1993 Buick Regal Owner's Manual - Page 30

pelvic bones. And you'd be less likely to slideunder the lap belt. If you slid under it, the belt would apply force at your abdomen. This could cause serious even fatal or injuries. The shoulder belt should go over theshoulder and across thechest. These parts of the body are best able to take restraining forces. belt The safety belt locks if there's a sudden stop or crash. a It's possible that an automaticbelt could keepyou from fully .opening a door. That canhappen if the door was way, slammed shut very hard. Just close the door all the then slowly openit. If that doesn't fix it, then your Buick needs service. We hope you'll always keepyour automatic belt buckled. However, you may need to unbuckle it an in emergency. And you would need to unbuckle it to let someone get into thecenter front seatposition, if your The lapbelt should be worn as lowon the hips as possible. In a crash, this applies force to strong the ' 28'