2003 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Owners Manual

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CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2003 1.G Owners Manual Q:Whats wrong with this?
A:The belt is buckled in the wrong place.
{CAUTION:
You can be seriously injured if your belt is
buckled in the wrong place like this. In a crash,
the belt would go up over y

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CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2003 1.G Owners Manual Q:Whats wrong with this?
A:The belt is over an armrest.
{CAUTION:
You can be seriously injured if your belt goes
over an armrest like this. The belt would be
much too high. In a crash, you can slide

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CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2003 1.G Owners Manual Q:Whats wrong with this?
A:The shoulder belt is worn under the arm. It should
be worn over the shoulder at all times.
{CAUTION:
You can be seriously injured if you wear the
shoulder belt under your a

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CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2003 1.G Owners Manual Q:Whats wrong with this?
A:The belt is twisted across the body.
{CAUTION:
You can be seriously injured by a twisted belt.
In a crash, you wouldnt have the full width of
the belt to spread impact for

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CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2003 1.G Owners Manual To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle.
The belt should go back out of the way.
Before you close the door, be sure the belt is out of the
way. If you slam the door on it, you can dama

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CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2003 1.G Owners Manual The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the
mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, its more
likely that the fetus wont be hurt in a crash. For
pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to

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CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2003 1.G Owners Manual Lap Belt
When you sit in a center front seating position, you
have a lap safety belt, which has no retractor. To make
the belt longer, tilt the latch plate and pull it along
the belt.To make the belt

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CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2003 1.G Owners Manual Rear Seat Passengers
It is very important for rear seat passengers to buckle
up! Accident statistics show that unbelted people in
the rear seat are hurt more often in crashes than those
who are wearin