1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE seats

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
vehicle, see the part of
hs 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.
Driver Position
This part describes the driver’s restraint system.
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here’s how to wear
it properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see “Seats” in the Index)
so you can sit up straight.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Don’t let it get twisted.
The shoulder belt
may lock if you pull the belt across
you very quickly. If this happens, let the belt go back
slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt across you
more slowly.
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Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and
Small Adults
Your vehicle may have rear shoulder belt comfort guides.
This feature will provide added safety belt comfort for
children who have outgrown child restraints and for small
adults. When installed
on a shoulder belt, the comfort
guide pulls the belt away from the neck and head.
If your vehicle has bucket seats in the second row, there
is one guide for each outside passenger position. If your
vehicle has a bench seat in the second row, there is one
guide for the left-hand outside passenger position. If
your vehicle has third-row seats, there
is one guide for
each outside passenger position.
To provide added safety
belt comfort for children who have outgrown child
restraints and for smaller adults, the comfort guides may
be installed on the shoulder belts. Here’s how
to install a
comfort guide and use the safety belt:
1. Remove the guide from its storage clip on the side of
the seatback.
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Center Passenger Position
(Bucket Seat)
Lap Belt
If your vehicle has bucket seats, someone can sit in the
center position bucket seat. When you sit in the center position bucket seat, you
have a lap safety belt which has
a retractor.
1. Pick up the latch plate and, in a single motion, pull
the belt across you. Don’t let it get twisted.
2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. If
the belt stops before it reaches the buckle, let it go
back all the way and start again. Pull up on the latch
plate to make sure it
is secure.
3. Feed the lap belt into the retractor to tighten it.
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4. Position and release it the same way as the lap part
of a lap-shoulder belt.
If the belt isn’t long enough, 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.
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The center position bucket seat is a CENTER OR LEFT
type seat. Because it is the only bucket seat with a lap
belt, and has a buckle on only one side, there are certain
places
a CENTER OR LEFT type bucket seat should,
and should not, be used. See “Seats” in the Index.
If the
CENTER OR LEFT bucket seat is used on the left side
of the vehicle, the person sitting there should use the
lap-shoulder belt. See “Rear Seat Outside Passenger
Positions” in the Index.
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Built-in Child Restraint (Option)
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If your vehicle has this option in a bucket seat, each
bucket seat that has the built-in child restraint
fits in
only one location in your vehicle. To find out where a
bucket seat that has a built-in child restraint must be
located in your vehicle, see “Removable Rear Bucket
Seats” in the Index.
If your vehicle has this option in a
60/40 bench seat, you may have one or two built-in
child restraints. This bench seat will only fit in the
second row
of your vehicle. In both types of seats, the
built-in child restraint works the same way.
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Removing the Child from the Built-In
Child Restraint
13. Adjust the position of the harness on the child’s
shoulder by moving the clip up
or down along the
harness. On each side of the harness, the shoulder
part should be centered on 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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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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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.
Where to Put the Restraint (Except Cargo Vans)
A booster seat (F, G, is designed for who Accident statistics show that children me safer if they
are about 40 to 6o lbs* (18 to 27 kg) and about four are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat. We at
to eight years of age. It's designed to improve the
General Motors therefore recommend that you put your
with shields use lap-only belts; however, booster child restraint
in the front passenger seat. Here's why:
seats without shields use lap-shoulder belts.
Booster seats
can also help a child to see out
the window.
fit
Of the
vehicle's safety belt system. Booster seats child restraint in a rear seat. Never put a rear-facing
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