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plate and pull it along the belt. To make the belt shorter, pull its free
end as shown until the belt
is snug.
Buckle, position and release
it the sal
way as the lap part of
a lap-shoulder
belt.
If the belt isn't long enough, see the
Index under Safeq Belt Extender.
Make sure the release button on the
buckle faces upward or outward so yc
would be able to unbuckle it quickly
you ever had to.
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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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Smaller children and babies
should always be restrained in
a child or infint restraint. The
instructions for the restraint will
say whether it is the right type and
size for your child. A very young
child's hip bones are so smalI that
a regular belt might not stay low
on the hips, as it should. Instead,
the belt will likely be over the
child's abdomen. In a crash the
belt would apply
force right on the
child's abdomen, which could
cause serious or fatal injuries. So,
be sure that any child small enough
for one is always properly
restrained in a child or infant
restraint.
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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
unless the child is an infant and you’re
the only adult in the vehicle. In that
case, you might want to secure the
restraint in the front seat where
you can
keep an
eye on the baby. Wherever
you install it, be sure to
secure the child restraint properly.
An unsecured child restraint
-4 can move around in a collision
or sudden stop and injure people in
the vehicle. Be
sure to properly
secure any child restraint in your
vehicle-even when no child is in it.
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Top Strap
If your child restraint has a top strap, it
should be anchored.
If you need to have
an anchor installed, you can ask your
Chevrolet dealer to put
it in for you. If
you want to install an anchor yourself,
your dealer can tell you how to do
it.
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Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Outside Position
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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4. Buckle the belt. Make sure the 5. To tighten the belt, pull up on the
release button faces upward or shoulder belt while
you push down
outward,
so you’ll be able to un- on the child restraint.
buckle it quickly
if you ever need to.
6. 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 let
it
go back all the way. The safety belt
will move freely again and be ready to
work for an adult or larger child
passenger.
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Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Rear Seat Position
When you secure a child restraint in a
center seating position, you’ll be using
the lap belt. See
the earlier section
about the top strap if the child restraint
has one.
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1. Make the belt as long as possible by
tilting the latch plate and pulling
it
along the belt.
2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow
the instructions for the child
restraint.
as the instructions say.
3. Secure the child in the child restraint
4. Run the vehicle’s safety belt through
or around the restraint. The child
restraint instructions will show you
how.
release button faces upward or out-
ward,
so you’ll be able to unbuckle it
quickly if you ever need to.
6. To tighten the belt, pull its free end
while you push down on the child
restraint.
5. Buckle the belt. Make sure the

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secure. If the child restraint isn’t
secure, turn the latch plate over and
buckle it
again. Then see if it is
secure. If it isn’t, secure the restraint
in a different place
in the vehicle and
contact the child restraint maker for
their advice.
To remove the child restraint, just
unbuckle the vehicle’s safety belt. It will
be ready to work for an adult or larger
child passenger.
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Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Fmnt Seat
To use a child restraint here, you will
need
a special infantkhild seat attaching
belt and the hardware that goes with
it.
See the earlier section about the top
strap
if the child restraint has one. Your
dealer can get these and install the
hardware for you. It’s free. The special
belt is
GM Part No. 12340286. Your
dealer can find the correct hardware in
the accessory section of the
GM Parts
Catalog.
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Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat (CONT.)
yr/ infantkhild seat attaching
hardware in another vehicle.
If you
do, it may not work well and the
child may not be protected
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properly in a crash. The special
hardware is for your vehicle only.
Also, don’t use the special belt for
anything but securing a child
restraint in the right front seat.
If
an adult or older child uses it, the
belt won’t provide protection and
may even increase injury in a
crash.
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Once the special hardware is installed,
please follow the instructions with it,
and these steps:
1 . Unbuckle the automatic lap-shoulder
belt by pushing the button on the
buckle. It
will stay on the door, ready
to be rebuckled for use by adults or
older children.
2. Snap one hook of the infmtkhild seat
attaching belt near the
floor at the
door side
of the seat.