1996 Buick Century Owner's Manual
1996 Buick Century Owner's Manual 1996 Buick Century Owner's Manual
For cars first sold in Canada, child restraints with a topstrap must be anchored according to Canadian law.Your dealer can obtain the hardware kit and install it foryou, or you may install it yourself using the instructionsprovided in the kit.Use the tether hardware kit available from the dealer.The hardware and installation instructions werespecifically designed for this vehicle.3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulderportions of the vehicle’s safety belt through oraround the restraint. The child restraint instructionswill show you how.You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier partabout the top strap if the child restraint has one.1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructionsfor the child restraint.2. Secure the child in the child restraint as theinstructions say.Tilt the latch plate to adjust the belt if needed.If the shoulder belt goes in front of the child’s face orneck, put it behind the child restraint.
4. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button ispositioned so you would be able to unbuckle thesafety belt quickly if you ever had to.5. To tighten the belt, pull up on the shoulder belt whileyou push down on the child restraint.6. Push and pull the child restraint in differentdirections to be sure it is secure.To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’ssafety belt and let it go back all the way. The safety beltwill move freely again and be ready to work for an adultor larger child passenger.
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For cars first sold in Canada, child restraints with a topstrap must be anchored according to Canadian law.Your dealer can obtain the hardware kit and install it foryou, or you may install it yourself using the instructionsprovided in the kit.Use the tether hardware kit available from the dealer.The hardware and installation instructions werespecifically designed for this vehicle.3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulderportions of the vehicle’s safety belt through oraround the restraint. The child restraint instructionswill show you how.You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier partabout the top strap if the child restraint has one.1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructionsfor the child restraint.2. Secure the child in the child restraint as theinstructions say.Tilt the latch plate to adjust the belt if needed.If the shoulder belt goes in front of the child’s face orneck, put it behind the child restraint.