1994 CHEVROLET CAMARO child seat

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Here you’ll 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
.
Part 1
Seats & Restraint Systems
SeatsandSeatControls ............................................. 12
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone .................................... 16
Why Safety Belts Work ............................................. 17
Here Are Questions Many People Ask about Safety Belts - and the Answers . . 19
Safety Belt Reminder Light .......................................... 20
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................................... 21
Children ......................................................... 34
Child Restraints
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LargerChildren
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Safety Belt Extender
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Checking Your Restraint Systems
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Replacing Safety Belts after a Crash
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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 10 mph
(1 6 kmk), so is the child.
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When the bike hits the block, it stops. But
the child keeps going! Take the
simplest vehicle. Suppose it's
just a seat on wheels.
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Belts Properly
Adults
This section is only for people of adult
size.
Be aware that there are special things to
know about safety belts and children. And
there are different rules for smaller
children and babies. If a child will be
riding in your Chevrolet, see the section
after this one, called “Children.” Follow
those rules for everyone’s protection. 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
restraint system.
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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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This vehicle has AIR BAGS for front occupants.
A CAUTION: YOU NEED YOUR SAFETY BELT, EVEN WITH AN AIR BAG.
AND HERE’S WHY:
Air bags are not designed to inflate in rollovers or in rear, side or low-speed frontal crashes.
Air bags inflate with great force, faster than the blink of an eye.
If you’re too close to an inflating
air bag, it could seriously injure you. Safety belts help keep\
you in position for air bag inflation
in a crash.
. An inflating air bag can seriously injure small children. Follow t\
he instructions on the passenger
safety belt Caution label.
REGULAR MAINTENANCE OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS NOT REQUIRED. If the
air bag readiness light comes on while you are driving, or doesn’t come on when you first start
your vehicle, see your dealer for service.
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Supplemental lnfhtable
Restraint System (Air Bags)
This section explains the Supplemental
Inflatable Restraint
(SIR), or “air bag,”
system.
Your Chevrolet has an air bag
for both the driver
and the right-front
passenger. Here
are the most important things to
know:
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0 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 in the United States and in
every Canadian province
says children up
to some age must be restrained while in a
vehicle.
Smaller Children and Babies
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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
baby will. suddenly become a 240-pound (1 10 kg) force on your-arms. The baby
would be almost impossible tu hold.
Secure the baby in an infant regint. I
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
General Motors therefore recommend
that
you put your child restraint in the
rear seat.
NEVER put a rear-facing
child restraint in the front passenger
seat. Here's why:
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Wherever you install it, be sure to secure
the child restraint properly.
Keep
in mind that an unsecured child
restraint 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.
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.
If you have a convertible, don’t use a
restraint that has a top strap
in your
vehicle because the top strap anchor
cannot be installed properly.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine For cars first sold in Canada, child
restraints with a top strap must be
anchored according to Canadian Law.
Your dealer can obtain the hardware kit
and install it for you, or you may install it
yourself using the instructions provided
with the kit.
Use the tether hardware kit available from
the dealer. The hardware and installation
instructions were specifically designed for
this vehicle.
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. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap
and shoulder portions of the vehicle’s
safety belt through or around the
restraint. The child restraint
instructions will show you how. Tilt
the latch plate to adjust the belt if
needed. If
the shoulder belt goes
in front of the
child’s face or neck, put it behind the
child restraint.
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