SEAT
BELTS
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help lessen the chalice
of
injury
and/or
the severity
of
injury in accidents
or
sudden,'stops, General Motors urges
that
people riding in the-
car
be properly
restrained at
aU
times" using the seat belts provided. This includes women who
are pregnant, and children
of
all ages. (See the following pages for· the use
of
restraints
by
children and pregnant women). General Motors provides a seat belt
at each position designed for occupant seating. Thus the front seat
of
this vehicle
isequipped
with
seat beltsfor two occupants, and the rearseat for three occupants.
Front
S",at
Lap-Shoulder
Belt
• Close the front door fully (this activates the tension reliever).
• Adjust the front seat as needed and sit up straight and well back in the seat.
• There are a number
of
ways the lap-shoulder belt may be
put
on easily.
For
example...
• The lap-shoulder belt may be put on using one hand by: (1) Holding the
latch plate
and
pulling the belt as far as it will reach across your waist
(see illustration). (2) Then, hold the latch plate
at
a right angle to the
webbing.
At
the
sametimesJide
itup
the belt by raising it toward the
upper outside corner
of
the windshield. (3) Finally, pull the latch plate
down across your body and push it into the buckle until it clicks.
o
• One easy two-handed tm:thod is to hold the webbing
just
behind the latch
plate using the hand nearest the belt. Then bring it down across your
body. While holding the webbing taut 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 it clicks.
• Position the
"lap"
portion
of
the belt across your lap as
LOW
ON
THE
HIPS
as possible.
If
the lap portion did not snug itself to your satisfaction, adjust
it
to
a
SNUG
FIT
by grasping the "shoulder" portion
of
the belt and pulling
it
UPWARD
through the latch plate,
until
the lap portion
is
snug across your
lap. This reduces the
risk
of
sliding under the belt during an·accident.
CAUTION:
A
snug
fit
with
the
lap
beilt
positioned
low
on
the
hips
is
necessary
to
help
lessen
the
chance
and/or
saverity
of
injury
in
an
accident.
This
spreads
the
force
of
the
lap
belt
over
the
strong
hip
bone
instead
of
across
the
soft:
abdomen.
To
help
lessen
the
chance
and/or
severity
of
injury
in
an
accident
never
use
the
same
belt
for
more
than
one
person
at
8
time;
do
not
wear
belts
twisted;
and
do
not
let
belts
or
belt
hardware
become
damaged
by
pinching
them
in
the
seat
or
door.
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