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Do
not
put
anything into the
opening
where~the
seat
,belt webbing
passes
throUgh
the
trim
panel.
This may jam
the retractor and/or
damage
the
belt.
•
Replace
bells
if
the
wel:lbng
has been cut
or
'O&herwise
damaged.
Also
'have those
'betts
replaced
-that
were
In'
use cUing
"
a
collision.
(tf.
the
accident:
was'
a-minor one,
the
belts
need
not.
be
replaced.)
•
If there
is any
question,
have parts
replaced.
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Do not
bfeach
or
dye
belts
si~.
this
may
greatly..weaken
them.
SEAT BELT
UGHT/
BUZZElfREMlNDER
•
When
the
key
is tu'nEi9
to
"Run"
Or
;'Start,"
a
remind6f
·Iig.
h t is
desIgIied
to
come on
for
four 10 e)ght
seCOOds.
h
is
to
remind
vehicle
occupants·
to
fasten their
seat
betts.
' ..
.
•
"
tf
'the driver's
Seat
beh
'has
'riOt"
OOen' · '
bUclded
before
tornlng
<
the
key
·to·
.
'''RVn''
or'
"
Start,
"
Ii!'
.
buzzer'
ls
d6signed
to
sounci"for four
to'
eight
seconds·
(or
until buckled)
as
ueminder.'···:·
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the
s&aJ
belt
Of
rerrWdef
system
~
not
,
w ertt
as
'described,
see your
dea:lE!r'
forservioe.·
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RESTRAINT OFP'lEONANT ,WOMEN
General
Motors
urges
ttiat'pregilanl
women use a lap-shoulder
belt 'whenever
one Is present
This
will help
IessEin
the "chance
of-apregnant
woman and
her
unborn
chikt
being'
injured
8nd/
of
wilrhelp ':reduce
the
severity
01
th9ir
injury
in
an
aQCident
.
.or
.siJdden''5.kp.
The
Iap-betl
:should
be
USfjKI:
alQne
it
..
8:.shquldef
·
belt
G'
not .prE$ent
-..
~,
as
in
a·:.~ter
s~t.,
.~
,
either
,
giSe,
the
Iap·.belt.
should,
be
.
worr
....
as
~
and 'SIlUQo,Dver
,~
hips.:
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J~S$ibl!l
..
,as,
.,
a ctv;sed for
regular
seat
l;)eIt
,u~.
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CHILD RESTRAINT-(INCLUDING INFANTS)
Children
shOuld be
,
reatralned'
whenever riding
in.
vehicles. Holding a child in
your arms
is
NOT a substitute
for
a child
restraint
system.
In an
accident.
a
child held
in
a
person's
arms can
be
crushed between
'
the
vehicle's
interiOr
and
an
unrestrained
person.
The
Child could
also
be injured
by
striking
the
int9flor\
or
bY
being
ejected
from
the
vehicle dJring a
sudden
maneuver or
ifJ1)act The same can also
haWen'
if·
the Intanl or child
rides
on
the
seat
unrestrairieC;t.
other
oocupants
should also be
restrained
to
help
reduce
the
chance
,of
messing
personal
injury.
A child rutraint system un help protect a chitd
in
a vehicle.
Her.'s what
to look for when aelecting a child '"traint system:
•
tt should have a !abet certifying that
it
meets
applicable
Federal
Motor
Vehicle Safecy Standards (FMVSS)
-..
or In Ganada, requWements
of
the
Children's
Car
Seats and
Harnesses
Regulations
(CCSHR).
Or
in the
case
of
Infarn restraints
made
before
1981,
a label on
the
restraint
or
literature
that comes
with
it
should
state
that
the
design
was
dynamically
tested.
(Infant
restraints
made before 1981 did not
have to
meet
FMVSS;
those
made
alter
that
date must
ITIget
FMVSS,
which
does
require
dynamic
testing.)
•
Make
sure
the child
restraint
system
is
appropriate
for
the
·chikl's
heigh1.
weight
and
developmcnl.··the label
reqWed
by the
standard or
fEl!JJlation,
or
instructions
for
infant
restraints,
typicaIfy
provide
this
information.
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