p p After 3.n Rac !nf!gtoc? ...-!-eQ Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle ...1-62 .Air Restraint System Check ...1-63 Checking Your Restraint Systems ...1-63 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ...1-63 1-1 r n . 1 . Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Top Strap ...Top Strap Anchor Location ...Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System) ...Securing a Child ...
t - ^^ Air Bag Systems ...1-53 Where Are the Air Bags? ...1-56 When Should an Air Bag Inflate? ...1-58 What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? ...1-59 How Does an Air Bag Restrain? ...1-59 What Will Ynll S p p After 3.n Rac !nf!gtoc? ...-!-eQ Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle ...1-62 .Air Restraint System Check ...1-63 Checking Your Restraint Systems ...1-63 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ...1-63 1-1 r n . 1 . Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Top Strap ...Top Strap Anchor Location ...Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH System) ...Securing a Child ...
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Front Seats Manual Seats Lift the bar located under the front of the passenger's seat. Slide the seat to be sure the seat is locked into place. 1-2 This will unlock the seat. Try to move the seat to where you want it and release the bar.
Front Seats Manual Seats Lift the bar located under the front of the passenger's seat. Slide the seat to be sure the seat is locked into place. 1-2 This will unlock the seat. Try to move the seat to where you want it and release the bar.
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Reclining Seatbacks e To move forward. 1-3 Six-Way Power Seats Your vehicle is equipped with this feature on the outboard side of the vehicle. The controls for the power seats are located on the seatback and the seatback will move the seat forward or rearward, push the control forward or rearward. e To raise or lower the front of your seat, push the rear of the control up or down. To raise or lower the rear of your seat, push the front of the control up or down . e To raise or lower the entire seat, push the control up on the lever without pushing on the ...
Reclining Seatbacks e To move forward. 1-3 Six-Way Power Seats Your vehicle is equipped with this feature on the outboard side of the vehicle. The controls for the power seats are located on the seatback and the seatback will move the seat forward or rearward, push the control forward or rearward. e To raise or lower the front of your seat, push the rear of the control up or down. To raise or lower the rear of your seat, push the front of the control up or down . e To raise or lower the entire seat, push the control up on the lever without pushing on the ...
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Instead, will be it won't be against your body. The lap belt can be there, not at your pelvic bones. For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, have the seatback upright.Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. 3ut don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is in motion can 't do their job when you're reclined likethis. The shoulder belt can 't do its job because it in front of you buckle up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be dangerous. Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is moving. 1-4 In a crash you could...
Instead, will be it won't be against your body. The lap belt can be there, not at your pelvic bones. For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, have the seatback upright.Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. 3ut don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is in motion can 't do their job when you're reclined likethis. The shoulder belt can 't do its job because it in front of you buckle up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be dangerous. Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is moving. 1-4 In a crash you could...
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This position reduces the chance of your head restraint so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of a neck injury in a crash. '-5 Head Restraints Adjust your head.
This position reduces the chance of your head restraint so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of a neck injury in a crash. '-5 Head Restraints Adjust your head.
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Rear Seats Split Folding Rear Seat If your vehicle. Pull forward on the seat tab, located on the front of your vehicle has this feature it latches. 1-6 To return the seatback to its original position, push it back up and make sure it allows you to have access to the trunk from the inside of the rear seat, to fold the rear seatback down.
Rear Seats Split Folding Rear Seat If your vehicle. Pull forward on the seat tab, located on the front of your vehicle has this feature it latches. 1-6 To return the seatback to its original position, push it back up and make sure it allows you to have access to the trunk from the inside of the rear seat, to fold the rear seatback down.
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a In collision, people riding in these areas are more likely to be seriously injured or killed.Do not allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle that is in your injuries can be ejected from it. I ' Don't let anyone ride where he or she can hit things inside or outside of a vehicle. extremely dangerous to buckle up . It also tells you some things you 're not wearing a safety belt, your vehicle is not equipped with safety belts. In most states and in a crash and you should not do with seats and safety belts. Here's why: They work. 1-7 In the same crash, you ...
a In collision, people riding in these areas are more likely to be seriously injured or killed.Do not allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle that is in your injuries can be ejected from it. I ' Don't let anyone ride where he or she can hit things inside or outside of a vehicle. extremely dangerous to buckle up . It also tells you some things you 're not wearing a safety belt, your vehicle is not equipped with safety belts. In most states and in a crash and you should not do with seats and safety belts. Here's why: They work. 1-7 In the same crash, you ...
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But most crashes buckling up , a person wouldn't survive. Take the simplest vehicle. If you do have been badly hurt or killed. Without belts they could have a crash, you don't know if you go as fast as it goes. You never know if it will be in a crash. A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can survive and sometimes walk away. In most crashes are clear. Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in between. After more than 30 years of them, people who buckle up can be so serious that even buckled up does matter...a lot! In many of safety belts in vehicles, the facts ...
But most crashes buckling up , a person wouldn't survive. Take the simplest vehicle. If you do have been badly hurt or killed. Without belts they could have a crash, you don't know if you go as fast as it goes. You never know if it will be in a crash. A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can survive and sometimes walk away. In most crashes are clear. Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in between. After more than 30 years of them, people who buckle up can be so serious that even buckled up does matter...a lot! In many of safety belts in vehicles, the facts ...
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In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield... or the instrument panel... 1-10 The person keeps going until stopped by something.
In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield... or the instrument panel... 1-10 The person keeps going until stopped by something.
