Owner's Manual

Seats & Safety 6elts
Automatic LapShoulder Belt
(CONI)
And you don’t have to unbuckle when
you get out.
Just get into your vehicle. Then close
and lock the door. Adjust the seat
so you
can sit up straight. (To see how, see the
Index under Seat Controls. )
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The lap belt should be worn as low on
the hips as possible. In a crash, this
applies force to the strong pelvic bones.
And you’d be less likely
to slide under
the lap belt.
If you slid under it, the belt
would apply force at your abdomen.
This could cause serious or even fatal
injuries. The shoulder belt should
go
over the shoulder and across the chest.
These parts
of the body are best able to
take belt restraining forces.
The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden
stop
or a crash.
It’s possible that
an automatic belt could
keep you from fully opening a door.
That can happen if the door was
slammed shut very hard. Just close the
door all the way, then slowly open it. If
that doesn’t
fix it, then your Pontiac
needs service.
We hope you’ll always keep your
automatic belt buckled. However, you
may need to unbuckle it
in an
emergency.