2000 buick century owners manual

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Home Search Submit. The belt forces would be there, not at the pelvic bones. The shoulder belt is worn under the arm. It should be worn over the shoulder at all times. In a crash, your body would move too far forward, which would increase the chance of head and neck injury.

The belt is twisted across the body. If a belt is twisted, make it straight so it can work properly, or ask your dealer to fix it. The belt should go back out of the way. Before you close the door, be sure the belt is out of the way. If you slam the door on it, you can damage both the belt and your vehicle. For pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making safety belts effective is wearing them properly.

Your vehicle has air bags a frontal air bag for the driver and another frontal air bag for the right front passenger. Your vehicle may also have a side impact air bag for the driver. Wearing your safety belt during a crash helps reduce your chance of hitting things inside the vehicle or being ejected from it. Air bags plus lap shoulder belts offer the best protection for adults, but not for young children and infants.

CAUTION: If something is between an occupant and an air bag, the bag might not inflate properly or it might force the object into that person. The path of an inflating air bag must be kept clear. Page 38 When should an air bag inflate? Page 39 How does an air bag restrain? In moderate to severe frontal or near frontal collisions, even belted occupants can contact the steering wheel or the instrument panel.

In moderate to severe side collisions, even belted occupants can contact the inside of the vehicle. Page 40 In many crashes severe enough to inflate an air bag, windshields are broken by vehicle deformation.

Additional windshield breakage may also occur from the right front passenger air bag. Air bags are designed to inflate only once. There are parts of the air bag systems in several places around your vehicle. Your dealer and the service manual have information about servicing your vehicle and the air bag systems. Page 42 When you sit in a center seating position, you have a lap safety belt, which has no retractor.

To make the belt longer, tilt the latch plate and pull it along the belt. Accident statistics show that unbelted people in the rear seat are hurt more often in crashes than those who are wearing safety belts. Page 44 2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. If the belt stops before it reaches the buckle, tilt the latch plate and keep pulling until you can buckle it. Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure. Page 45 The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching the thighs.

In a crash, this applies force to the strong pelvic bones. If you slid under it, the belt would apply force at your abdomen. When installed on a shoulder belt, the comfort guide pulls the belt away from the neck and head.

Page 47 1. Pull the elastic cord out from between the edge of the seatback and the interior body to remove the guide from its storage clip. Slide the guide under and past the belt. The elastic cord must be under the belt. Then, place the guide over the belt, and insert the two edges of the belt into the slots of the guide.

Page 48 3. Be sure that the belt is not twisted and it lies flat. The elastic cord must be under the belt and the guide on top. Page Children Children Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! That includes infants and all children smaller than adult size. Neither the distance traveled nor the age and size of the traveler changes the need, for everyone, to use safety restraints.

In fact, the law in every state in the United States and in every Canadian province says children up to some age must be restrained while in a vehicle. Page Child Restraints Child Restraints Every time infants and young children ride in vehicles, they should have protection provided by appropriate restraints.

What are the different types of add child restraints? Page 52 A rear facing infant restraint B positions an infant to face the rear of the vehicle. Rear facing infant restraints are designed for infants of up to about 20 lbs.

Page 53 A forward facing child restraint C E positions a child upright to face forward in the vehicle. These forward facing restraints are designed to help protect children who are from 20 to 40 lbs.

Page 54 A booster seat F is designed for children who are about 40 to 60 lbs. Page 55 Where to Put the Restraint Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat.

We at General Motors therefore recommend that you put your child restraint in the rear seat. Never put a rear child restraint in the front passenger seat. Page Top Strap Top Strap In Canada, the law requires that forward restraints have a top strap, and that the strap be anchored.

In the United States, some child restraints also have a top strap. If your child restraint has a top strap, it should be anchored. See the earlier part about the top strap if the child restraint has one. Be sure to follow the instructions that came with the child restraint. Page 58 3. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to. Some vehicles have a child restraint locking feature on the shoulder belt retractor.

You can tell if your vehicle has this feature by pulling the shoulder belt all the way out of the retractor. Page 59 If your vehicle has the child restraint locking feature on the shoulder belt retractor, pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out of the retractor to set the lock.

To tighten the belt, feed the shoulder belt back into the retractor while you push down on the child restraint. Page 61 1. Make the belt as long as possible by tilting the latch plate and pulling it along the belt. Put the restraint on the seat. The child restraint instructions will show you how. It will be ready to work for an adult or larger child passenger.

Never put a rear facing child restraint in this seat. Page 63 1. Because your vehicle has a right front passenger air bag, always move the seat as far back as it will go before securing a forward facing child restraint.

Page 64 5. Then, let the belt go back a few inches, and try to pull the belt out again. Page 65 If your vehicle has the child restraint locking feature on the shoulder belt retractor, pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out of the retractor to set the lock. Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in the rear seat.

