Table Of Contents - Buick 2003 Park Avenue Owner's Manual

Seats and Restraint Systems
Front Seats ......................................................
1-2
Power Seats
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1-2
Power Lumbar
...............................................
1-3
Heated Seats ................................................. 1-3
Reclining Seatbacks ........................................ 1-4
Head Restraints
.............................................
1-5
Safety Belts
.....................................................
1-6
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
.................
1-6
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts
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1-1 0
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
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1-1 1
Driver Position
..............................................
1-1 2
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .................. 1-18
Right Front Passenger Position
.......................
1-1 9
Center Passenger Position
.............................
1-1 9
Rear Seat Passengers
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1-21
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Small Adults
..........................
1-24
Safety Belt Extender ..................................... 1-26
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Older Children .............................................. 1-27
Infants and Young Children ........................ 1-30
Child Restraint Systems .....................
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.... 1-33
Where to Put the Restraint
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1-36
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Strap
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Top Strap Anchor Location ............................. 1.39
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) ........................... 1.40
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the
LATCH System .........................................
1-42
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Outside Seat Position ......................... 1-42
Securing a Child Restraint in a Center
Rear Seat Position
................................
1-44
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position ................................ 1.47
Air Bag Systems ............................................ 1-50
Where Are the Air Bags? ............................... 1-53
When Should an Air Bag Inflate?
....................
1-55
What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? ..................... 1-56
How Does an Air Bag Restrain? ..................... 1-56
What Will You See After an
Air Bag Inflates? ....................................... 1.57
Restraint System Check .................................. 1-60
Checking Your Restraint Systems
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1-60
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash ............................................ 1-61
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