1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE child seat

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Here you’ll find information about the seats in your Chevrolet and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also
learn about some things you should
not do with air bags and safety belts.
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Seat Controls
Rear Seats Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About
Safety Belts
-- and the Answers
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Driver Position Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
Right Front Passenger Position
Air Bag Systems
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for Children
and Small Adults
Center Passenger Position (Bench Seat)
Center Passenger Position (Bucket Seat)
Children
Built-in Child Restraint (Option)
Child Restraints
Larger Children Safety Belt Extender
Checking
Your Restraint Systems
Replacing Restraint System
Parts
After a Crash
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1 Split Bench Seats
A seat that isn’t locked into place properly can
move around in
a collision or sudden stop. People
in the vehicle could be injured. Be sure to lock
the
seat into place properly when installing it.
7. Pull the nylon strap on the back of the seat and raise
the seatback until it locks upright.
8. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is
locked into place.
If the seatback isn’t locked, it could move
forward in
a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
press rearward
on the seatback to be sure it
is locked.
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If you have the split bench seat (50/50 or 40/60), the
seatbacks can be folded down individually and the
sections can be removed individually.
The sections can
also be adjusted forward or rearward individually.
The second row
(40/60) split bench may be equipped
with built-in child restraint@). See “Built-In Child
Restraint” in the Index.
Folding
or Reclining the Seatbacks
To fold down the seatback on either section of the split
bench seat, pull the nylon strap
on the back of the seat or
lift up on the lever on the front
of the seatback.
To raise either seatback,
pull the nylon strap on the
back
of the seat while
raising the seatback until it
locks upright. Push and pull
on the seatback to check
that it is locked upright.
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Bucket Seats
There are three types of rear bucket seats: RIGHT
ONLY, CENTER OR LEFT and LEFT ONLY.
RIGHT ONLY and LEFT ONLY seats may be equipped
with the built-in child restraint option.
The rear bucket seats can be removed to provide extra
storage. Each seat that has the built-in child restraint
option fits in only one location
in your vehicle, but seats
that don't have the built-in child restraint option can be
moved to different rows.
Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks
To fold down the seatback on either section of the split
bench seat, pull the nylon strap
on the back of the seat or
lift up on the lever on the front of the seatback.
To raise either seatback,
pull the nylon strap
on the
back
of the seat while
raising the seatback until
it
locks upright. Push and pull
on the seatback to check
that
it is locked upright.
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6. Remove the seat by
rocking it slightly
towards the rear
of the
vehicle and then pulling
it out. This should be
done
in one motion.
Replacing the Bucket Seats
Don’t put the seats in so they face rearward because they
won’t latch that way.
If you want more storage room
behind the seat, adjust the seat by sliding
it forward.
The bucket seats have seat position labels, located on the
back
of the seat, showing where the seat must go.
Follow that diagram. See “Seat Controls” in the
beginning
of this section for more details. The seat
must be placed in the proper location for
the legs to
attach correctly. RIGHT
ONLY seats that don’t have the built-in child
restraint option
fit only in the right location of either
row, the
E and F or I and J sets of floor cups.
The
CENTER OR LEFT seat fits in the center location
or in either left location, the A and B, C and D or G
and H sets of floor cups.
The
LEFT ONLY seats that don’t have the built-in child
restraint option fit only in the left location
of either row,
the
A and B or G and H sets of floor cups.
RIGHT ONLY seats that have the built-in child restraint
option
fit only in the right location of the second row,
the
E and F sets of floor cups.
LEFT ONLY seats that have the built-in child restraint
option fit only in the left location
of the second row, the
A and B sets of floor cups.
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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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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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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 40 pounds (10 and 18 kg)
and whose height is between
33.5 and 40 inches
(850 and 1 016 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.
e.’ 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 regular seat
cushion and use the vehicle’s adult safety belts. 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 INJURED 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.
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