Seats & Safety Belts
L is not installed properIy, the
wlld restraint may move or tip over
when your vehicle turns or stops
quickly. The child or others could be
injured. When you secure a child
restraint with a lap-shoulder belt,
always thread both the lap and
shoulder belt portions through a
locking clip.
If a hocking clip is not used or
7. Push and pull the child restraint in
different directions to be sure it is
secure.
To remove the child restraint, just
unbuckle the vehicle's safety belt and
remove the locking clip. Let the safety
belt
go back all the way.
When not used with a child
L restraint seat, a safety belt with
a child restraint locking clip still
attached can cause serious injury in I a crash. AIways remove the clip
when you are not using it with a
child restraint.
The safety belt will move freely again and
be ready to work for an adult or larger
child passenger.
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Lurger Children Children who aren’t buckled up can
strike other people who are. r/nu I IVIV.
Never do this.
- Here two children are wearing
the same belt. The belt can’t
properly spread the impact forces.
In a crash, the two children can be
crushed together and seriously
injured.
A belt must be used by only
one person at a time.
Children
who have outgrown child
restraints should wear the vehicle’s safety
belts.
Accident statistics show that children are
safer
if they are restrained in the rear seat.
But they need to use the safety belts
properly.
Children who aren’t buckled up can
be thrown out
in a crash.
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Seats & Safety Belts
Q. What if a child is wearing a
lap-shoulder belt,
but the child is so
small that the shoulder belt is very
close
to the child's face or neck?
A: Move the child toward the center of
the vehicle, but be sure that the
shoulder belt still
is on the child's
shoulder,
so that in a crash the child's
upper body would have the restraint
that belts provide,
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' Never do this.
- Here a child is sitting in a seat
that has a lap-shoulder belt, but the
shoulder part is behind the child. If
the child wears the belt in this way,
in a crash the child might slide
under the belt. The belt's force
would then be applied right on the
child's abdomen. That could cause
serious or
fatal injuries.
Wherever the child sits, the
lap portion 01
he belt should be worn low and snug on
he hips, just touching the child's thighs.
rhis applies belt force
to the child's
Jelvic bones
in a crash.
Safety Belt Extender
If the vehicle's safety belt will faten
around you, you should use
it.
But ifa safety belt isn't long enough to
fasten, your dealer will order you an
extender. It's free. When you
go in to
order
it, take the heaviest coat you will
wear, so the extender will be long enough
for you. The extender
will be -just for you,
and just for the seat
in your vehicle that
you choose. Don't let someone else use
it,
and use it only for the seat it is made to
fit. To wear it, just attach it to the regular
safety belt.
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Child Restraints ................ 36
Rear Seat
................... 38
Right Front Seat
.............. 40
Top Strap ................... 37
Where
to Put the .............. 36
Children (Safety Belts)
........... 34
Children Larger (Safety Belts)
..... 43
Cigarette Lighter ............... 95
Circuit Breakers. Fuses and
...... 276
City Driving
.................. 160
Cleaner. Air
.................. 230
Cleaning Fabric. Using Foam-Type
Cleaner on
............... 266
Fabric. Using Solvent-Type Cleaner on
............... 267
Glass ...................... 269 Problems. Special
............ 268
The Inside of Your Chevrolet
... 266
The Outside of the Windshield
and Wiper Blades
.......... 270
The Outside of Your
Chevrolet
................ 270
The Top of the Instrument
Panel
.................... 269
Twin Lift-off
Roof Panels
.............. 270
Vinyl or Leather
............. 269
Clock. Setting the
............... 116
Close-Out Panel
................ 93
Clutch. Hydraulic
.............. 237
Color of Road Signs
............ 132
Comfort Controls
............... 1 10 Comfort Controls and Audio
Systems
................... 109
Compact Disc Player.
Delco-Base@
AMEM Stereo with .......... 121
Compact Disc. Care of Your
..... 129
Compact Disc Storage. Cassette and
................. 93
Compact Disc.
To Play a ........ 122
Compact Spare
................ 214
Compartments. Storage and
....... 92
Console Storage. Front
........... 92
Control of a Vehicle
............ 140
Control. Loss of
............... 151
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Inflation . Tire Pressure ......... 257
Instrument Panel ............... 96
Instrument Panel and Clusters ..... 98
Instrument Panel. Cleaning the Top
of ..................... 269
Interior Lights ................. 86
Jump Starting ................ 185
Keys ........................ 48
Lane Change Indicator.
