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

Section 1
Front Seats ......................................................1-2
Manual Seats ................................................1-2
Six-Way Power Seats .....................................1-3
Heated Seats .................................................1-3
Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-4
Head Restraints .............................................1-5
Rear Seats .......................................................1-6
Split Folding Rear Seat ...................................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 ..................1-19
Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-20
Center Passenger Position .............................1-20
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 .................................1-32

Seats and Restraint Systems

Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-35
Top Strap ....................................................1-36
Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-37
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) ...........................1-38
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for
the LATCH System (Rear) ..........................1-40
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Seat Position ................................1-40
Securing a Child Restraint in a Center
Rear Seat Position ....................................1-42
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position ....................................1-44
Air Bag Systems ............................................1-46
Where Are the Air Bags? ...............................1-49
When Should an Air Bag Inflate? ....................1-51
What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? .....................1-51
How Does an Air Bag Restrain? .....................1-52
What Will You See After an Air Bag Inflates? .......1-52
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle .........1-54
Restraint System Check ..................................1-54
Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................1-54
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash ............................................1-55
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