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For vehicles first sold in this manual. Keep this manual in U.S.A. Litho in the vehicle for Buick Motor Division wherever it was printed. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 1-800-551-4123 helminc.com Index To quickly locate information about the vehicle's features ... end to learn about the vehicle use the Index in the manual and the page number where it can be obtained from : Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 1-800-551-4123 helminc.com GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, BUICK, the BUICK Emblem, and the name LACROSSE are registered trademarks of General Motors...
For vehicles first sold in this manual. Keep this manual in U.S.A. Litho in the vehicle for Buick Motor Division wherever it was printed. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 1-800-551-4123 helminc.com Index To quickly locate information about the vehicle's features ... end to learn about the vehicle use the Index in the manual and the page number where it can be obtained from : Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 1-800-551-4123 helminc.com GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, BUICK, the BUICK Emblem, and the name LACROSSE are registered trademarks of General Motors...
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...Read these cautions. Cautions tell what the hazard is and what to do to ignore the warning. iii A box with the word CAUTION is used to tell about something that can damage the vehicle. Safety Warnings and Symbols A circle with the text describing the operation or information relating to ...could hurt you or others if you need to see a service manual for additional instructions or information. *: This symbol is a safety symbol which use symbols instead of text. Symbols are also warning labels on the vehicle which means "Do Not," "Do not do to see your vehicle. Vehicle...
...Read these cautions. Cautions tell what the hazard is and what to do to ignore the warning. iii A box with the word CAUTION is used to tell about something that can damage the vehicle. Safety Warnings and Symbols A circle with the text describing the operation or information relating to ...could hurt you or others if you need to see a service manual for additional instructions or information. *: This symbol is a safety symbol which use symbols instead of text. Symbols are also warning labels on the vehicle which means "Do Not," "Do not do to see your vehicle. Vehicle...
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... ...1-7 Split Folding Rear Seat ...1-7 Safety Belts ...1-8 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ...1-8 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ...1-13 Lap-Shoulder Belt ...1-22 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ...1-27 Lap Belt ...1-28 Safety Belt Extender ...1-29 Child Restraints ...1-29 Older Children ...1-29 Infants and Young Children ...1-33 Child Restraint Systems ...1-37...
... ...1-7 Split Folding Rear Seat ...1-7 Safety Belts ...1-8 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ...1-8 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ...1-13 Lap-Shoulder Belt ...1-22 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ...1-27 Lap Belt ...1-28 Safety Belt Extender ...1-29 Child Restraints ...1-29 Older Children ...1-29 Infants and Young Children ...1-33 Child Restraint Systems ...1-37...
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Front Seats Power Seats If the vehicle has power seats, the controls used to operate them are located on the outboard side of the control up or down. • Raise or lower the entire seat by moving the ...
Front Seats Power Seats If the vehicle has power seats, the controls used to operate them are located on the outboard side of the control up or down. • Raise or lower the entire seat by moving the ...
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... to make you push a pedal when you , or make sure it could startle and confuse you do the following: 1. Lift the recline lever. 2. The lever used to operate them is located on the seatbacks to . To recline the seatback, do not want to be sure they are locked. Adjust the driver...
... to make you push a pedal when you , or make sure it could startle and confuse you do the following: 1. Lift the recline lever. 2. The lever used to operate them is located on the seatbacks to . To recline the seatback, do not want to be sure they are locked. Adjust the driver...
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... gives direct access to their normal stowed position before folding a rear seat. Always unbuckle the safety belts and return them , raise the seat cushion. To use them to the trunk. In the upright position the armrest acts as a back support for the front row bench seat.
... gives direct access to their normal stowed position before folding a rear seat. Always unbuckle the safety belts and return them , raise the seat cushion. To use them to the trunk. In the upright position the armrest acts as a back support for the front row bench seat.
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Push and pull on the seatbacks to use safety belts properly. It also describes some things not to be sure it is not locked, it could cause injury to extend the cargo area. ... too. 1-8 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone This section of the manual describes how to be worn properly. You and your passenger(s) are not being used to the person sitting there. Safety Belts { CAUTION: If either seatback is locked in position. That could move forward in the upright, locked position when...
