Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Here Are Questions Many People Ask
About Safety Belts
-- and the Answers
@ Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle after an
accident if I’m wearing
a safety belt?
A: You could be -- whether you’re wearing a safety
belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt,
even if you’re upside down. And your chance of
being conscious during and after an accident,
so
you can unbuckle and get out, is much greater if
you are belted.
@ Why don’t they just put in air bags so people
A: Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in
more of them in the future. But they are
supplemental systems only;
so they work with
safety belts -- not instead of them. Every air bag
system ever offered for sale has required the use of
safety belts. ,Even if you’re in a vehicle that has air
bags, you still have to buckle up to get the most
protection. That’s true not only in frontal collisions,
but especially in side and other collisions.
won’t have to wear safety belts?
QC If I’m a good driver, and I never drive far from
A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you’re in an
home, why should I wear safety belts?
accident -- even one that isn’t your fault -- you and
your passenger can be hurt. Being
a good driver
doesn’t protect you from things beyond your
control, such as bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within
25 miles (40 km) of
home. And the greatest number of serious injuries and deaths
OCCUT at speeds of less than 40 mph (65 km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Adults
This part 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 Corvette, see the part of this manual 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.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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 child restraint will
show you how to do that. The child restraint must be
secured properly in the passenger seat.
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
Some child restraints have a top strap. Don’t use a
restraint like that in your vehicle because the top strap
anchor cannot be installed properly.
You shouldn’t use
this type of child restraint without anchoring the top
strap.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Securing a Child Restraint in the Passenger
Seat Position
Your vehicle has a passenger air bag. Never put a
rear-facing child restraint in this vehicle. Here’s why: You’ll
be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part
about the top strap if the child restraint has one.
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3.
4.
Because your vehicle has a passenger air bag, always
move the seat as far back as it will go before
securing a forward-facing child restraint. (See
“Seats” in the Index.)
Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
for the child restraint.
Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions say.
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.
If the shoulder belt goes in front of the child’s face or
neck, put it-behind the child restraint.
Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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. Push the “cinch” button. See “Lap Belt Cinch Feature”
in the Index, where we describe
the cinch feature.
7. To tighten the belt, feed the lap belt back into the
retractor while you push down on the child restraint.
8. 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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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Larger Children
. ..
Children who have outgrown child restraints should
wear
the vehicle’s safety belts.
Children who aren’t buckled up can be thrown out in
a crash.
0 Children who aren’t buckled up can strike other
people who are.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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.
The lap portion
of the belt should be worn low and snug
on the hips, just touching the child’s thighs. This applies
belt force to the child’s pelvic bones in
a crash.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Check Gauges Light ............................. 2-85
Checking Your Restraint Systems
.................. 1-30
Checking Automatic Transmission Fluid
.................. 6-21
BrakeFluid
................................. 6-33
Engine Coolant
.............................. 6-28
Manual Transmission Fluid
.................... 6-23
Power Steering Fluid
......................... 6-30
Restraint Systems
............................ 1-30
Things Under the
Hood ........................ 6-8
Checking and Adding Hydraulic Clutch Fluid
........ 6-25
Chemical Paint Spotting
.......................... 6-64
Child Restraints
................................ 1-25
Securing in the Passenger Seat Position
........... 1-26
TopStrap
................................... 1-25
WheretoPut
................................ 1-25
Cigarette Lighter
............................... 2-6 1
Cinch Feature. Lap Belt
.......................... 1- 12
Cleaner. Air
................................... 6-17
Cleaning Aluminum Wheels
........................... 6-63
Dulso-Coated Moldings ....................... 6-58
Engine
..................................... 6-63
Fabric
..................................... 6-56
Glass
...................................... 6-59
Leather
.................................... 6-58
Outside
of the Windshield and Wiper Blades ....... 6-60
Removable Roof Panel
........................ 6-60
Soft-Touch Surfaces
.......................... 6-58
Speakercovers
.............................. 6-59
Special Problems
............................ 6-57
EngineOil
.................................. 6-13
Stains
...................................... 6-57
The Inside
of Your Corvette .................... 6-56
The Outside of Your Corvette
................... 6-61
Tires
...................................... 6-63
Top
of the Instrument Panel .................... 6-59
Your Convertible Top
......................... 6-62
Cleaning and Storage. Hardtop
.................... 6-63
Climate Control. Automatic Electronic
............... 3-4
Clock. Setting the
............................... 3-10
Clutch. Hydraulic
............................... 6-24
Comfort Controls
................................ 3-1
Compact Discs. Care of Your
...................... 3-19
Compact Spare Tire
............................. 5-40
Compartment. Door Storage ...................... 2-59
Console. Center
................................ 2-57
Control
of a Vehicle .............................. 4-5
Control. Loss of ................................ 4-14
Convertible Hardtop
............................. 2-95
Convertible Hardtop.