Turn Signal
and .............. 77
Lap-Shoulder Belt (Safety
Belts)
...................... 21
Larger Children (Seats and
Safety Belts)
................. 43
Latches. Front Seatback .......... 14
Leaving the Freeway ........... 162
Leaving Your Vehicle with the
Engine Running
.............. 72
Lighter. Ashtray and ............. 94
Lights Air Bag System
.............. 26
Anti-lock Brake System
Brake System Warning
........ 100
Bulb Replacement ........... 279
Check Gages ............... 105
Courtesy .................... 86
Daytime Running ............. 85
Fog ........................ 86
Front Map ................... 87
Gages and Indicators. Warning . . 99
Interior ..................... 86
Warning ................. 101
Low Coolant ................ 105
Low Oil ................... 105
Main Control ................ 85
Operation of ................. 84
Safety Belt Reminder .......... 20
Service Engine Soon ......... 103
Traffic ..................... 134
Lights On Reminder ............. 85
Limited-Slip Rear Axle .......... 70
Loading Your Vehicle .......... 255
Locks
Door
....................... 50
Power Door ................. 51
Long Distance. Driving a ........ 163
Loss of Control ............... 151
Low Coolant Light ............. 105
Low Oil Light ................ 105
Malfunction Indicator Lamp ... 103
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Rainy Weather Tips. Some Other
..................... 157
Rear Axle
.................... 237
Rear Axle. Limited-Slip
.......... 70
Rear Drum Brakes
............. 145
Rear Seat Passengers (Safety Belts)
...................... 32
Rear Seatback. Folding
.......... 15
Rear Towing Hook-Ups
......... 192
Rear Window Defogger
.......... 1 14
Reclining Front Seatbacks
........ 13
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
................. 305
Recovery. Off-Road
............ 149 Release
Hatch
...................... 51
Hood
...................... 223
Remote Hatch
................ 51
Reminder. Lights On
............ 85
Remote Hatch Release ........... 51
Replacement Bulbs
(Part Numbers)
.............. 279
Replacement Air Filter
................... 231
Bulb (Service)
.............. 247
Parts
...................... 281
Wheel
..................... 263
Wheels. Used
............... 264
Reminder Light. Safety Belt
...... 20
Replacing Brake System Parts .... 246 Replacing Safety Belts after
Reporting Safety Defects a Crash
..................... 45
To General Motors ........... 319
To the Canadian Government . . 3 18
To the United States
Government
.............. 318
Checking Your System
......... 45
Child
....................... 36
Head
....................... 14
Where to Put the
.............. 36
Road Signs
................... 132
Color of
................... 132
Shapeof
................... 133
Symbols
on ................. 134
Road. Problems
on the .......... 183
339 .
Restraints
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340
Road. Your Driving and the ...... 13 1
Roads. Hill and Mountain ....... 165
Roadside Assistance. Chevrolet ... 3 19
Rocking Your Vehicle to
Get it Out .................. 216
Roof Panels. Twin Lift-off ....... 88
Running Lights. Daytime
......... 85
Running Your Engine while
You’re Parked
................ 75
Safety Belts
Adults
...................... 21
Air bags
.................... 25
Care of .................... 269
Children .................... 34
Extender .................... 44
How to Wear Properly ......... 21 Lap-Shoulder
................ 2 1
Larger Children .............. 43
Questions People Ask ......... 19
Reminder Light .............. 20
Replacing after a Crash ........ 45
Seats and .................... 11
Smaller Children and Babies .... 35
They’re for Everyone .......... 15
Use during Pregnancy ......... 31
Why They Work .............. 17
Safety Chains ................. 177
Safety Defects
Reporting to General Motors
... 3 19
Reporting to the Canadian
Government
.............. 318
Reporting to the United
States Government
......... 3 18
Safety Warnings and Symbols ...... 7
Schedule. Maintenance ......... 285
Scheduled Maintenance Services
. . 289
Seats And Safety Belts
...... ; ....... 11
And Seat Controls ............ 12
Manual Front ................ 12
Manual. Four-Way ............ 12
Power. Six-Way
.............. 13
Folding Rear ................. 15
Latches. Front ............... 14
Reclining Front .............. 13
Rear Seat ................... 38
Right Front Seat .............. 40
Seatback
Securing
a Child Restraint
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