User manual PONTIAC GRAND AM 1995

0 11 GRAND AM v The 1995 Pontiac Grand Am Owner's Manual ... .............................................................. This section tells you how to use your manual and includes safety and vehicle damage warnings and symbols. Seats and Restraint Systems .......................................................... 1-1 This section tells you how to use your seatsand safety belts properly. Italso explains the "SRS" system. FeaturesandControls ............................................................... 2-1 This section explains how to start and operate your Pontiac. Comfort Controls and Audio Systems .................................................. 3-1 How to Use this Manual .111 This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system. YourDrivingandtheRoad ProblemsontheRoad Here you'll find helpful information and tips about the road and howto drive under different conditions. ........................................................ Maintenanceschedule ............................................................... This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use. CustomerAssistanceInformation ..................................................... Service and Appearance Care. Here the manual tells you how to keep your Pontiac running properly and looking good. This section tells you howto contact Pontiac for assistance and how to getservice publications. It also gives you information on "Reporting Safety Defects" on page 8-4. This section tells you whatto do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or engine overheating, etc. ........................................................... ............................................................... 4-1 5-1 6-1 7-1 8-1 9-1 Index ............................................................................. Here's an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find something you want to read. i We. support voluntary technician certification. r CERTIFIED i GENERAL MOTORS,GM and the GM Emblem, PONTIAC and the PONTIAC Emblem registered are trademarks of General Motors Corporation. This manual includes the latest information at the time it was printed.We reserve the rightto make changes in the product after that time without further notice. For vehicles first soldin Canada, substitute the name "General Motors of Canada Limited" for Pontiac Motor Division wheneverit appears in this manual. Please keep this manual in your Pontiac, it will be so there if you ever need it when you're on the road. you If sell the vehicle, please leave this manual inso the new it owner can use it. WE SUPPORT VOLUNTARY TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION THROUGH National Institutefor AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXCELLENCE For Canadian Owners Who Prefer a French Language Manual: Aux propribtaires canadiens: Vous pouvez vous procurer un exemplaire de guide en franGais chez votre ce concessionaire ou au DGN Marketing Services Ltd., 1500 Bonhill Rd., Mississauga, Ontario lC7. L5T Litho in U.S.A. P r No. 10254644 B First Edition at `Copyright General Motors Corporation 1994 All Rights Reserved ii How to Use this Manual Many people read their owner's manual from beginning to end when they first receive new vehicle. This their will help you learn about the features and controls for your vehicle. In this manual, you'll find that pictures and words work together to explain things quickly. Index A good place to look for what you needthe Index in is the backof the manual. It's an alphabetical list of all that's in the manual, and the page number where you'll find it. In the gray caution .are.a, tell you what the hazard is. we Then we tell you what to do to help.avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. If you dm't~,~you or .. others cauhdbe hurt. Safety Warnings and Symbols You will find a number ofsafety cautions in this book. We use a box with gray background the word and CAUTION to tell you about things that could hurt you if you were to ignore the warning. iii Vehicle Damage Warnings Also, in this bookyou will find these notices: NOTICE: These mean there something that is could damageyour vehicle. In the notice area, we tell you about something that cart damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by warranty, your and it could costly. be But the notice will tell you what do to help avoid the to damage. When you read other manuals, you might see CAUTION and NOTICE warnings in different colors or in different words. You'll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use yellow for cautions, blue for notices and the words CAUTION or NOTICE. 