2004 CHEVROLET VENTURE child restraint

Built-In Child Restraint
If your vehicle has this option in a bucket seat, each
bucket seat that has the built-in child restraint ts in only
one location in your vehicle. To nd out where a
bucket seat that has a built-in child restraint must be
located in your vehicle seeRear Seat Operation
on page 1-6. If your vehicle has this option in a 60/40
bench seat, this bench seat will only t in the second
row of your vehicle. In both types of seats, the built-in
child restraint works the same way. Bucket Seat
60/40 Bench Seat
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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),
whose height is between 33.5 and 40 inches (850 and
1 016 mm), whose shoulders are below the shoulder belt
slots for the harness system, 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 at least one year old. A rear-facing restraint gives
the infant’s head, neck and body the support they
would need in a crash. SeeOlder Children on page 1-53
orInfants and Young Children on page 1-56.
A child whose weight is over 40 pounds, whose height
is over 40 inches or whose shoulders are above the
shoulder belt slots for the harness system, should
be restrained in an add-on booster seat appropriate for
the child’s size. SeeChild Restraint Systems on
page 1-60. Once the booster seat is outgrown, the child
should sit on the vehicle’s regular seat and use the
vehicle’s safety belts.
{CAUTION:
Using the vehicle’s built-in child restraint as a
booster seat for a larger child could cause
injury to the child in a sudden stop or crash. A
child whose weight is over 40 pounds, whose
height is over 40 inches or whose shoulders are
above the shoulder belt slots for the harness
system should use a restraint system that is
appropriate for their size, either an add-on
booster seat or the vehicle’s safety belt. See
“Child Restraints” or “Older Children” in the
Index.
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Securing a Child in the Built-In Child
Restraint
1. Raise the head restraint until the lower edge of the
head restraint is even with the top of the seatback.2. Rotate the head restraint rearward until it touches
the top of the seatback. Make sure there is no gap
between the lower edge of the head restraint
and the top of the seatback.
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3. Lower the child restraint cushion.You will be using the child restraint’s harness (A) to
secure your child. Do not use the vehicle’s safety
belts.
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{CAUTION:
Using the vehicle’s regular safety belts on a
child seated on the built-in child restraint
cushion can cause serious injury to the child
in a sudden stop or crash. Secure the child
using the built-in child restraint’s harness.
WARNING:FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE
MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTIONS ON THE USE
OF THIS CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM CAN RESULT
IN YOUR CHILD STRIKING THE VEHICLE’S
INTERIOR DURING A SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.
SNUGLY ADJUST THE BELTS PROVIDED WITH THIS
CHILD RESTRAINT AROUND YOUR CHILD.
4. Before placing the child in the child restraint, add
slack to the shoulder harness. Pull the black
shoulder harness release strap rmly. At the same
time pull both shoulder harness straps through
the slots in the seatback as shown.
5. Place the child on the child restraint cushion.
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6. Select only one side of the harness. Place the
harness over the child’s shoulder.
7. Push the latch plate (B) into the buckle until
it clicks.
Be sure the buckle is free of any foreign objects
that may prevent you from securing the latch plates.
If you can not secure a latch plate, see your
dealer for service before using the child restraint.
8. Place the other side of the harness over the child’s
shoulder.9. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
10. Pull up on the latch plates to make sure they are
secure.
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11. Now fasten the left and right halves of the shoulder
harness clip together. The clip can be easily pulled
apart and is designed to pull apart during a collision.
{CAUTION:
A built-in child restraint harness that is not
properly adjusted can cause injury to the child
in a sudden stop or collision. A harness that is
loose, twisted, worn improperly or improperly
fastened will not be able to restrain the child’s
upper body. Make sure the harness is adjusted
correctly. Fastening the clip is not a substitute
for adjusting the harness so that it is snug.
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Removing the Child from the Built-In
Child Restraint
1. Unfasten the shoulder harness clip.2. Unlatch the harness by pushing the button on the
buckle.
3. Move one side of the harness off the child’s
shoulder.
4. Move the other side of the harness off the child’s
shoulder.
5. Remove the child from the child restraint cushion.
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