1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Owners Manual

The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just
touching the thighs. In
a crash, this applies force to the strong pelvic bones.
And you’d be less likely
to slide under the lap belt. If you slid under it, the
belt would apply force at your abdomen. This could cause serious or
even
fatal injuries. 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.
The safety belt locks if there’s
a sudden stop or a crash.
To unlatch the belt,
just push the button on
the buckle.
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Children
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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
I Secure the baby in an infant restraint.
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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 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.
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 Vehicle 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.
I. 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. Make the belt as
tilting the latch plate and pulling
it along the belt. long
as possible by
4. Run the lap and
shoulder portions
through or around
the restraint.
The
child restraint
instructions will
show
you how. If
the shoulder belt
goes in front
of
the child’s face or
neck, put it
behind
the child
restraint.
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5. Buckle the belt.
Make sure the
release button is
positioned
so you
would be able
to
unbuckle the
safety belt
quickly if you
ever had to.
6. To tighten the
belt, pull up on
the shoulder belt while you push
down on the child
restraint.
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 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 a Center 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.
3.
4.
Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions for the child
restraint.
Secure the child in the child restraint as the instructions say.
Run the vehicle’s safety belt through or around the restraint. The child
restraint instructions will show you
how.
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5. Buckle the belt.
Make sure the
release button is
positioned
so you
would be able to
unbuckle the
safety belt
quickly if
you
ever had to.
6.
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To tighten the belt, pull its free end while you push down on the child
restraint.
Push and pull the child restraint
in different directions to be sure it is
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 about
how to attach the child restraint properly.
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.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front 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.
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