Seat Belt Systems; Lap-Shoulder Belt; Head Restraints - Chevrolet El Camino 1983 Owner's Manual

Head Restraints (For Bench Seat)
• Head restraints are designed to help reduce
the
possibility
~f
nee\<
injuries;.
• To raise
or
lo~er,
just slide the
head
restraint up or
down . .
• Choose the
pbsitioil
which places the
top
of the ,head restraint closest to
the tQP:
of
your
e~r~.
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SEAT BELT SYSTEMS
CAUTION: To help -'"-en the eh.nt:e .nd/or the M!veI"ity 01 In)..",
In
.eelde!lt. or
",deI,n IIlIIIWUV ..... u .. tmI fH'wen",,·f1ISIr.int .,.1IIm pro..-iditd, "".-.fully following'"
inlb'uctioM In
th~
. .
ttiOn on
t!w;ji-
prop..-
Ii .. ,
trial~nance,
and application wah
'nY
Child,
l'H1I"aint
system.
General Motors urges -that vehicle occupants
-be
properly restrained at
all
times. using the seat belts provided. This includes wornen
wPo
are,
pr~.
and children
of
all
ages.
(See the tonowing
pages
for the use 'of restraints
by,
chiidren- -and- pregnant\~omEin.)
GefieraJ
Motors provides a seat
~It
at
each
position-designed
for
occupant sealing. ThuS,
the
bench seat in thisvEihickl is
equipped with, seat
belts
for three
ocCupants.
u~'S, h oulder
Batt ..
• Close'the door fully.:Thisactivates the tension reliever.
• , -Adjust lhe
seat
as-needed
and
&li- u p,straight
and
welJ
back:in
the
"seal:-
• Ther.ti are a
num~.
of
ways
~~'$hoUlder
belt may be
put ,
on e8$ily.
FOr
example:
• The Iap~shoulder belt.may __ be put-on using one hand by: (1) Holding
the
ratch
plate'and
pulling the. belt
as
far
as
it will reach across your
waiSt
(see iIIus1ration).
(2) Then,hold
the.latch plate at
a
right
angle
to
the
webbing. At
tt.e 'sJune &TIe, slide it up the belt by raising it.toward
tl)e
uwer
'ou~ comer:d the
, w indshield. (3) Finally, pull Ihe latch
plate down
across
your body
and
push it into the buckle until 1t clicks.
, • .
One ~ ~o~hcu:'ld~
"rTiethodis to, h!>l!:l . the
~ebbiog ju~
'be':'ind ·tl:le
latcl1
pl~
uSll')g the,
hand . nearest
t~
door . .T!1en.;. ·bring,
I, t · down
across Your
body.
Whiie'
hotding
the webbing tatll
with
one hand,- - slide
the latch plate up
the
belt with the other hand. Finally, hold the latch
plate and push
it
into the buckle until il
clicks.
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