Saturn 2004 Ion Automobile User Manual


 
Front Seats ......................................................1-2
Manual Seats ................................................1-2
Driver Seat Height Adjuster ..............................1-3
Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-3
Head Restraints .............................................1-5
Passenger Folding Seatback ............................1-6
Rear Seats .......................................................1-7
Split Folding Rear Seat ...................................1-7
Safety Belts .....................................................1-8
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone .................1-8
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts .........1-13
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-14
Driver Position ..............................................1-14
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-21
Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-22
Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-22
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
Children and Small Adults ..........................1-26
Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-28
Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-28
Child Restraints .............................................1-29
Older Children ..............................................1-29
Infants and Young Children ............................1-32
Child Restraint Systems .................................1-35
Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-38
Top Strap ....................................................1-39
Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-41
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) ...........................1-42
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for
the LATCH System ....................................1-44
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position ....................................1-44
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position ....................................1-47
Air Bag Systems ............................................1-50
Where Are the Air Bags? ...............................1-52
When Should an Air Bag Inflate? ....................1-55
What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? .....................1-56
How Does an Air Bag Restrain? .....................1-56
What Will You See After an
Air Bag Inflates? .......................................1-56
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle .........1-58
Adding Equipment to Your
Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle ...........................1-58
Restraint System Check ..................................1-59
Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................1-59
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a
Crash ......................................................1-59
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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