1997 CHEVROLET ASTRO child restraint

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Securing a Child in the Built-in
Child Restraint
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1. Lower the child restraint cushion. You’ll
be using the child restraint’s harness (A) to
secure your child. Don’t use the vehicle’s safety belts.
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Using the vehicle’s regular safety belts on a child
seated on the child restraint cushion can cause
serious injury to the child in
a sudden stop or
crash.
If a child is the proper size for the built-in
child restraint, secure the child using the child
restraint’s harness. But children
who are too
large for the built-in child restraint should sit on
the vehicle’s regular seat and use the regular
safety belts.
WARNING! FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE
MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTIONS
ON THE
USE
OF THIS CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM
CAN RESULT IN YOUR CHILD STRIKING THE
VEHICLE’S INTERIOR DURING A SUDDEN
STOP OR CRASH. SNUGLY ADJUST THE
BELTS PROVIDED WITH THIS CHILD
RESTRAINT AROUND YOUR CHILD.
2. If the left and right halves of the shoulder harness
clip are fastened together, separate them.
3. Place the child on the child restraint cushion.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 6. With the other side of the harness, pull the shoulder
part
of the harness out in a single motion and place
the harness over the child’s shoulder. If
the belt stops
before the latch plate reaches the buckle, let the belt
go back all the way and start again.
7. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
4. Select only one side of the harness. In a single motion,
pull the shoulder part of the harness out, and place
the
harness over the child’s shoulder. If the belt stops
before the latch plate reaches the buckle, let the belt
go back all the way and start again.
5. Push the latch plate (B) into the buckle until it clicks.
Be sure the buckle is free of any foreign objects that
may prevent you from securing the latch plates. If
you can’t secure
a latch plate, see your GM dealer
for service before using the child restraint.
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8. Pull up on both latch plates to make sure they
are secure.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Removing the Child from the Built-in
Child Restraint
1. Unfasten the shoulder harness clip.
2. Unlatch the harness by pus
the buckle. lhing
the
button on
3. Move one side of the harness off the child’s shoulder.
4. Move the other side of the harness off the
5. Remove the child from the child restraint cushion.
child’s shoulder.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Storing the Built-in Child Restraint
Always properly store the built-in child restraint before
using the vehicle’s lap-shoulder belt.
1. Fasten the harness clip, but leave the harness unbuckled.
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2. Fold the child restraint cushion and leg rest up into
the seatback.
3. Press the child restraint cushion firmly into the seatback.
4. Then press the leg rest firmly into the seatback, and
secure it by pressing the upper corners against the
fastener strips on the seatback.
Just like the other restraint systems in your vehicle, your
built-in child restraint needs to be periodically checked
and may need to have parts replaced after
a crash. See
“Checking Your Restraint Systems” and “Replacing Seat
and Restraint System
Parts After a Crash” in the Index.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Child Restraints
Be sure the child restraint is designed to be used in a
vehicle. If it is, it will have a label saying that it meets
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
Then 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
(Except Cargo Vans)
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 a rear seat.
Never put a rear-facing
child restraint
in the front passenger seat. Here’s why:
A child in a rearfacing child restraint can be
seriously injured if
the right front passenger’s air
bag inflates. This is because the back
of a
rear-facing child restraint would be very close to
the inflating air bag. Always secure a rearfacing
child restraint in a rear seat.
You may, however, secure a forward-facing child
restraint in the right front seat. Before
you secure
a forward-facing child restraint, always move the
front passenger seat as far back as it will go. Or,
secure the child restraint in a rear seat.
Wherever you install it, be sure to secure the child
-estraint 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.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Where to Put the Restraint (Cargo Vans)
The child restraint must be secured properly in the
passenger seat. Never put a rear-facing child restraint in
this vehicle. Here’s
why:
A child in a rearfacing child restraint can be
seriously injured if the passenger’s air bag
inflates. This is because the back of
a rearfacing
child restraint would be very close to the inflating
air bag.
Do not use a rearfacing child restraint in
this vehicle.
Top Strap
If a forward-facing child restraint is suitable for
your child, always move the passenger seat as far
back
as it will go.
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.
If your child restraint has a top strap, it should be
anchored.
If you need to have an anchor installed, you
can ask your
GM 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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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Seat Position
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part
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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