2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO Owners Manual

Top Strap Anchor Location
If your vehicle is a cargo van, the anchoring point for
a top strap is located at the rear
of the seat cushion
on the right front passsenger's seat spacer bar.
Anchor the top strap through the two slots.
If your vehicle is a passenger van with rear seats, it is
recommended that you secure a child restraint with a top
strap only in the outboard positions of the second row.
Bucket Seats: An anchoring point is located below
the rear of the seat cushion on the spacer bar.
Anchor the top strap through the two slots on the bar.
Cargo Van Models
Passenger Van Bucket Seats
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Bench Seats: An anchor bracket is located at the rear
of the seat cushion near the top rear of the seat leg
for each outboard seating position
of the second row.
For the third row, an anchor bracket
is located at
the rear of the seat cushion near the top rear of the
seat leg for the right outboard seating position.
If you have adjustable head restraints, raise the head
restraint and route the top strap under it.
Passenger Van Bench Seat (Second row)
The third row has one anchor for the passenger side
outboard position only.
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Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers
for Children
(LATCH System)
If you have a passenger van it has the LATCH system.
It has two sets of anchors (A) in the second row of
seats. In a seven passenger van, the anchors are
located in each
of the bucket seats in the second row.
In an eight passenger van, the anchors are located
in the driver and passenger side seating positions
of the
second row bench seat. 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.
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With this system, use the LATCH system instead of the
vehicle’s safety belts to secure a child restraint. If a LATCH-type
child restraint isn’t attached t~
its anchorage points, the restraint won’t be
able to protect the child correctly.
In a crash,
the child could be seriously injured or killed.
Make sure that a LATCH-type child restraint
is
properly installed using the anchorage points,
or use the vehicle’s safety belts to secure
the restraint. See “Securing a Child Restraint
Designed for the LATCH System”, “Securing
a Child Restraint
in a Rear Outside Seat
Position”, “Securing a Child Restraint
in a
Center Seat Position”, or “Securing a Child
Restraint
in a Right Front Seat Position” in the
Index for information on how
to secure a child
restraint
in your vehicle.
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Securing a Child Restraint Designed Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
for the
LATCH System
Outside Seat Position
1. Find the anchors for the seating position you want
to use, where the bottom of the seatback meets the
back
of the seat cushion.
2. Put the child restraint on the seat.
3. Attach the anchor points on the child restraint to the
anchors in the vehicle. The child restraint
instructions will show you how.
4. If the child restraint is forward-facing, attach the top
strap to the top strap anchor. See
Top Strap on
page
7-48. Tighten the top strap according to
the child restraint instructions.
directions to be sure it is secure.
5.
Push and pull the child restraint in different
To remove the child restraint, simply unhook the top
strap from the top tether anchor and then disconnect the
anchor points.
If your child restraint is equipped with the LATCH
system, see Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) on page
1-52.
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You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See Top Strap on
page 1-48 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.
3. Tilt the latch plate to adjust the belt if needed.
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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.
6.
To tighten the belt, pull up on the shoulder belt
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.
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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Securing a Child Restraint in a
Center Seat Position
Bench Seat
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 Top Strap on page 1-48 if the child restraint has one.
If your child restraint is equipped with the LATCH
system, see Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System)
on page 1-52.
1. Make the belt as long as possible by tilting the latch
2. Put the restraint on the seat.
plate
and pulling it along the belt.
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