Buick 2003 LeSabre - Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems; Safety Belts

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Front Seats ...................................................... 1-2
Manual Seats
................................................ 1-2
Power Seats
.................................................. 1.2
Manual Lumbar
.............................................. 1.3
Power Lumbar
............................................... 1-4
Heated Seats
................................................. 1-5
Reclining Seatbacks
........................................ 1-6
Head Restraints
............................................. 1-7
Safety
Belts ..................................................... 1-8
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
................. 1-8
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts
...... 1-12
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
................. 1-13
Driver Position
.............................................. 1-1 4
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
.................. 1-20
Right Front Passenger Position
....................... 1-21
Center Front Passenger Position
..................... 1-22
Rear Seat Passengers
.................................. 1-24
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Smgll Ad~-I!ts ............ .... 1-28
Safety Belt Extender ............................. 1-30
Child Restraints ...................... , ............... 1-31
Older Children
.............................................. 1-31
Infants and Young Children
............................ 1-34
Child Restraint Systems
................................. 1-37
Where to Put the Restraint
............................. 1-40
Top Strap
.................................................... 1.42
Top Strap Anchor Location
............................. 1.43
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System)
........................... 1.44
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the
LATCH System
......................................... 1-46
Securing a Child Restraint
in a Rear Seat
Position
................................................... 1-46
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position
.................................... 1-49
Air Bag Systems ............................................ 1-52
Where Are the Air Bags?
............................... 1-55
When Should an Air Bag Inflate?
.................... 1-57
What Makes an Air Bag Inflate?
..................... 1-58
How Does an Air Bag Restrain?
..................... 1-58
What Will You See After an Air Bag Inflates?
....... 1-59
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
......... 1-61
Fiesiraini Sysiern Cneck .................................. 1-62
Checking Your Restraint Systems ................... 1-62
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash
............................................ 1-62
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