Seats And Restraint Systems - Buick 2004 LeSabre Owner's Manual

Section 1
Front Seats ......................................................1-2
Manual Seats ................................................1-2
Power Seats ..................................................1-2
Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-3
Power Lumbar ...............................................1-3
Heated Seats .................................................1-4
Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-4
Head Restraints .............................................1-6
Safety Belts .....................................................1-6
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone .................1-6
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-11
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-11
Driver Position ..............................................1-12
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-18
Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-19
Center Front Passenger Position .....................1-19
Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-21
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Small Adults ..........................1-24
Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-26
Child Restraints .............................................1-27
Older Children ..............................................1-27
Infants and Young Children ............................1-29
Child Restraint Systems .................................1-33

Seats and Restraint Systems

Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-36
Top Strap ....................................................1-37
Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-38
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) ...........................1-39
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for
the LATCH System ....................................1-41
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Seat Position ............................................1-42
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position ....................................1-44
Air Bag Systems ............................................1-47
Where Are the Air Bags? ...............................1-50
When Should an Air Bag Inflate? ....................1-51
What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? .....................1-53
How Does an Air Bag Restrain? .....................1-53
What Will You See After an Air
Bag Inflates? ............................................1-54
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle .........1-56
Restraint System Check ..................................1-56
Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................1-56
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash ............................................1-57
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