Table Of Contents; Seats And Restraint Systems - Buick 2004 Century Owner's Manual

Section 1
Front Seats ......................................................1-2
Manual Seats ................................................1-2
Six-Way Power Seats .....................................1-3
Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-3
Head Restraints .............................................1-5
Rear Seats .......................................................1-5
Split Folding Rear Seat ...................................1-5
Safety Belts .....................................................1-6
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone .................1-6
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-10
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-11
Driver Position ..............................................1-12
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-19
Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-20
Center Passenger Position .............................1-20
Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-22
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children
and Small Adults .......................................1-25
Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-27
Child Restraints .............................................1-28
Older Children ..............................................1-28
Infants and Young Children ............................1-30
Child Restraint Systems .................................1-34
Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-37
Seats and Restraint Systems
Top Strap ....................................................1-38
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 (Rear) ...............................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 ............................................1-49
Where Are the Air Bags? ...............................1-52
When Should an Air Bag Inflate? ....................1-54
What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? .....................1-55
How Does an Air Bag Restrain? .....................1-55
What Will You See After an Air
Bag Inflates? ............................................1-56
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle .........1-58
Restraint System Check ..................................1-58
Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................1-58
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash ...................................................1-59
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