1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO child restraint

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Buckle, position and release it the same way as the lap
part
of a lap-shoulder belt. If the belt isn’t long enough,
I see “Safety Belt Extender” at the end of this section.
Make sure the release button
on the buckle is positioned
so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly
if
you ever had to.
Children
Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! That includes
1 infants and all children smaller than adult size. Neither
the distance traveled nor the age and size of the traveler
changes
the need, for everyone, to use safety restraints.
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.
To make the belt shorter, pull its free end as shown until
the belt is snug.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Smaller Children and Babies
(Except Cargo Vans)
A CAUTION:
Children who are up against, or very close to, any
air bag when it inflates can be seriously injured
or killed. This is true even if your vehicle has
reduced-force frontal
air bags. Air bags plus
lap-shoulder belts offer the best protection for adults, but not for young children and infants.
Neither the vehicle’s safety belt system nor its air
bag system
is designed for them. Young children
and infants need the protection that a child
restraint system can provide. Always secure
children properly in your vehicle.
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Smaller children and baL-3 should always be
restrained in a child or infant restraint. The
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CAUTION: (Continued)
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 small 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.
Infants need complete support, including support for the
head and neck. This
is necessary because an infant’s neck
is weak and its head weighs
so much compared with the
rest of
its body. In a crash, an infant in a rear-facing
restraint settles into the restraint,
so the crash forces can
be distributed across the strongest part of the infant’s
body, the back and shoulders.
A baby should be secured
in
an appropriate infant restraint. This is so important that
many hospitals today won’t release a newborn infant
to
its parents unless there is an infant restraint available for
the baby’s first trip in
a motor vehicle.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Smaller Children and Babies (Cargo Vans)
Children who are up against, or very close to, any
air bag when it inflates can be seriously injured
or killed. This is true even
if your vehicle has
reduced-force frontal air bags. Air bags plus
lap-shoulder belts offer the best protection for
adults, but not for young children and infants.
Neither the vehicle’s safety belt system nor its air
bag system is designed for them. Young children
and infants need the protection that a child
restraint system can provide. Always secure
children properly in your vehicle.
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I A CAUTION:
A very young child’s hip bones are so small 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. Smaller children
and babies should always be restrained in a child
restraint. However, infants, who should be
restrained in a rear-facing child restraint, cannot
ride safely in this vehicle. The instructions for the
restraint will say whether
it is the right type and
size for your child.
If a forward-facing child
restraint is suitable for your child, be sure the
child is always properly restrained while riding in
this vehicle.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Built-in Child Restraint (Option)
e
If your vehicle has this option, there’s a built-in child
restraint at each outboard position of the second row
bench seat.
This child restraint system conforms
to all applicable
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. Each
child restraint is designed for use only by children
who weigh between 22 and
60 pounds (10 and 27 kg)
and whose height is between 33.5 and
5 1 inches
(850 and
1 295 mm) and who are capable of sitting
upright alone.
The child should
also be at least one year old. It is
important to use a rear-facing infant restraint until the
child is about a year old. A rear-facing restraint gives
the infant’s head, neck and body the support they would
need in
a crash. See “Child Restraints” later in this
section for more information.
@ What if the top of my child’s shoulders is above
the shoulder belt slots for the five-point child
restraint harness system?
A: A child whose shoulders are above the shoulder
belt slots for the five-point child restraint harness
system shouldn’t use the harness. Instead, the child
should sit
on the vehicle’s regular seat cushion and
use the vehicle’s adult safety belts.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine BEFORE YOU USE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT,
BE SURE THE TOP OF THE CHILD’S
SHOULDERS IS BELOW THE SLOTS THAT
THE HARNESS GOES THROUGH. IF
A
CHILD WHOSE SHOULDERS ARE ABOVE
THOSE SLOTS USES THIS CHILD
RESTRAINT, THE CHILD COULD BE
IN JURED DURING A SUDDEN STOP OR
CRASH. IF THE TOP OF THE CHILD’S
SHOULDERS IS ABOVE THE SLOTS, DON’T
USE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT WHILE THE
VEHICLE IS
IN MOTION.
Securing a Child in the Built-in
Child Restraint
1. Lower the child restraint cushion.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine You’ll be using the child restraint’s hg-ness (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
BELTS PROVIDED WITH THIS CHILD
RESTRAINT AROUND YOUR CHILD.
STOP
OR CRASH. SNUGLY ADJUST THE
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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.
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 dealer for
service before using the child restraint.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Removing the Child trom the Built-in Child Restraint
11. Adjust the position of the harness on the child’s
shoulders by moving the clip up or down along the
harness. On each side
of the harness, the shoulder
part should be centered near the child’s shoulder.
The harness should be away from the child’s face
and neck, but not falling from the child’s shoulders.
If you expect that the child will sleep while riding, you
can recline the seatback. See “Seats” in the Index.
1. Unfasten the shoulder harness clip.
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