1998 CHEVROLET S10 ECU

Pull up on ihe.latch plate to make sure -it -is secure.
If the. belt isnyt. long enough, see “Safety Belt
Ewtender’kt the end o€.this section.
Make sufe the release button oh ihe- buckle is-
positiofied so you would be able to unbuckle the
:safety .belt quiCkly if you ever had t.0.
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Never hold a: baby in your arms whikriding in a
vehicle, A baby doeen’t weigh much -- until a
crash, During a crash a baby will. becume so
heavy you can’t. hold it.. For example, in-a. crash
at only 25 mph (40 km/hj, a 12-1b,-(5.5 kg) baby
wilI suddenly become a 240-lb. ($10 kg) force-on
your arms. The baby would .be almost. imposiible
to hold.
CAUTION: (Continued)
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An infant car bed. (A> is a special bed made -€of use
in :a motor vehicle. It's an infant restraint system
designed to restrain orposition a child on -a
continuaus flat surface. With .an.infant car bed,
make sure that the infant's head rests tow.ard th.e
center &he vehicle..
A rear-facing idant restraint (€3) .positionsan infant.
to face the rear of the-vehicle. Rear-facin.g infant
restraints are designedfur infants of up to:about
20 lbs-. (9 kg) and.-about one yearatage. This type
of restrstirit faces: the rear so that the infhnt':s head,
Beck and-body
-can. have the supporcthey need in a
.crash. Some idant seats .cme in ~WO pats. -- the
base stays secured in the vehicle and the seat part.
is removable.
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A booster .seat (F, GI is designed forchildren who
me about 40-to 60 lbs. (1s to 27 kg) and about
four to-eight years of age. It’s designed to improve
the
fit of thevehcle’s safety belt system. Ekooster
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.
The -child restraint must be secured properly in the right
front. passenger seat. If yuu want to securera rear-facing
cbild restraint in the right front passenger’s-seat, you
need.ts turn off the passenger’s air bag. See “Securing
a; Child Restraint in the Right Front. Seat Position’’ in.
the Index for more on-this, including important
safety information.
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Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat. Position
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If the air bag
I
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you have turned off the air: bag, it means that
something may be wrong with the air bag system.
The right
front passenger’s air bag. could inflate
even
though the switch is -off. I% this ever
happens, don’t secure a $ear-facing child
restraint
in your vehicle until you have your
v.ehicte-.serviced.
If the shoulder belt goes in front of the child’s face or
neck, put it behind the child restraiot.
4. Buckle the, belt. Make sure the felease buttoh is
positioned so: you .woul&be -able-. to unbuck1e.th.e
safely belt quickly ifflyou ever hadita
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Tailgate
You can open the tailgate by.pulling up on ,the handle
whi1e:pulling the tailgate down.
When you. put the. taiIgate back up,-be sure. it
latches securely.
Fdlow these.-steps
if -you want to remove the tailgate:
1. Rai$e the tailgate-digh.tlg.
Remove
born serarung
cables. Twremove ea&
cable, turn-it so the end
faces .the front. Then,
push fozward SO the
larger part af -the :hole is
over-the bolt. Full the
end over the bolt.
Reverse the
procedure to reinstall. Make sqre the
tailgate is secure.
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Theft
YO vehicle is equipped .. with the Passlock
theft-de$errent system.
During normal qeratioq, the SECURITY light will go
off after the- engine i.~ started.
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