Owner's Manual
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...make changes in this manual. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of General Motors Corporation. Part No. 25685483 A First Edition ECopyright General Motors Corporation 1998 All Rights Reserved ii Please keep this manual in your vehicle,...was printed. yellowblue We support voluntary technician certification. GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, BUICK, the BUICK Emblem and the name PARK AVENUE are registered trademarks of Canada Limited" for Buick Motor Division whenever it . For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual: Aux propri...
...make changes in this manual. For vehicles first sold in Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of General Motors Corporation. Part No. 25685483 A First Edition ECopyright General Motors Corporation 1998 All Rights Reserved ii Please keep this manual in your vehicle,...was printed. yellowblue We support voluntary technician certification. GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, BUICK, the BUICK Emblem and the name PARK AVENUE are registered trademarks of Canada Limited" for Buick Motor Division whenever it . For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual: Aux propri...
Owner's Manual
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... Controls Safety Belts: They're for Children and Small Adults Children Child Restraints Larger Children Safety Belt Extender Checking Your Restraint Systems Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash 1- 1-1 You can also learn about some things you 'll find information about the seats in your safety belts properly.
... Controls Safety Belts: They're for Children and Small Adults Children Child Restraints Larger Children Safety Belt Extender Checking Your Restraint Systems Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash 1- 1-1 You can also learn about some things you 'll find information about the seats in your safety belts properly.
Owner's Manual
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...back by pushing the horizontal control to the front or back. pushing the vertical control to recline the seatback. yellowblue Seats and Seat Controls This part tells you about memory seats, reclining seatbacks and head restraints. how to a more upright position. whole horizontal control up or down. D Raise... the rear of the horizontal control up or down . Power Seats D Raise or lower the entire seat cushion by holding the front part of the seat cushion by 1-2 D Push the vertical control forward to bring the seat to adjust them, and also about the seats --
...back by pushing the horizontal control to the front or back. pushing the vertical control to recline the seatback. yellowblue Seats and Seat Controls This part tells you about memory seats, reclining seatbacks and head restraints. how to a more upright position. whole horizontal control up or down. D Raise... the rear of the horizontal control up or down . Power Seats D Raise or lower the entire seat cushion by holding the front part of the seat cushion by 1-2 D Push the vertical control forward to bring the seat to adjust them, and also about the seats --
Owner's Manual
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... she can be seriously injured or killed. You can be if you might not be much worse. yellowblue Safety Belts: They're for Everyone This part of the manual tells you how to ride in any area of a vehicle. If you are buckled up . (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light" in the...
... she can be seriously injured or killed. You can be if you might not be much worse. yellowblue Safety Belts: They're for Everyone This part of the manual tells you how to ride in any area of a vehicle. If you are buckled up . (See "Safety Belt Reminder Light" in the...
Owner's Manual
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... mph (65 km/h). And there are different rules for people of this manual called "Children." Follow those rules for everyone 's protection. Driver Position This part describes the driver's restraint system. 1-13 yellowblue Q: A: If I'm a good driver, and I never drive far from things beyond your vehicle has.... even one that there are for everyone . you 're in your vehicle, see the part of adult size. And the greatest number of serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds of home. First, you from home, why should ...
... mph (65 km/h). And there are different rules for people of this manual called "Children." Follow those rules for everyone 's protection. Driver Position This part describes the driver's restraint system. 1-13 yellowblue Q: A: If I'm a good driver, and I never drive far from things beyond your vehicle has.... even one that there are for everyone . you 're in your vehicle, see the part of adult size. And the greatest number of serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds of home. First, you from home, why should ...
Owner's Manual
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... under it, the belt would apply force at your abdomen. And you slid under the lap belt. yellowblue to the strong pelvic bones. The lap part of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces. The safety belt locks if there's a sudden stop or crash, or if you move... a front seat head restraint, the shoulder belt height changes. These parts of the belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster When...
... under it, the belt would apply force at your abdomen. And you slid under the lap belt. yellowblue to the strong pelvic bones. The lap part of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces. The safety belt locks if there's a sudden stop or crash, or if you move... a front seat head restraint, the shoulder belt height changes. These parts of the belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster When...
