Buick LaCrosse: Why Safety Belts Work
Why Safety Belts Work
When riding in a vehicle, you travel as fast as the vehicle does. If the vehicle stops suddenly, you keep going until something stops you.
It could be the windshield, the instrument panel, or the safety belts!
When you wear a safety belt, you and the vehicle slow down together.
There is more time to stop because you stop over a longer distance and, when worn properly, your strongest bones take the forces from the safety belts. That is why wearing safety belts makes such good sense.
Safety Belts
This section of the manual
describes how to use safety belts
properly. It also describes some
things not to do with safety belts.
WARNING!
Do not let anyone ride where a
safety belt cannot b ...
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts
Q: Will I be trapped in the vehicle
after a crash if I am wearing a
safety belt?
A: You could be — whether you are
wearing a safety belt or not.
Your chance of being conscious
during and a ...
See also:
Notes on using dual-zone automatic
climate control
The following contains notes and
recommendations on optimum use of dualzone
automatic climate control.
- Activate climate control using the
and
buttons. The indicator lamps above
the ...
Reducing Speed While Using
Cruise Control
If the cruise control system is
already activated:
• Move the thumbwheel toward
SET/− and hold until the desired
lower speed is reached, then
release it.
• To slow down in small am ...
Power Seats
Power Seats
To adjust the seat:
• Move the seat forward or
rearward by moving the
horizontal control forward or
rearward.
• Raise or lower the front or rear
part of the seat cushion b ...
