1998 CHEVROLET PRIZM ECU

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Q: 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 this child restraint. Instead,
the child should sit on the vehicle’s seat cushion
and use the vehicle’s adult safety belts.
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A CAUTION:
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BEFORE YOU USE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT,
BE SURE THE TOP
OF THE CHILD’S
SHOULDERS IS BELOW THE SLOTS
THAT THE HARNESS GOES THROUGH.
A CHILD WHOSE SHOULDERS ARE
ABOVE THOSE SLOTS 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. Remove the head restraint.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine could be injured. Be sure the head restraint is
properly installed when using the built-in
child restraint.
3. Install the head restraint so that the front side faces
the rear
of the vehicle. Lower the head restraint so
that it touches the top of the seatback. Make sure
there is no gap between the lower edge
of the head
restraint and the top of the seatback.
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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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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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 vehicle’s
adult 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.
4. Before placing the child in the child restraint, add
slack to the shoulder harness. Pull the black shoulder
harness release strap firmly.
At the same time, pull
both shoulder harness straps through the slots in the
seatback as
shown.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 5. If the left and right halves of the shoulder harness
clip are fastened together, separate them. Also, make
sure the harness is not buckled.
6. Place the child on the child restraint cushion.
7. Select only one side of the harness. Place the harness
over the child’s shoulder.
8. 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.
9. Place the other side of the harness over the
child’s shoulder.
10. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 11. Pull up on both latch plates to make sure they
are secure. 12. Now fasten the left and right halves of the shoulder
harness clip together. The purpose
of this clip is
to help keep the harness positioned
on the
child’s shoulders.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine An infant car bed (A) is a special bed made for use
in a motor vehicle. It’s an infant restraint system
designed to restrain or position a child on a
continuous flat surface. With an infant car bed,
make sure that the infant’s head rests toward the
center of the vehicle.
A rear-facing infant restraint (B) positions an infant
to face the rear of the vehicle. Rear-facing infant
restraints
are designed for infants of up to about
20 lbs. (9 kg) and about one year of age. This type
of restraint faces the rear
so that the infant’s head,
neck and body can have the support they need in a crash. Some infant seats come in two
parts -- the
base stays secured in the vehicle and the seat
part
is removable.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine A booster seat (F, G) is designed for children who
are about
40 to 60 lbs. (18 to 27 kg) and about
four to eight years of age. It’s designed to improve
the
fit of the vehicle’s safety belt system. Booster
seats with shields use lap-only belts; however,
booster seats without shields
use lap-shoulder
belts. Booster seats can also help a child to see
out the window. When choosing
a child restraint, 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. Both the
owner’s manual and the child restraint instructions are
important,
so if either one of these is not available,
obtain a replacement copy from the manufacturer.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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.
Never put a rear-facing
child restraint in the front passenger seat. Here’s why:
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A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured if the right front passenger’s air
bag inflates, even though your vehicle has
reduced-force frontal air bags. This is because
the back of
a rear-facing child restraint would be
very close to the inflating air bag. Always secure
a rear-facing child restraint in the rear seat.
CAUTION: (Continued) You
may secure a forward-facing child restraint
in the right front seat, but before you do, always
move the front passenger seat as far back as it
will go. It’s better to secure the child restraint in
a rear seat.
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
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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