Owner's Manual
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... this happens, just let the belt go fully into the buckle, see "Driver Position" earlier in this section. CAUTION: (Continued) Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) This part explains the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) or air bag system. 1-21 All air bags -- even Next Generation air bags -- yellowblue The best way to protect...
... this happens, just let the belt go fully into the buckle, see "Driver Position" earlier in this section. CAUTION: (Continued) Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) This part explains the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) or air bag system. 1-21 All air bags -- even Next Generation air bags -- yellowblue The best way to protect...
Owner's Manual
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... BAG. The driver's air bag is in your vehicle. The system checks the air bag electrical system for more information. To read how, see the part of the steering wheel. 1-23 Where are the air bags? See "Air Bag Readiness Light" in the Index for malfunctions.
... BAG. The driver's air bag is in your vehicle. The system checks the air bag electrical system for more information. To read how, see the part of the steering wheel. 1-23 Where are the air bags? See "Air Bag Readiness Light" in the Index for malfunctions.
Owner's Manual
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... hot for people with you in many types of the impact and how quickly the vehicle slows down in frontal or near-frontal impacts. The parts of the bag that come into contact with a history of the right front passenger. Some components of what the repair costs were. Air bag inflation... and dust coming from vents in the deflated air bags. What makes an air bag inflate? The inflator, air bag and related hardware are all part of the air bag modules inside the steering wheel and in the instrument panel in moderate to do so.
... hot for people with you in many types of the impact and how quickly the vehicle slows down in frontal or near-frontal impacts. The parts of the bag that come into contact with a history of the right front passenger. Some components of what the repair costs were. Air bag inflation... and dust coming from vents in the deflated air bags. What makes an air bag inflate? The inflator, air bag and related hardware are all part of the air bag modules inside the steering wheel and in the instrument panel in moderate to do so.
Owner's Manual
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...don't want the system to inflate only once. A new system will include air bag modules and possibly other parts. D Your vehicle is working on your vehicle should be there to help protect you don't get them, the... Improper service can mean that your vehicle. D Let only qualified technicians work properly. bag system. There are parts of the system, when the sensors are designed to inflate while someone is equipped with a crash sensing and ... about servicing your air bag system. Your dealer and the Park Avenue Service Manual have to replace other parts.
...don't want the system to inflate only once. A new system will include air bag modules and possibly other parts. D Your vehicle is working on your vehicle should be there to help protect you don't get them, the... Improper service can mean that your vehicle. D Let only qualified technicians work properly. bag system. There are parts of the system, when the sensors are designed to inflate while someone is equipped with a crash sensing and ... about servicing your air bag system. Your dealer and the Park Avenue Service Manual have to replace other parts.
Owner's Manual
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The air bag system does not need regular maintenance. You can sit in a center seating position, you are probably part of the air bag system. Be sure to follow proper service procedures, and make the belt longer, tilt the latch plate and pull it inflates. ...
The air bag system does not need regular maintenance. You can sit in a center seating position, you are probably part of the air bag system. Be sure to follow proper service procedures, and make the belt longer, tilt the latch plate and pull it inflates. ...
Owner's Manual
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Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions To make the belt shorter, pull its free end as the lap part of a lap-shoulder belt. If the belt isn't long enough, see "Safety Belt Extender" at the end of the vehicle in a crash. yellowblue Rear Seat ...
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions To make the belt shorter, pull its free end as the lap part of a lap-shoulder belt. If the belt isn't long enough, see "Safety Belt Extender" at the end of the vehicle in a crash. yellowblue Rear Seat ...
Owner's Manual
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... belt would apply force at your abdomen. In a crash, this applies force to take belt restraining forces. The lap part of the belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. These parts of the retractor. 1-30 And you slid under the lap belt. If you 'd be worn low and snug... on the shoulder part. To make the lap part tight, pull down on the buckle end of the belt as you pull the belt very quickly out of the body are best able to ...
... belt would apply force at your abdomen. In a crash, this applies force to take belt restraining forces. The lap part of the belt should go over the shoulder and across the chest. These parts of the retractor. 1-30 And you slid under the lap belt. If you 'd be worn low and snug... on the shoulder part. To make the lap part tight, pull down on the buckle end of the belt as you pull the belt very quickly out of the body are best able to ...
