2000 Cadillac Catera Owners Manual

2000 Cadillac Catera Owners Manual 2000 Cadillac Catera Owners Manual

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Larger Children6. To tighten the belt, feed the shoulder belt back intothe retractor while you push down on the child restraint.You may find it helpful to use your knee to push downon the child restraint as you tighten the belt.7. Push and pull the child restraint in different directionsto 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.Children who have outgrown child restraints shouldwear the vehicle’s safety belts.1-50

Accident statistics show that children are safer if theyare restrained in the rear seat. But they need to use thesafety belts properly.Children who aren’t buckled up can be thrown outin a crash.Children who aren’t buckled up can strike otherpeople who are.CAUTION:Never do this.Here two children are wearing the same belt.The belt can’t properly spread the impact forces.In a crash, the two children can be crushedtogether and seriously injured. A belt must beused by only one person at a time.Q: What if a child is wearing a lap-shoulder belt,but the child is so small that the shoulder beltis very close to the child’s face or neck?A: If the child is sitting in a seat next to a window,move the child toward the center of the vehicle.If the child is sitting in the center rear seatpassenger position, move the child toward thesafety belt buckle. In either case, be sure that theshoulder belt still is on the child’s shoulder, so thatin a crash the child’s upper body would have therestraint that belts provide.1-51

Larger Children6. To tighten the belt, feed the shoulder belt back intothe retractor while you push down on the child restraint.You may find it helpful to use your knee to push downon the child restraint as you tighten the belt.7. Push and pull the child restraint in different directionsto 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.Children who have outgrown child restraints shouldwear the vehicle’s safety belts.1-50

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