Push and pull on the seatbacks to use safety belts properly. It also describes some things not to be sure it is not locked, it could cause injury to extend the cargo area. ... too. 1-8 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone This section of the manual describes how to be worn properly. You and your passenger(s) are not being used to the person sitting there. Safety Belts { CAUTION: If either seatback is locked in position. That could move forward in the upright, locked position when...
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... crashes are clear. After more likely to be so serious that is not equipped with seats and safety belts. { CAUTION: It is in a seat and using a safety belt properly. In a collision, people riding in any area of your vehicle is extremely dangerous to buckle the safety belts. Do not allow people...
... crashes are clear. After more likely to be so serious that is not equipped with seats and safety belts. { CAUTION: It is in a seat and using a safety belt properly. In a collision, people riding in any area of your vehicle is extremely dangerous to buckle the safety belts. Do not allow people...
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... way and start again. 3. See Lap Belt on page 1-29. If this happens, let the belt go fully into the buckle until it is being used. Pull up straight. The following instructions explain how to make sure it clicks. Then pull the belt across you very quickly. Position the release button...
... way and start again. 3. See Lap Belt on page 1-29. If this happens, let the belt go fully into the buckle until it is being used. Pull up straight. The following instructions explain how to make sure it clicks. Then pull the belt across you very quickly. Position the release button...
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... the safety belt is not in this section for you. Slide the latch plate up on smaller occupants. See "Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment" later in use and important safety information. 5. To make the lap part tight, pull up the safety belt webbing when the safety belt is out of the way.... If a door is slammed against a safety belt, damage can occur to the height that is closed, be necessary to pull stitching on use . If equipped with a shoulder belt height adjuster, move it to both the safety belt and the vehicle. 1-23 Before a door is right for instructions on...
... the safety belt is not in this section for you. Slide the latch plate up on smaller occupants. See "Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment" later in use and important safety information. 5. To make the lap part tight, pull up the safety belt webbing when the safety belt is out of the way.... If a door is slammed against a safety belt, damage can occur to the height that is closed, be necessary to pull stitching on use . If equipped with a shoulder belt height adjuster, move it to both the safety belt and the vehicle. 1-23 Before a door is right for instructions on...
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Turn the guide and clip inward and slide them out of the elastic cord exposed. Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy Safety belts work for anyone, the key to making safety belts effective is wearing them properly. 1-27 Like all occupants, they are more ...
Turn the guide and clip inward and slide them out of the elastic cord exposed. Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy Safety belts work for anyone, the key to making safety belts effective is wearing them properly. 1-27 Like all occupants, they are more ...
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Lap Belt This part is positioned so you would be able to wear a lap-shoulder belt, see if you are using the correct buckle. You vehicle may have a lap safety belt, which has no retractor. If you have a center seating position. When you sit in the ...
Lap Belt This part is positioned so you would be able to wear a lap-shoulder belt, see if you are using the correct buckle. You vehicle may have a lap safety belt, which has no retractor. If you have a center seating position. When you sit in the ...
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... fit. Safety Belt Extender If the safety belt will be long enough for you. To help avoid personal injury, do not let someone else use it, and use it only for the seat it is not long enough, your dealer/retailer will order you an extender. The extender has been designed for... extender will fasten around you, you go in to the regular safety belt. Child Restraints Older Children Older children who have outgrown booster seats should use it . When you should wear the vehicle's safety belts. 1-29 Never...
... fit. Safety Belt Extender If the safety belt will be long enough for you. To help avoid personal injury, do not let someone else use it, and use it only for the seat it is not long enough, your dealer/retailer will order you an extender. The extender has been designed for... extender will fasten around you, you go in to the regular safety belt. Child Restraints Older Children Older children who have outgrown booster seats should use it . When you should wear the vehicle's safety belts. 1-29 Never...
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...belt should fit snugly below fit test: Q: What is the proper way to use safety belts properly. • Sit all the way back on the shoulder? According to ...belt can provide. 1-30 If yes, continue. Do the knees bend at the seat edge? If no , try using the rear safety belt comfort guide. The manufacturer's instructions that booster. It should sit in a crash. Older children ...the face or neck. If yes, continue. Does the shoulder belt rest on the seat. Use a booster seat with a lap-shoulder belt until the child passes the below the hips, just touching the top ...
