Buick 2005 Manuel D’Utilisation

Front Seats ......................................................1-3

Manual Passenger Seat ..................................1-3
Four-Way Manual Driver Seat ..........................1-3
Six-Way Power Seats .....................................1-4
Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-5
Heated Seats .................................................1-5
Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-6
Head Restraints .............................................1-7

Rear Seats .......................................................1-8

Rear Seat Operation .......................................1-8
Split Bench Seats ...........................................1-8
Captain Chairs .............................................1-13
Stowable Seat ..............................................1-17

Safety Belts ...................................................1-20

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-20
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-24
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-25
Driver Position ..............................................1-25
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment .....................1-33
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-34
Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-34
Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-34
Center Rear Passenger Position .....................1-38
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children

and Small Adults .......................................1-40

Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-42
Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-42

Child Restraints .............................................1-43

Older Children ..............................................1-43
Infants and Young Children ............................1-45
Child Restraint Systems .................................1-48
Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-52
Top Strap ....................................................1-53
Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-54
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for

Children (LATCH System) ...........................1-58

Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the

LATCH System .........................................1-60

Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside

Seat Position ............................................1-60

Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Rear

Seat Position ............................................1-62

Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front

Seat Position ............................................1-64

Airbag System ...............................................1-67

Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-70
When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-73
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-75
How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-75

Section 1

Seats and Restraint Systems

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