1 iv Vehicle Symbols These are some the symbols you may findon your vehicle. of For example, these symbols are used on an original battery: CAUTION POSSIBLE INJURY PROTECT EYES BY SHIELDING CAUSTIC These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights: ENGINE COOLANT TEMP BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM BRAKE Here are some other symbols you may see: FUSE A These symbols are important for you and your passengers whenever your vehicle is driven: DOOR LOCK UNLOCK These symbols have to do with your lights: These symbols are on someof your controls: WINDSHIELD WIPER -Fe I-1 RELEASE FASTEN BELTS 4 SEAT TURN SIGNALS e9 WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER (a) b RADIO VOLUME RADIATOR COOLANT CONDITIONING A`R 4 3 BURNS POWER WINDOW HAZARD WARNING FLASHER A $0 WINDOW DEFOGGER FUEL ENGINE OIL PRESSURE W RELEASE VENTILATING FAN SPARK OR FLAME COULD EXPLODE BATTERY LIGHTER m ,\I/, FOG LAMPS TEMP ANTI-LOCK BRAKE & OIL HORN )tr () @ SPEAKER b V NOTES vi Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Here you'll find information about the seats in your Pontiac and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also learn about some things you should not with do air bags and safety belts. Seats and Seat Controls This section tells you about the seats-- how to adjust them -- and also about reclining seatbacks and head restraints. Manual Front Seat Move the control lever under the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it. Then to release the lever and try move the seat with your body, to make sure the seat is locked place. into 1-1 Manual Four-Way Adjustable Seat (Option) Power Seat Controls (Option) There are two levers at the front the seat. The left of lever adjusts the seat forward and back.The right lever adjusts the angle of the front of the seat. To adjust the power seat on some models: To adjust the seat's forward and rearward movement, lift the left lever (A) up and adjust the seat forward or back. Then release the lever and tryto move the seat to be certain that itis locked in place. To raise or lower thefront of the seat, lift the right lever (B), and lean forward or backward. Front Control (A): Raise the frontof the seatby holding the switch up. Lower the frontof the seatby holding the switch down. Center Control (B): Move the seat forward or back by holding the control to the frontor back. Move the seat higher by holding the control up. Lower the seat by holding the control down. 1-2 Rear Control (C): Raise the rear of the seat by holding the switch up. Lower the of the seat by holding the rear switch down. Reclining Front Seatbacks Manual Lumbar Support (Option) . *'_ . , .4:. .. ~, To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the outer side of the seat and move the seatback where you want it. Release the lever to lock the seatback. d . I .. .. Pull up on the lever and the seat will toan upright go position. Turn the knob on the sideof the driver's seat clockwise to increase supportto the lower back. Turn the knob counterclockwise to decrease the support. 1-3 But don't have a seatback rec :lined if yo11r vehicle is moving. 1-4 Head Restraints Head restraints are fixed some models and on adjustable on others. Slidean adjustable headrestraint up or down so that the top of the restraint isclosest to the top of your ears. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash. On some models, the head restraints tilt forward and rearward also. Front Seatback Latches(2 Door Models) The front seatback folds forward to let people get into the back seat. Your seatback will move back and forth freely, unless you come to a sudden stop. Then it will lock into place. There's one time the front seats may not fold without some helpfrom you. That'sif your vehicle is parked going down a fairly steep hill. To fold a front seatback forward, push the seatbgck toward therear seat as you lift this latch. Then the seatback will fold forward. The latch must be dswn for the seat to work properly. ` Easy-Entry Seat(2 Door Models) The right front seat of your vehicle makes it easy to get in andout of the rear seat. When you tilt the right front seatback fully forward, the whole seat will slide forward. After someone gets into the rear seat area, move the right front seatbackto its original position. Then move the seat rearward until locks. it Split Fold-Down Rear Seat (Option) To open, pull forward on the seat tab. To close, push the seatback up to its original position. To get out again, tilt the seatback fully forward. 1-6 Safety Belts: They'refor Everyone This partof the manual tells you how use safety belts to properly. It also tells you some things you should notdo with safety belts. And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System, or "air bag" system. Your car has a light that comes on as a reminder to buckle up. (See "Safety Belt Warning Light" in the Index.) In many states and Canadianprovinces, the law'says to wear safety belts. Here's why: They work. You never knowif you'll be in a crash. If you do have a crash, you don't know if it will bea bad one. A few crashes are mild, and somecrashes can be so serious that even buckled upa person wouldn't.kvive. them, But most crashes are inbetween. In many of people whobuckle up can surviveand sometimes walk away. Withoutbelts they could have been badly hurt or killed. After more than 25 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear.In most crashes buckling up does matter ... a lot! 1-7 Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast asit goes. Put someone onit. Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it's a seat on just wheels. II .. ! Get it upto speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider doesn't stop. The person keeps going until stopped by something. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield ... 1-9 or the instrument panel ... or the safety belts! With safety belts,you slow down as the vehicle does. You get more time to stop. stop over more distance, You and your strongest bones take the forces. That's why safety belts make such good sense. 