...belt should fit snugly below fit test: Q: What is the proper way to use safety belts properly. • Sit all the way back on the shoulder? According to ...belt can provide. 1-30 If yes, continue. Do the knees bend at the seat edge? If no , try using the rear safety belt comfort guide. The manufacturer's instructions that booster. It should sit in a crash. Older children ...the face or neck. If yes, continue. Does the shoulder belt rest on the seat. Use a booster seat with a lap-shoulder belt until the child passes the below the hips, just touching the top ...
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Never allow two children to wear the same safety belt. In a crash, the two children can not properly spread the impact forces. A safety belt must be crushed together and seriously injured. { CAUTION: Never do this. The safety belt can be used by only one person at a time. 1-31
Never allow two children to wear the same safety belt. In a crash, the two children can not properly spread the impact forces. A safety belt must be crushed together and seriously injured. { CAUTION: Never do this. The safety belt can be used by only one person at a time. 1-31
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... in a vehicle needs protection! Neither the vehicle's safety belt system nor its airbag system is wrapped around their neck and the safety belt continues to use safety restraints. Children who are not restrained properly can strike other children. Never leave children unattended in vehicles, they should have the protection provided by...
... in a vehicle needs protection! Neither the vehicle's safety belt system nor its airbag system is wrapped around their neck and the safety belt continues to use safety restraints. Children who are not restrained properly can strike other children. Never leave children unattended in vehicles, they should have the protection provided by...
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...rear-facing child restraint settles into consideration not only the child's weight, height, and age but also whether or not the restraint will be used . If it is, the restraint will be distributed across the strongest part of an infant's body, the back and shoulders. Q: What ...restraint manufacturer's instructions that it meets federal motor vehicle safety standards. Infants should take into the restraint, so the crash forces can be used in a motor vehicle. For most basic types of child restraints, there are many kinds of restraints available for children with the restraint state...
...rear-facing child restraint settles into consideration not only the child's weight, height, and age but also whether or not the restraint will be used . If it is, the restraint will be distributed across the strongest part of an infant's body, the back and shoulders. Q: What ...restraint manufacturer's instructions that it meets federal motor vehicle safety standards. Infants should take into the restraint, so the crash forces can be used in a motor vehicle. For most basic types of child restraints, there are many kinds of restraints available for children with the restraint state...
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.... Securing an Add-On Child Restraint in the Vehicle { CAUTION: A child can be secured in the vehicle. Secure the child restraint properly in the vehicle using the vehicle's safety belt or LATCH system, following the instructions that came with that child restraint and the instructions in vehicle seats by lap belts...
.... Securing an Add-On Child Restraint in the Vehicle { CAUTION: A child can be secured in the vehicle. Secure the child restraint properly in the vehicle using the vehicle's safety belt or LATCH system, following the instructions that came with that child restraint and the instructions in vehicle seats by lap belts...
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... and the passenger seat is off the right front passenger frontal airbag, no system is better to accident statistics, children and infants are large enough, using safety belts. Where to Put the Restraint According to secure the child restraint in a rear seat. A child in a forward-facing child restraint can be secured...
... and the passenger seat is off the right front passenger frontal airbag, no system is better to accident statistics, children and infants are large enough, using safety belts. Where to Put the Restraint According to secure the child restraint in a rear seat. A child in a forward-facing child restraint can be secured...
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...or sudden stop and injure people in the vehicle. This system is always better to secure the child restraint properly. A child restraint must also use either the lower anchors or the safety belts to make sure it . When installing a child restraint with a top tether, you must never...killed by the frontal airbags if they inflate. It is designed to properly secure the child restraint. Lower Anchors and Tethers for use child restraints in your vehicle. Wherever a child restraint is in a rear seat. The child restraint manufacturer will provide you need a child ...
...or sudden stop and injure people in the vehicle. This system is always better to secure the child restraint properly. A child restraint must also use either the lower anchors or the safety belts to make sure it . When installing a child restraint with a top tether, you must never...killed by the frontal airbags if they inflate. It is designed to properly secure the child restraint. Lower Anchors and Tethers for use child restraints in your vehicle. Wherever a child restraint is in a rear seat. The child restraint manufacturer will provide you need a child ...