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For 1990-2009 cars only

Rear shoulder belt comfort guides may provide added safety belt comfort for older children who have outgrown booster seats and for some adults. When installed on a shoulder belt, the comfort guide positions the belt away from the neck and head.

Malibu Sedan

There is one guide for each outside passenger position in the rear seat. Here is how to install a comfort guide to the safety belt:


    Object Number: 1410382  Size: B3
  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.

  2. Object Number: 1379299  Size: B3
  3. 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.

  4. Object Number: 1397291  Size: B3
  5. 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.
  6. Caution: A safety belt that is not properly worn may not provide the protection needed in a crash. The person wearing the belt could be seriously injured. 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.


    Object Number: 1400065  Size: B3
  7. Buckle, position, and release the safety belt as described in Rear Seat Passengers . Make sure that the shoulder belt crosses the shoulder.

To remove and store the comfort guide, squeeze the belt edges together so that you can take them out of the guide. Pull the guide upward to expose its storage clip, and then slide the guide onto the clip. Turn the guide and clip inward and slide them between the seatback and the interior body, leaving only the loop of the elastic cord exposed.

Malibu MAXX

There is a safety belt routing guide attached to each outside passenger position in the rear seat of the Malibu MAXX. Here is how to use the safety belt routing guide:


Object Number: 1485947  Size: B3
  1. Slide the edge of the safety belt (D) through the opening at the top of the guide (B).
  2. Adjust the safety belt so that it lies flat against the lower level (C) or the upper level (A) of the guide.
  3. Be sure the safety belt lies flat against the guide.

    Caution: A safety belt that is not properly worn may not provide the protection needed in a crash. The person wearing the belt could be seriously injured. 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.

  4. Buckle, position, and release the safety belt as described in Rear Seat Passengers . Make sure that the shoulder belt crosses the shoulder.

To remove the safety belt from the guide, slide the edge of the safety belt through the opening at the top of the guide.