1-10 Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -- and the Answers If I'm a good driver, and I never drive far from home, why should I wear safety belts? &: A: Won't I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident ifI'm wearing a safety belt? You could be -- whether you're wearing a safety belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you're upside down. And your chance of so being conscious during and after an accident, you can unbuckle and get out, much greater if is `youare belted. A: You may be an excellent driver, butif you're in an accident -- even one that isn't yourfault -- you and your passengers can be hurt.Being a good dhver doesn't protect you from things beyond your control, such as bad drivers. Most accidents occur within miles (40 k ) 25 m of home. And the greatest number of serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds less than 40'mph of (65 km/h). Safety belts are for everyone. Why don't they just put air bags people in so won't have to wear safety belts? A: Air bags are in many vehicles today and will in be more of them in the future. they are But supplemental systemsonly; so they work with safety belts -- not instead of them. Every air bag system ever offered for has required the use of sale safety belts. Evenif you're in a vehicle that air has bags, you still have to buckle up to get the most protection. That's true not only in frontal collisions, but especially in side and other collisions. 1-11 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly Adults This part is only for people of adult size. Be aware that there are special things to know about safety belts and children. And there are different rules for smaller children andbabies. If a child will be riding in your Pontiac, see the part of this manual called "Children." Follow those rules for everyone's protection. First, you'll want to know whichrestraint systems your vehicle has. We'll start with the driver position. Automatic Lap-Shoulder Belt Driver Position This part describes the driver's restraint system. Was your Pontiacfirst sold, when new, in Canada? (If it was, a sticker on the driver's door will say "conformsto all applicable Canada motor vehicle . . . " etc.) If so, then this "Driver Position" part doesn't apply to your vehicle. To learn howto use your driver position safety belts, read the Canadian Owner's Manual Safety Belt Supplement. It comes withevery new Pontiac first sold in Canada. This safety belt is called "automatic" because don't you have to buckle up when you get into your vehicle. 1-12 The lap belt should be worn as low the hips as on possible. In a crash, this applies force the strong to Just get into your vehicle. Then close and lock the door. pelvic bones. And you'd be less likely slide under the to so Adjust the seat (to see how, "Seats'' in the Index) see lap belt. If you slid underit, the belt would apply force you can sit up straight. at your abdomen. This could cause serious even fatal or injuries. The shoulder belt shouldgo over the shoulder and across the chest. These parts the body are best of able to take belt restraining forces. The safety belt locksif there's a suddenstop or a crash. And you don't haveto unbuckle when you get out. 1-13 It's possible that an automatic belt could keep you from To reattach the automatic belt: fully opening a door. That can happen the door was if 1. Close and lock the door. slammed shut very hard.Just close the door all the way, then slowly open it. If that doesn'tfix it, then your 2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see "Seats" in the Index) Pontiac needs service. so you can sit up straight. We hope you'll always keep your automatic belt buckled. However, you may need unbuckle it in an to emergency. To unbuckle the automatic belt, push the just button on the buckle. I 3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. Don't let it get twisted. 4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. Pull up onthe latch plateto make sure it is secure. 1-14 @ What's wrong with this? i` L A: The shoulder belt is too loose. won't give nearly It as much protection this way. 1-15 Q: I What's wrong with this? I A: The belt is buckled in the wrong place. 1-16 &: What's wrong with this? I A: The shoulder belt is worn under the arm. It should be worn over the shoulder at all times. 1-17 What's wrong with this? L I 1 I 1 I I I I I I I A: The belt is twisted across the body. 1-1s Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) This part explains the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS), or air bag. Your Pontiac has an bag for the driver. air Here are the most important things know about the air to bag system: AIR BAG 1-19 How the Air Bag System Works Where is the air bag? The driver's air bag is in the middle of the steering wheel. 