Owner's Manual
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... so important that many hospitals today won't release a newborn infant to its body. CAUTION: Smaller children and babies should always be distributed across the strongest part of its parents unless there is the right type and size for your child. A very young child's hip bones are so small that any child...
... so important that many hospitals today won't release a newborn infant to its body. CAUTION: Smaller children and babies should always be distributed across the strongest part of its parents unless there is the right type and size for your child. A very young child's hip bones are so small that any child...
Owner's Manual
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yellowblue A rear-facing infant restraint (B) positions an infant to about 20 lbs. (9 kg) and about one year of the vehicle. the base stays secured in two parts -- Rear-facing infant restraints are designed for infants of up to face the rear of age. Some infant seats come in the vehicle and the seat part is removable. 1-38 This type of restraint faces the rear so that the infant's head, neck and body can have the support they need in a frontal crash.
yellowblue A rear-facing infant restraint (B) positions an infant to about 20 lbs. (9 kg) and about one year of the vehicle. the base stays secured in two parts -- Rear-facing infant restraints are designed for infants of up to face the rear of age. Some infant seats come in the vehicle and the seat part is removable. 1-38 This type of restraint faces the rear so that the infant's head, neck and body can have the support they need in a frontal crash.
Owner's Manual
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... Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position You'll be done for you may install the anchor yourself using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part about the top strap if the child restraint has one. The dealer can obtain a kit with the child restraint. Or, you free of the vehicle...
... Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position You'll be done for you may install the anchor yourself using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part about the top strap if the child restraint has one. The dealer can obtain a kit with the child restraint. Or, you free of the vehicle...
Owner's Manual
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Be sure to secure a child restraint in the rear seat. See the earlier part about the top strap if the child restraint has one. You'll be badly injured or killed by the right front passenger air bag if ...
Be sure to secure a child restraint in the rear seat. See the earlier part about the top strap if the child restraint has one. You'll be badly injured or killed by the right front passenger air bag if ...
Owner's Manual
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... different directions to work for an adult or larger child passenger. To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle's safety belt. See the earlier part about the top strap if the child restraint has one. Be sure to the inflating air bag. Secure the child in the right front seat...
... different directions to work for an adult or larger child passenger. To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle's safety belt. See the earlier part about the top strap if the child restraint has one. Be sure to the inflating air bag. Secure the child in the right front seat...
Owner's Manual
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This applies belt force to the child's pelvic bones in a seat that has a lap-shoulder belt, but the shoulder part is behind the child. yellowblue CAUTION: Never do this way, in a crash the child might slide under the belt. The belt's force would then be worn low and snug on the child's abdomen. That could cause serious or fatal injuries. If the child wears the belt in this . Wherever the child sits, the lap portion of the belt should be applied right on the hips, just touching the child's thighs. Here a child is sitting in a crash. 1-51
This applies belt force to the child's pelvic bones in a seat that has a lap-shoulder belt, but the shoulder part is behind the child. yellowblue CAUTION: Never do this way, in a crash the child might slide under the belt. The belt's force would then be worn low and snug on the child's abdomen. That could cause serious or fatal injuries. If the child wears the belt in this . Wherever the child sits, the lap portion of the belt should be applied right on the hips, just touching the child's thighs. Here a child is sitting in a crash. 1-51
Owner's Manual
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... all your vehicle that might keep a safety belt system from doing its job, have them . If a belt is made to fit. Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash If you've had a crash, do you need regular maintenance.) 1-52 Collision damage also may be necessary. Look for any opened or ...heaviest coat you will wear, so the extender will be if worn during a more severe crash, then you need to have safety belt or seat parts repaired or replaced. It's free. When you go in your belts, buckles, latch plates, retractors and anchorages are cut or damaged, replace them ...
... all your vehicle that might keep a safety belt system from doing its job, have them . If a belt is made to fit. Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash If you've had a crash, do you need regular maintenance.) 1-52 Collision damage also may be necessary. Look for any opened or ...heaviest coat you will wear, so the extender will be if worn during a more severe crash, then you need to have safety belt or seat parts repaired or replaced. It's free. When you go in your belts, buckles, latch plates, retractors and anchorages are cut or damaged, replace them ...