2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Owners Manual

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CAUTION:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the right front
passenger's air bag inflates. 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.
Where to Put the Restraint
(Crew Cab Pickup)
Accident statistics show that children are safer if they
are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat.
General Motors, therefore, recommends that child
restraints be secured in the rear seat, including an infant
riding in a rear
-facing infant seat, a child riding in a
forward
-facing child seat and an older child riding in a
booster seat.
If a forward
-facing child seat must be secured in the
vehicle's right front seat, the seat should be moved as far
back as possible. However, it is better to secure the
restraint in a rear seat. Never put a rear
-facing child
restraint in the right front passenger seat. Here's why:

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CAUTION:
A child riding in a rear-facing child restraint can
be seriously injured or killed if the right front
passenger's air bag inflates. This is because the
back of the rear
-facing child restraint would be
very close to the inflating air bag. Always secure
a rear
-facing child restraint in the rear seat.
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, or ªtop tether.º
It can help restrain the child restraint during a collision.
For it to work, a top strap must be properly anchored to
the vehicle. Some top strap
-equipped child restraints are
designed for use with or without the top strap being
anchored. Others require the top strap always to be
anchored. Be sure to read and follow the instructions
for your child restraint. If yours requires that the top
strap be anchored, don't use the restraint unless it is
anchored properly.
If the child restraint does not have a top strap, one can
be obtained, in kit form, for many child restraints.
Ask the child restraint manufacturer whether or not a
kit is available.

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In Canada, the law requires that forward-facing child
restraints have a top strap, and that the strap be
anchored. In the United States, some child restraints also
have a top strap. If your child restraint has a top strap, it
should be anchored.Anchor the top strap to one of the following anchor
points. Be sure to use an anchor point located on the
same side of the vehicle as the seating position where
the child restraint will be placed. Raise the head restraint
and route the top strap under it.
Once you have the top strap anchored, you'll be ready to
secure the child restraint itself. Tighten the top strap
when and as the child restraint manufacturer's
instructions say.

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Right Front Passenger Position Top Strap Anchor
(All Models)
You'll find the top strap anchor for the right front
passenger seat behind the seat, near the floor.
If your vehicle is a regular cab model, there is also a top
strap anchor for the right front passenger position
located on the back panel of your vehicle, behind the
right front passenger seat. In order to get to the anchor,
you'll have to remove the trim plug covering it.
Once you have the top strap anchored, you'll be ready to
secure the child restraint itself. Tighten the top strap
when and as the child restraint manufacturer's
instructions say.

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Rear Seat Top Strap Anchors (Extended Cab Models)
If your vehicle is an extended cab model, you'll find the
top strap anchors for the rear seating positions near the
top of the seatback. In addition to the top strap anchors,
each seating position has a fabric loop at the top of the
seatback that you'll use to route a top strap through.
When using a child restraint with a top strap in either
rear outboard position, raise the head restraint and route
the top strap through the fabric loop on the seatback.
Then, attach the top strap to the anchor point at the
center rear seating position.

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When using a child restraint with a top strap in the
center rear position, route the top strap through the
fabric loop on the seatback. Then, raise the head
restraint and attach the top strap to the anchor point
located at the closest outboard position.
Once you have the top strap anchored, you'll be ready to
secure the child restrain itself. Tighten the top strap
when and as the child restraint manufacturer's
instructions say.Rear Seat Top Strap Anchors (Crew Cab Models)
If your vehicle is a Crew Cab model, you'll find top
strap anchors for the rear seating positions located on
the back panel of your vehicle, behind the rear seat.
In order to get to the brackets, you'll have to remove the
trim plugs covering them.
There are also anchorage points at the rear base of the
front passenger's seat.

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Children (LATCH System) (If Equipped)
Your vehicle may have the LATCH system. If it does,
you'll find anchors (A) in the seat, where the seatback
meets the seat cushion. For front passenger seat
positions, there is an anchor behind and to the bottom of
the seat to secure the top strap. For rear center seat
positions, there is an anchor near the driver's side rear
seat head restraint.
To assist you in locating the lower anchors for this child
restraint system, each seating position with the LATCH
system will have a visible metal anchor point in the seat
where the seatback meets the seat cushion.

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In order to use the system, you need either a
forward
-facing child restraint that has attaching
points (B) at its base and a top tether anchor (C), or a
rear
-facing child restraint that has attaching points (B),
as shown here.
With this system, use the LATCH system instead of the
vehicle's safety belts to secure a child restraint.