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stcp. Y X s k p S'JCY EC.::: zlistzzcc, and your chance of them . so they are supplemental systems only; Every air bag system ever offered for sale has required the use of them in the future. whether you're wearing a safety belt or not, But you can unbuckle and get the most of being conscious during and after an accident if I'm wearing a safety belt? But they work with safety belts - not instead of safety belts. That's true not only in frontal collisions, but especiaiiy in the vehicle after an accident, so you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you slow down . ...
stcp. Y X s k p S'JCY EC.::: zlistzzcc, and your chance of them . so they are supplemental systems only; Every air bag system ever offered for sale has required the use of them in the future. whether you're wearing a safety belt or not, But you can unbuckle and get the most of being conscious during and after an accident if I'm wearing a safety belt? But they work with safety belts - not instead of safety belts. That's true not only in frontal collisions, but especiaiiy in the vehicle after an accident, so you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you slow down . ...
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Follow those rules for smaller children and babies. And the greatest number of serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds of home. Be aware that isn't your control, such as bad drivers. First, you from How to Wear Safety Belts Properly This part is only for everyone 's protection. even one that there are special things to know about safety belts and children. Being a good driver doesn't protect you 'll want to know which restraint systems your vehicle has. Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km) of less than 40 mph (65 km/h). Q: If I'm a good driver, and...
Follow those rules for smaller children and babies. And the greatest number of serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds of home. Be aware that isn't your control, such as bad drivers. First, you from How to Wear Safety Belts Properly This part is only for everyone 's protection. even one that there are special things to know about safety belts and children. Being a good driver doesn't protect you 'll want to know which restraint systems your vehicle has. Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km) of less than 40 mph (65 km/h). Q: If I'm a good driver, and...
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Push the latch plate into the buckle until it is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you . Pull up on the latch plate to . 1-13 Close and lock the door. 3. If the belt isn't long enough, see "Seats" in the Index. Don't let it properly. 1. Then pull the belt across you ever had to make sure it clicks. 2. To see how, see Safety Belt Extender on the buckle is secure. Make sure the release button on page 1-29. Lap-Shoulder Belt The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here's how to unlock it. Pick up straight. The shoulder belt may lock ...
Push the latch plate into the buckle until it is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you . Pull up on the latch plate to . 1-13 Close and lock the door. 3. If the belt isn't long enough, see "Seats" in the Index. Don't let it properly. 1. Then pull the belt across you ever had to make sure it clicks. 2. To see how, see Safety Belt Extender on the buckle is secure. Make sure the release button on page 1-29. Lap-Shoulder Belt The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here's how to unlock it. Pick up straight. The shoulder belt may lock ...
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The shoulder belt should be less likely to slide under it, the belt would apply force at your abdomen.This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. If you 'd be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching the thighs. Theseparts of the body are best able to the strong pelvic bones. To make the lap part tight, pull down on the shoulder belt. In a crash, this applies force to take belt restraining forces. The safety belt locks if there's a sudden stop or crash, or if you pull up on the buckle end of the belt as you pull the belt very quickly out of the belt should go ...
The shoulder belt should be less likely to slide under it, the belt would apply force at your abdomen.This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. If you 'd be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching the thighs. Theseparts of the body are best able to the strong pelvic bones. To make the lap part tight, pull down on the shoulder belt. In a crash, this applies force to take belt restraining forces. The safety belt locks if there's a sudden stop or crash, or if you pull up on the buckle end of the belt as you pull the belt very quickly out of the belt should go ...
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Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster Before you begin to drive, move the shoulder belt adjuster to make sure it has locked into position. 1-15 The belt should be away from your face and neck, but not falling off your shoulder. After you move the adjuster up just by pushing up on your shoulder. You can move the adjuster to where you . To move the height adjuster to the desired position. Adjust the height so that is right for you want it, try to move it down, squeeze the release lever and the shoulder belt guide as shown and move it down without squeezing the release lever to ...
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster Before you begin to drive, move the shoulder belt adjuster to make sure it has locked into position. 1-15 The belt should be away from your face and neck, but not falling off your shoulder. After you move the adjuster up just by pushing up on your shoulder. You can move the adjuster to where you . To move the height adjuster to the desired position. Adjust the height so that is right for you want it, try to move it down, squeeze the release lever and the shoulder belt guide as shown and move it down without squeezing the release lever to ...
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A: The shoulder belt is too loose. Q: What's wrong with this way. 1-16 You can be seriously hurt your body. It won't give nearly as much , which could increase injury. The shoulder belt should fit against your shoulc ?It is too loose. In a crash, you would move forward too much protection this ?
A: The shoulder belt is too loose. Q: What's wrong with this way. 1-16 You can be seriously hurt your body. It won't give nearly as much , which could increase injury. The shoulder belt should fit against your shoulc ?It is too loose. In a crash, you would move forward too much protection this ?
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The belt forces would go up over your bel i buckled in the wrong place. A: The belt is buckled in the wrong place like this ? In a crash, the belt would be seriously injur- -~ if your abdomen. This could cause serious internal injuries. You can be there, not at the pelvic bones. Always buckle your belt into the buckle nearest you. Q: What's wrong with this .
The belt forces would go up over your bel i buckled in the wrong place. A: The belt is buckled in the wrong place like this ? In a crash, the belt would be seriously injur- -~ if your abdomen. This could cause serious internal injuries. You can be there, not at the pelvic bones. Always buckle your belt into the buckle nearest you. Q: What's wrong with this .