1993 CHEVROLET CAMARO child seat

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Seats & Safety Belts
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Here YOU’II find information about
the seats in your Chevrolet and
how to use your safety belts
properly
. You can also learn about
some things you
should not do
with safety belts .
Seats and Seat Controls .............................................. 12
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone ..................................... 15
Why Safety Belts Work .............................................. 17
Safety Belt Reminder Light ........................................... 20
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ..................................... 21
Children .......................................................... 34
Child Restraints .................................................... 36
LargerChildren .................................................... 43
Safety Belt Extender ................................................ 44
Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................................... 45
Replacing Safety Belts after a Crash .................................... 45
Here Are Questions Many People Ask about Safety Belts - and the Answers ... 19
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Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go
as fast as it goes.
For example, if the bike is going IO mph
(16 km/h), so is the child. When the bike hits the
block,
it stops. But
the child keeps going! Take the simplest
"car." Suppose it's just
a seat on wheels.
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How to Wear Safety
Belts Properly
Adults
This section is only for people of adult
size.
1 CAUTION:
11 A There are special things to
A know about safety belts and
children.
And there are different
rules for babies and smaller
children.
If a child will be riding in
your Chevrolet, see the section after
this one, called “Children.” Follow
those rules for everyone’s
protection.
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First, you’ll want to know which restraint
systems your vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.
Driver Position
This section describes the driver’s
-%raint system.
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here’s
how to wear
it properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see
“Seats”
in the Index) so you can sit up
straight.
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A mr Dags inflate wltn great
b L force, faster than the blink of
ull eye. If you’re too close to an
inflating air bag,
it could seriously
injure
you. Safety belts help keep
you in position for an air bag
inflation in a crash. Always wear
your safety
belt, even with an air
bag, and the driver should sit as far
back as possible while still
maintaining control of the vehicle.
An mtlating air bag can
L seriously injure small children.
Always secure chiidren properly
in
your vehicle. To read how, see the
“‘Children and Safety Belts” section
of this manual, and read the caution
label on the front-passenger’s safety
belt.
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Air Bag System Light
There is an air bag readiness light on the
instrument panel,
which has AIR BAG
on it. The system checks itself and the
light tells you
if there is a problem.
You
will see this light flash for a few
seconds when you turn your ignition to
Run or Start. Then the light should go
out, which means the system is ready.
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The safety belt locks if there's a sudden
stop or a crash.
You can be seriously
hurt if
1 4 your shoulder belt is too loose.
I In a crash you would move forward
3 much, which could increase
I InJury. The shoulder belt should fit
To unlatch the belt, just push the
button on the buckle.
children
Everyone in a vehicle needs protection!
That includes infants and all children
smaller than adult size. In fact, the law
in
every state and Canadian province says
children up to some age must be
restrained while
in a vehicle.
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Child Restraints
Be sure to follow the instructions for the
restraint.
You may find these instructions
on the restraint itself or
in a booklet, or
both. These restraints use the belt system
in your vehicle, but the child also has to
be secured within
the restraint to help
reduce the chance of personal injury. The
instructions that come with
the infant or
child restraint
will show you how to do
that.
Where to Put the Restraint
Accident statistics show that children are
safer
if they are restrained in the rear
rather than the front seat.
We at General
Motors therefore recommend that you put
your child restraint
in the rear seat. If you
are using a rear-facing child restraint,
don’t put
it in the front seat. Here’s why:
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Vehicles first sold in Canada have child
restraint anchor bracket hardware
in the
glove box, along
with instructions for
installing
it. This should be used only
with a child restraint, and only to secure a
child restraint at a rear seating position.
An additional anchor bracket for a child
restraint at the other rear seating position
is available at Chevrolet dealerships
in
Canada.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Rear
Seat
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See
the earlier section about the top strap
if
the child restraint has one.
1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow
the instructions for the child restraint.
2. Secure the child in the child restraint
as the instructions say.
3. Pull out the vehicle’s safety belt and
run the lap part through or around the
restraint. The child restraint
instructions
will show you how. Tilt
the latch plate to adjust the belt if
needed.
See
if the shoulder belt would go in
front of the child’s face or neck. If so,
put it behind the child restraint.
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Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat
Your vehicle has a right-front passenger’s
air bag.
NEVER put a rear-facing child
restraint
in this position. Here’s why:
* A rear-facing child restraint in
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See
the earlier section about
the top strap if
the child restraint has one.
You’ll need a safety locking clip to
properly secure a child restraint
in this
position. You can get a locking clip where
child restraints are sold, or from your
Chevrolet dealer
(GM Part No.
1 the front seat could be pushed 94844571). The locking clip must be the
same as the one shown here.
into the seatback
by the right-front I I
passenger’s air bag if it inflates. A
child in a rear-facing child restraint
can be seriously injured if this
happens. Always secure a
atat.
rr-facing child restraint in the rear
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Until you have this clip, secure a child
restraint only
in the rear seat. See the
earlier section about securing a child
restraint
in the rear seat. Once you have
the clip, follow these instructions:
1. Move the seat as far back as it will go
before securing a front-facing child
restraint.
2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow
the instructions for the child restraint.
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