1-20 When should an air bag inflate? The air bag is designed to inflate in moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal crashes. The air bag will inflate only if the impact speed is above the system's designed "threshold level." If your vehicle goes straight a into wall that doesn't move or deform, the threshold level is about 9 to 16 mph (14 to26 km/h). The threshold level can vary, however, with specific vehicle design,so that it can be somewhat above or below this range. If your vehicle strikes something that will move deform, such or as a parked car, the threshold level will higher. The be air bag is not designedto inflate in rollovers, side impacts, or rear impacts, because inflation would not help the occupant. What makes an air bag inflate? In a frontalor near-frontal impact of sufficient severity, the air bag sensing system detects that vehicle is the The suddenly stoppingas a result of a crash. sensing of system triggers a chemical reaction the sodium azide sealed in the inflator. reaction produces nitrogen The gas, which inflates the air bag. inflator, air bag, and The related hardware are all part of the air bagmodule packed inside the steering wheel. How does an air bag restrain? In moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal collisions, even belted occupantscan contact the steering wheel. The air bag supplements the protection provided, by safety belts.Air bags distribute the force of the impact In any particular crash, no can say whether an air one more evenlyover the occupant's upper body, stgpping bag should have inflated simply because of the damage the occupantmore gradually. But air bagswould-not to a vehicle or because what the repair costs were. of help you in many types of collisions, including kollovers Inflation is determined by the angle of impact and the and rear andside impacts, primarilybecause an the vehicle's deceleration. Vehicle damage is only one occupant's motion is not toward the air bag. Air bags indication of this. as should never be regarded anything more than a supplement to safety belts, and then only in moderate to severe frontalor near-frontal collisions. 1-21 What will you see after an air bag inflates? After the air bag inflates, quickly deflates. This occurs it so quickly that some people may not realize the air even bag inflated. Some components of the air bag module in the steering wheel hub will be for a short time, but hot the part of the bag that comes into contact with you will not be hot to the touch.There will be some smoke and dust coming from vents in deflated air bag. Air bag the inflation will not prevent the driver from seeing or from being able to steer the vehicle, nor will stop people it from leaving the vehicle. 0 The air bag is designed to inflate only once. After it inflates, you'll need some parts for your air bag new system. If you don't get them, the air bag system in another crash. won't be there to help protect you A new system will include the air bag module and possibly other parts. The service manual for your vehicle covers the need to replace other parts. Your vehicle is equipped with a diagnostic module, which records information about the air bag system. The module records information about the readiness of the system, when the sensors activated and are driver's safety belt usage at deployment. Let only qualified technicians work on your air bag system. Improper service can mean that your air bag system won't work properly. your dealer for See service. 0 0 I NOTICE: If you damage the cover for the driver'sbag, air it may not work properly. You may have to replace theair bag module.Do not open or break the air bag cover. 1-22 Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Pontiac The air bag affects how your Pontiac should serviced. be There are parts of the air bag system in several places around your vehicle. You don't want the system to inflate while someone working on your vehicle. Your is Pontiac dealer and the1995 Grand Am Service Manual have information about servicing your vehicle and the air bag system. To purchase a service manual, see "Service Publications" in the Index. air bag system The does not need regular maintenance. Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy Safety belts workfor everyone, including pregnant women. Like all occupants, they aremore likely to be seriously injuredif they don't wear safety belts. A pregnant woman should wear a lap-shoulder belt, and as the lap portion should be worn as low possible throughout the pregnancy. The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the mother. Whena safety belt is worn properly, it's more likely that the fetus won't be hurt in a crash. For pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making safety belts effective is wearing them properly. 0 Adjust the seat (to see how, see "Seats" in the Index) so you can sit up straight. Move your seat enough far is forward that your feet touch part of the car that the called the "toeboard" (A). That way you'd be less likely to slide under the lap belt in crash. a Right Front Passenger Position Was your Pontiac first sold, when new, in Canada? (If it was, a sticker on the driver's door will say "conforms to all applicable Canada motor vehicle . . . " etc.) If so, then this ``Right Front Passenger Position" part doesn't apply to your vehicle. To learn how touse your right front passenger position safety belts, read the Canadian Owner's Manual Safety Belt Supplement.It comes with every new Pontiacf i s t sold inCanada. The rightfront passenger's safety belt works the same way as thedriver's safetybelt. See "Driver Position," earlier inthis section. 1-24 Rear Seat Passengers Lap-Shoulder Belt The positions next to the windows have lap-shoulder It's very important for rear seat passengersbuckle up! to Accident statistics show that unbelted people in the rear belts. Here's how to wear one properly. seat are hurt more often in crashes than those who are wearing safety belts. Rear passengers who aren't safety belted can be thrown out of the vehicle in a crash. And they can others strike in the vehicle who are wearing safety belts. Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions 1. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you. Don't let it get twisted. 1-25 2. Push the latch plateinto the buckle untilit clicks. would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever hadto. If the belt stops before it reaches the buckle, tilt the latch plate and keep pulling until you can buckle it. Pull up on thelatch plate to make sure it is secure. 3. To make the lap part tight, pull down on the buckle end of the belt as pull up on the shoulder part. you If the belt is not long enough, see "Safety Belt Extender" at the end of this section. Make sure the release button on the buckle positioned so you is The lap part of the belt should b'e worn low and on snug the hips,just touching the thighs.In a crash, this applies force to the strong pelvic bones. And you'd be less likely to slide under the lap belt. you slid under it, the If belt would applyforce at your abdomen.This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. The shoulder belt across the chest. These should go over the shoulder and to parts of the body are best able take belt restraining forces. The safety beltlocks if there's a sudden stop or a crash. To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle. 1-27 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults Rear shoulder belt comfort guides will provide added comfort for children who have outgrown child restraints and for small adults.The comfort guides pull the shoulder belts away from the neck and head. edge of the seatback. Here is you should install the how comfort guideson the shoulder belts: 1. Pull the elastic cord out from between the edge of the seatbackand the interior bodyto remove the guide from its storage'clip. 2. Slide the guide under and past the belt. The elastic cord must be under the belt. Then, place the guide There is one guide for each outside passenger position in over thebelt, and insert the two edgesof the belt into the rear seat. You will find them tucked between the in the slots of the guide. seatback and the interior body, about half-way the down 1-28 3. Be sure that the belt not twisted and it lies flat. The is the elastic cord must be under belt and the guide on top. 4. Buckle the belt around the child, and make sure that both the lap belt and the shoulderbelt are secured properly. Make sure that the shoulder crosses the belt shoulder. See "Safety Belts, RearSeat Passengers" in the Index. 1-29 To remove and store the comfort guides, just perform these steps in reverse order.Squeeze the belt edges together so that youcan take them out from the guides. Pull the guide upwardto expose its storage clip, and then slide the guide onto the clip. Rotate the guide and clip inward andin between the seatback and the interior body, leaving only the loop of elastic cord exposed. Lap Belt Center Passenger Position U When you sit in the center seating position, have a you lap safety belt, which has no retractor. To make the belt longer, tilt the latch plate and pull it along the belt. 1-30 To make the belt shorter, pull free end as shown until its the belt is snug. Children Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! That includes size. In fact, infants and all children smaller than adult the law in every state in the United States and in every Canadian province says children up some age must be to restrained while in a vehicle. Smaller Children and Babies Buckle, position and release the same way as the lap it If part of a lap-shoulder belt. the belt isn't long enough, see "Safety Belt Extender" the end of this section. at Make sure the release button on the bucklepositioned is so you would be able unbuckle the safetybelt quickly to if you ever had to. 1-31 1-32 Child Restraints Top Strap Be sure to follow the instructions for the restraint. You or may find these instructions on the restraint itself in a booklet, or both. These restraints use the belt system in your vehicle, but the child also has to be secured within the restraint to help reduce the chance of personal injury. The instructions that come with the infant child or restraint will show you to do that. how Where to Put the Restraint Accident statistics show that children safer if they are are restrained in the rear rather than the seat. We at front General Motors therefore recommend that you your put is child restraintin the rear seat unless the childan infant and you're the only adult the vehicle. In that in case, you might want secure the restraint in the front to seat where you can keep an on the baby. eye Wherever you installit, be sure to secure the child restraint properly. Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint move can around in a collision or sudden stop and injure people in the vehicle. Be sure to properly secure any child -restraint in your vehicle even when no childis in it. If your child restraint has a top strap, it should be anchored. If you needto have an anchor installed, you can ask your Pontiac dealerto put it in foryou. If you want to can install an anchor yourself, your dealer tell you how to do it. 1-33 For cars first sold inCanada, child restraints with a top strap must be anchored according to Canadian Law. Your dealer can obtain the hardware kit and install it for you, or you may install it yourself usingthe instructions provided in the kit. Use the tether hardwarekit available from the dealer. The hardware and installation instructions were specifically designed for thisvehicle. You'll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part about the top strap if the child restraint has one. 1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions for the child restraint. 