1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Owners Manual

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1-51 Where to Put the Restraint
(Extended Cab Pickup)
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. There is limited space in
the rear seating area of an extended cab model. If you
want to secure a child restraint in a rear seating position
of an extended cab model, especially in the rear center
position, be sure to study the instructions that came with
your child restraint to see if there is enough room to
secure your seat properly.
If you want to secure a rear
-facing child restraint in the
right front passenger's seat, turn off the passenger's air
bag. See ªAIR BAG OFF Switchº and ªSecuring a
Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Positionº in
the Index for more on this, including important
safety information.
CAUTION:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the right front
passenger's air bag inflates, even though your
vehicle has Next Generation frontal air bags. This
is because the back of the rear
-facing child
restraint would be very close to the inflating air
bag. Be sure to turn off the air bag before using
a rear
-facing child restraint in the right front
seat position.
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.

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1-52 Top Strap
Canadian law requires that child restraints have a top
strap, and that the strap be anchored.
If your child restraint has a top strap, it should
be anchored.
If your vehicle is a regular cab pickup, an anchor
bracket is located behind the right front passenger's seat.
In order to get to the bracket, you'll have to remove the
trim plug covering it.

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If you need to have an anchor bracket installed for a rear
seat position in an extended cab, your dealer can get a
special kit with anchor hardware and installation
instructions and then install the anchor for you. This work will be done for you free of charge. Or, you
may install the anchor yourself using the instructions
provided in the kit.
Once you have the top strap anchored, you'll be ready to
secure the child restraint itself.

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1-54 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Seat Position (Extended Cab)
There is limited space in the rear seating area of an
extended cab model. If you want to secure a child restraint
in a rear outside seating position, be sure to study the
instructions that came with your child restraint to see if
there is enough room to secure your seat properly.
You'll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part
about the top strap if the child restraint has one. Be sure
to follow the instructions that came with the child
restraint. Secure the child in the child restraint when and
as the instructions say.
1. Put the restraint on the seat.2. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder
portions of the vehicle's safety belt through or around
the restraint. The child restraint instructions will show
you how. If the shoulder belt goes in front of the
child's face or neck, put it behind the child restraint.
3. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button is
positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly if you ever had to.

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4. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out of
the retractor to set the lock.5. To tighten the belt, feed the shoulder belt back into the
retractor while you push down on the child restraint. If
you're using a forward
-facing child restraint, you may
find it helpful to use your knee to push down on the
child restraint as you tighten the belt.
6. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle's
safety belt and let it go back all the way. The safety belt
will move freely again and be ready to work for an adult
or larger child passenger.

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1-56 Securing a Child Restraint in the Center
Front Seat Position
Don't use child restraints in this position. The restraints
won't work properly.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Center
Rear Seat Position (Extended Cab Pickup)
If you have an extended cab pickup, you can secure a
child restraint in the center rear seat position.
There is limited space in the rear seating area of an
extended cab model. If you want to secure a child restraint
in a rear seating position of an extended cab model,
especially in the rear center position, be sure to study the
instructions that came with your child restraint to see if
there is enough room to secure your seat properly.

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You'll be using the lap belt. Be sure to follow the
instructions that came with the child restraint. Secure the
child in the child restraint when and as the instructions
say. See the earlier part about the top strap if the child
restraint has one.
1. Make the belt as long as possible by tilting the latch
plate and pulling it along the belt.
2. Put the restraint on the seat.
3. Run the vehicle's safety belt through or around the
restraint. The child restraint instructions will show
you how.
4. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button is
positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly if you ever had to.
5. To tighten the belt, pull its free end while you push
down on the child restraint. If you're using a
forward
-facing child restraint, you may find it
helpful to use your knee to push down on the child
restraint as you tighten the belt.

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6. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle's
safety belt. It will be ready to work for an adult or larger
child passenger.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position
Your vehicle has a right front passenger air bag. There's
a switch on the instrument panel that you can use to turn
off the right front passenger's air bag when you want to
secure a rear
-facing child restraint at the right front
passenger's position. See ªAIR BAG OFF Switchº in
the Index for more on this, including important
safety information.