How to Wear Safety Belts Properly; Seats and Restraints; Q: If my vehicle has airbags, why- Page 54

2017 Buick Cascada Owner Manual

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In Brief
Seats and Restraints
Instruments and Controls
Driving and Operating
Vehicle Care
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Buick Cascada Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S.-9967834) - 2017 - crc -

7/18/16

Seats and Restraints

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Q: If my vehicle has airbags, why

should I have to wear safety
belts?

A:

Airbags are supplemental
systems only; so they work

with

safety belts

not instead of

them. Whether or not an airbag
is provided, all occupants still
have to buckle up to get the
most protection.
Also, in nearly all states and in
all Canadian provinces, the law
requires wearing safety belts.

How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly

This section is only for people of
adult size.

There are special things to know
about safety belts and children, and
there are different rules for smaller
children and infants. If a child will be
riding in the vehicle, see

Older

Children

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69

or

Infants and Young

Children

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71

. Follow those rules for

everyone's protection.

It is very important for all occupants
to buckle up. Statistics show that
unbelted people are hurt more often
in crashes than those who are
wearing safety belts.

There are important things to know
about wearing a safety belt properly.

.

Sit up straight and always keep
your feet on the floor in front
of you.

.

Always use the correct buckle
for your seating position.

.

Wear the lap part of the belt low
and snug on the hips, just
touching the thighs. In a crash,
this applies force to the strong

pelvic bones and you would be
less likely to slide under the lap
belt. If you slid under it, the belt
would apply force on your
abdomen. This could cause
serious or even fatal injuries.

.

Wear the shoulder belt over the
shoulder and across the chest.
These parts of the body are best
able to take belt restraining
forces. The shoulder belt locks if
there is a sudden stop or crash.

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Warning

You can be seriously injured,
or even killed, by not wearing
your safety belt properly.

.

Never allow the lap or
shoulder belt to become
loose or twisted.

.

Never wear the shoulder
belt under both arms or
behind your back.

.

Never route the lap or
shoulder belt over an
armrest.

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