2. Secure the child in the child restraintas the instructions say. Securing a Child Restraint ina Rear Outside Seat Position 3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap shoulder and portions of the vehicle's safety belt through or around the restraint. The child restraint instructions will show you how. Tilt the latch plate adjust the to belt if needed. If the shoulder belt goes in of the child's face front or neck, putit behind the child restraint. 1-34 4. Buckle the belt. Makesure the release button is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you had to. ever 5. To tighten the belt, pullup on the shoulder belt while you push down on the child restraint. 6. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is secure. To remove the child restraint, unbuckle the vehicle's just safety belt andlet it go back all the way. The safety belt to will move freely again and be ready work for an adult or larger child passenger. 1-35 Securing a Child Restraint in the Center Rear Seat Position 1. Make the belt as longas possible by tilting the latch plate and pullingit along the belt. U You'll be using thelap belt. See theearlier part about the top strap if the child restraint has one. 2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions for the child restraint. 3. Secure the child in the child restraint as the instructions say. 1-36 4. Run the vehicle's safety belt throughor around the restraint. The child restraint instructions will show you how. 1. Push and pull the child restraint different in directions to be sureit is secure. If the child restraint isn't secure, turn the latch plate over andbuckle it again. Then seeif it is secure. If it isn't, secure the restraint in a different place the vehicle and in contact the child restraint maker their advice for about how to attach the child restraint properly. To remove the child restraint, unbuckle the vehicle's just safety belt.It will be readyto work for an adult or larger child passenger. 5. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly you ever had to. if 6. To tighten the belt, pullits free end while you push down on the child restraint. 1-37 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position Was your Pontiac first sold, when new, Canada? (If it in was, a stickeron the driver's door will say "conforms to all applicable Canada motor vehicle . . " etc.) If so, . then this "Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position" part doesn't apply your vehicle. To to learn how to secure a child restraint in the right front seat, read theCanadian Owner's Manual Safety Belt first SuppEernent. It comes with every new Pontiac sold in Canada. To use a child restraint here, you will need a special infanuchild seat attaching belt and the hardware that goes withit. See the earlier part about the top strap if the child restraint has one. Your dealer can order the belt and attaching hardware and install the hardware for It's free. The special you. at belt is GM P r No. 12340286. Your dealer can find the part number for the correct attaching hardware in the accessory sectionof the GM Parts Catalog. 1-38 Once thespecial hardware is ins'talled,please follow the instructions with it and these steps: 1. Unbuckle the automatic lap-,shoulderbelt by pushing the button on thebuckle. It will stay on the door, ready to be rebuckled for use by adults or older children. 1-39 2. Snap one hook of the infadchild seat attaching belt near the floor at thedoor side of the seat. 3. Put the belt's special latch plate into the vehicle's safety belt buckle. 1-40 4. You can make the belt longer by tilting the buckle and pulling it along thebelt. 7. Run the belt through or around the child restraint. The child restraint instructions will show you how. 8. Put the hook on the free end through the slot in the latch plate. 5. Put the restraint on theseat. Follow the instructions for the child restraint. 6. Secure the child in the child restraint as the instructions say. 1-41 9. To make it tight, pull the belt while you push down on the child restraint. the belt won't stay tight, If switch it end for end. To remove the infanuchild seat restraint: 1. Push the button on the safety belt buckle and remove the special latch plate. Leave the latch plate the on special belt. 10. Push and pull the child restraint different in directions to be sure it is secure. 2. Push the spring on the hook near the door and remove the special belt. 3. Put the belt away in a safe place in your vehicle, so it won't fly around in a crash and injure someone. 4. Remember to reattach the automatic belt again, once it the child restraint is removed. Be sureisn't twisted. 1-42 Larger Children ." .". .. . ..... Accident statistics show that children safer if they are are restrained in the rear seat. But they need use the to safety belts properly. 0 Children who aren't buckled upcan be thrown out in a crash. Children who aren't buckled up can strike other people who are. 0 Children who have outgrown child restraints should wear the vehicle's safety belts. If you have the choice, a child should sit next to a window so the child can wear a lap-shoulder belt and get the additional restraint a shoulder belt provide. can 1-43