To Install .................... 2-99
Convertible Hardtop. To Remove
.................. 2-96
ConvertibleTop
................................ 2-90
ToLower
................................... 2-90
ToRaise
................................... 2-93
Convex Outside Mirror
.......................... 2-50
Coolant ....................................... 6-27
Coolant Heater. Engine
..................... 2-23. 6- 16
Coolant High Fill Reservoir
(LT1 Engine) ........... 5-23
Coolant. How to Add to the High Fill Reservoir
Vinyl
...................................... 6-58
Compartment.
Rear Storage ....................... 2-58
Coolant Recovery Tank
.......................... 5-17
(LTl Engine)
................................. 5-23
Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Parking Your Vehicle. Manual Transmission .......... 2-35
PASS-Key@
................................... 2- 14
Passenger Position
.............................. 1-23
Passing
....................................... 4-12
Passive Keyless Entry System
...................... 2-4
Battery Replacement
........................... 2-8
Matching Transmitters
......................... 2-7
Operation
................................... 2-5
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
.................. 7-44
Power Antenna Mast Care
........................ 3- 19
Power Door Locks
............................... 2-4
Power Remote Control Mirrors
.................... 2-50
PowerSeat
..................................... 1-2
Adjusting
.................................... 1-2
Lumbar Controls .............................. 1-2
Side Bolster
.................................. 1-2
Power Steering
................................. 4- 10
Power Steering Fluid ............................ 6-30
Checking
................................... 6-30
Power Switch, Engine (ZR- 1) ..................... 2-21
Power Windows
................................ 2-37
Power Windows and Other Power Options
........... 6-68
Pregnancy, Use of Safety Belts
.................... 1-23
Problems on the Road
............................ 5- 1
Publications, Service and Owner .................. 8-8
Racing or Other Competitive Driving
.............. 2-22
Radio Reception, Understanding
................... 3- 18
Light
...................................... 2-88
Settings
..................................... 2-6
Adding
.................................... 6-31 Radio
AMFM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player
.........
Cassette Tape Player ......................
Bulb Replacement ............................. 6-44
Rear Cargo Compartment Lamp (Coupe).
Bulb Replacement
............................. 6-44
Rear Storage Compartment
....................... 2-58
Rear Towing Hook-Ups
.......................... 5-11
Rear Turn Signal and Taillamp Bulb Replacement ..... 6-40
Rear Window Defogger
........................... 3-9
Rearview Mirror. Inside Day/Night
................. 2-49
Reclining Front Seatbacks
......................... 1-4
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............... 7-45
Recovery Tank. Adding Coolant
................... 6-29
Remote Hatch Release
............................ 2-9
Removing the Roof Panel
.................. . . 2-52
Replacement Bulbs
............................. 6-74
Replacement Parts
.............................. 6-77
Replacement. Wheel
............................ 6-54
Replacing Safety Belts
........................... 1-31
Replacing Seat and Restraint System Parts
After
a Crash ................................. 1-31
Restraints. Checking
Your ........................ 1-30
Restraints. Child ................................ 1-25
Restraints. Replacing Parts After a Crash ............ 1-31
Reverse (R) Position. Automatic Transmission ........ 2-25
Reverse (R) Position. Manual Transmission
.......... 2-28
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