Occupant Restraint Belts; Lap Belts - Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1971 Owner's Manual

• Do not use head restraint above
the up detent position.
• Head restraint can be raised by
pulling up until you feel the
spring latch seat in the detent
position.
• To lower, release latch at base
of supporting rod and push
down on restraint.
• Do not operate vehicle with head
restraints removed.
• Head restraint will help protect
rear seat passengers by shielding
head restraint mounting hard-
ware on front seatback from
impact by rear seat passengers.
Occupant Restraint Belts
Lap and shoulder belts provide
added security and comfort for you
and your passengers. Proper use
and care of these belts will assure
continuance of this security.
Lap Belts - After the front seat
has been adjusted to the satisfac-
tion of the driver, sit erect and well
back in the seat, grasp the buckle
end and the flat metal "eye" end
of your individual belt assembly
and position the belt across the lap
as LOW ON THE HIPS AS POS-
SIBLE. Insert the metal eye into
the open end of the buckle until an
audible snap is heard. Make sure
the connection is secure and, to
reduce the risk of sliding under the
belt, adjust it to a SNUG FIT by
pulling on the end of the belt ex-
tending from the buckle. The snug
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and low positions are essential in
order that the force exerted by the
lap belt in a collision will be spread
over the strong hip bone structure
and not across the soft abdominal
area which could result in serious
injury. For retractor-equipped
belts, pull the retractor half of the
belt out to a solid stop to make sure
the belt webbing is completely un-
wound from the retractor; then
connect the belt and make the nec-
essary adjustments at the buckle