Here two children are wearing the same belt. In a crash, the two children can be crushed together and seriously injured. A belt must be used by only one person at a time. Here a child is sitting in a seat that has a shoulder belt, but the shoulder part is behind the child. If the child wears the belt in this way, in a crash the child might slide under the belt. When you go in to order it, take the heaviest coat you will wear, so the extender will be long enough for you. Page 70 Section 2 Features and Controls Here you can learn about the many standard and optional features on your vehicle, and information on starting, shifting and braking.

Also explained are the instrument panel and the warning systems that tell you if everything is working properly and what to do if you have a problem. A child or others could be badly injured or even killed. They could operate the power windows or other controls or even make the vehicle move.

Your ignition only. If you need a new ignition or door key, contact your Passengers especially children open the doors and fall out. Outsiders can easily enter through an unlocked door when you slow down or stop your vehicle. The rear doors do not have power door lock switches. There is a lever which is used to manually lock or unlock that door.

Page 75 The operating mode of the programmable automatic power door locks will be changed when the driver performs the following: 1. Turn the ignition key to RUN. Close all of the doors.

Apply your regular brakes. Press and hold the power door lock switch. The feature works by disabling the power door locks when a key is in the ignition and any door is open. Page 77 At times you may notice a decrease in range.

This is normal for any remote keyless entry system. If the transmitter does not work or if you have to stand closer to your vehicle for the transmitter to work, try this: Check the distance. Page 78 Instant Alarm This feature allows you to activate an alarm by pressing a button on the remote keyless entry transmitter.

Your ignition must be off for the instant alarm to work. When you press the horn button on the remote keyless entry transmitter, the headlamps will flash, the horn will honk repeatedly, and the interior lamps will illuminate, attracting attention if you need it. Page 79 This will start the customization mode.

While in the customization mode, the feature will sound the number of chimes corresponding to the current security feedback lock mode. Each additional press of the remote keyless entry transmitter LOCK button will cause your vehicle to advance the lock mode by one, starting from the current lock mode.

Page Battery Replacement Illumination on Remote Activation This feature provides interior lighting when a remote keyless entry door unlock command is received and executed by your vehicle. Your ignition must be off for the illumination on remote activation feature to work. The interior lamps will light until either the ignition is turned to RUN or a period of 40 seconds has elapsed. Page 82 To replace the battery: 1. Insert a flat object like a dime into the slot on the back of the transmitter.

Gently pry apart the front and back. Remove the old battery and replace it with the new one. Use type CR or an equivalent. It can cause unconsciousness and even death. If you must drive with the trunk open or if electrical wiring or other cable connections must pass through the seal between the body and the trunk Page 84 Theft Vehicle theft is big business, especially in some cities. Although your vehicle has a number of theft features, we know that nothing we put on it can make it impossible to steal.

However, there are ways you can help. It works when you insert or remove the key from the ignition. To use ACC, push in the key and turn it toward you. Your steering wheel will stay locked. If you add electrical parts or accessories, you could change the way the engine operates.

Before adding electrical equipment, check with your dealer. If you ever have to have your vehicle towed, see the part of this manual that tells how to do it without damaging your vehicle. Turn off the engine. Open the hood and unwrap the electrical cord. Page Automatic Transaxle Operation Automatic Transaxle Operation Your automatic transaxle will have a shift lever on the steering column. The graphic shown above is displayed on your instrument panel cluster in reference to your steering column shift lever.

Your vehicle has an automatic transaxle shiftlock control system. Page Parking Brake Parking Brake To set the parking brake, hold the regular brake pedal down with your right foot. Push down the parking brake pedal with your left foot. To release the parking brake, hold the regular brake pedal down with your right foot and push the parking brake pedal with your left foot. Your vehicle can roll.

If you have left the engine running, the vehicle can move suddenly. Page 97 3. Turn the ignition key to LOCK. Remove the key and take it with you.

It can cause unconsciousness and death. You might have exhaust coming in if: Your exhaust system sounds strange or different. Your vehicle gets rusty underneath. This switch is labeled AUTO. If the rear of the switch is pressed all the way down, the window will go all the way down.

To stop the window while it is lowering, press the front of the switch. For a single wiping cycle, turn the band to MIST. Hold it there until the wipers start, then let go. The wipers will stop after one cycle. If you want more cycles, hold the band on MIST longer. To spray washer fluid on the windshield, push the paddle. The wipers will run for several sweeps and then either stop or return to your preset speed. Cruise control can be dangerous on slippery roads.

On such roads, fast changes in tire traction can cause needless wheel spinning, and you could lose control. Page Resuming a Set Speed Suppose you set your cruise control at a desired speed and then you apply the brake. This, of course, shuts off the cruise control. DRL can be helpful in many different driving conditions, but they can be especially helpful in the short periods after dawn and before sunset. Page Interior Lamps If you turn off the ignition with the headlamp switch in the parking lamp or headlamp position, the delayed headlamp illumination cycle will not occur.

Use the switch next to each lamp to turn them on and off.