2006 CHEVROLET COLORADO child seat

In Canada, the law requires that forward-facing child
restraints have a top tether, and that the tether be
attached. In the United States, some child restraints
also have a top tether. Be sure to read and follow the
instructions for your child restraint.
If the child restraint does not have a top tether, one
can be obtained, in kit form, for many child restraints.
Ask the child restraint manufacturer whether or not
a kit is available.
Lower Anchor and Top Tether Anchor
Locations
i(Top Tether Anchor):
Seating positions with
top tether anchors.
j(Lower Anchor):
Seating positions with
two lower anchors.
i(Top Tether Anchor):
Seating positions with
top tether anchors.
j(Lower Anchor):
Seating positions with
two lower anchors.
i(Top Tether Anchor):
Seating positions with
top tether anchors.
Crew Cab — Rear Seat
Extended
Cab — Rear Seat
Front Seat — Regular
and Extended Cab
without Rear Seats
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For crew cab models, there are exposed metal lower
anchors for each rear outboard seating position,
located where the seatback meets the back of the
seat cushion.
For extended cab models with rear seats, there are
exposed metal lower anchors for each rear seating
position, attached to the back wall, near the seat
cushion.
To assist you in locating the lower anchors, place your
hand in a palm-up position and reach up between
the seat cushion and the seatback.
The top tether anchors in a crew cab model are located
on the back wall behind each rear seating position.
Be sure to use an anchor located on the same side of
the vehicle as the seating position where the child
restraint will be placed.
The top tether anchors in an extended cab model
are located on the center of the back wall behind a
removable cover for the rear seating positions. Be sure
to use an anchor located nearest to the seating
position where the child restraint will be placed.Crew Cab
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For regular and extended cab models without rear
seats, there is a top tether anchor located behind a
removable cover on the back wall behind the right front
passenger seat. You may have to pull the seatback
forward to access the anchor.Do not secure a child restraint in the right front
passenger’s position of a vehicle that has rear seats
if a national or local law requires that the top tether
be attached, or if the instructions that come with
the child restraint say that the top tether must be
attached. There is no place to attach the top tether
in this position.
Accident statistics show that children are safer if they
are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat.
SeeWhere to Put the Restraint on page 1-45for
additional information.
Extended Cab — Rear Seat
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{CAUTION:
Children can be seriously injured or strangled
if a shoulder belt is wrapped around their neck
and the safety belt continues to tighten.
Secure any unused safety belts behind the
child restraint so children cannot reach them.
Pull the shoulder belt all the way out of the
retractor to set the lock, if your vehicle has
one, after the child restraint has been installed.
Be sure to follow the instructions of the child
restraint manufacturer.Notice:Contact between the child restraint or the
LATCH attachment parts and the vehicle’s safety
belt assembly may cause damage to these parts.
Make sure when securing unused safety belts
behind the child restraint that there is no contact
between the child restraint or the LATCH attachment
parts and the vehicle’s safety belt assembly.
Folding an empty rear seat with the safety belts
secured, may cause damage to the safety belt or
the seat. When removing the child restraint, always
remember to return the safety belts to their
normal position before folding the rear seat.
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Crew Cab — Rear Seat
1. Put the child restraint on the seat.
2. If the child restraint manufacturer’s instructions
recommends that the top tether be attached,
attach the top tether to the top tether anchor (A).
Refer to the child restraint instructions and the
following steps:
2.1. Pull the seatback forward to access the top
tether anchors (A). SeeRear Seat Operation
(Crew Cab) on page 1-10orRear Seat
Operation (Extended Cab) on page 1-12.2.2. Route the top tether according to your child
restraint instructions and the following
instructions:
If the position you are
using has a xed head
restraint and you are
using a single tether,
route the tether over the
head restraint.
If the position you are
using has an adjustable
head restraint and you
are using a single tether,
raise the head restraint
and route the tether under
the head restraint and
in between the head
restraint posts.
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If the position you are
using has a xed or
adjustable head restraint
and you are using a
dual tether, route the
tether around the
head restraint.
2.3. Attach the top tether to the anchor (A).
Make sure that you secure the top tether
to the top tether anchor and not to the
seatback latch (B).
2.4. Push rearward on the seatback until it locks
into its upright position. Push and pull on
the seatback to make sure it is secured
properly.3. Attach and tighten the lower attachments to the
lower anchors. If the child restraint does not have
lower attachments or the desired seating position
does not have lower anchors, secure the child
restraint with the top tether and the safety belts.
Refer to your child restraint manufacturer
instructions and the instructions in this manual.
3.1. Find the lower anchors for the desired
seating position.
3.2. Attach and tighten the lower attachments
on the child restraint to the lower anchors.
4. Tighten the top tether.
5. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure.
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Extended Cab — Rear Seat
1. Attach and tighten the lower attachments to the
lower anchors. If the child restraint does not have
lower attachments or the desired seating position
does not have lower anchors, secure the child
restraint with the top tether and the safety belts.
Refer to your child restraint manufacturer
instructions and the instructions in this manual.
1.1. Find the lower anchors (D) for the desired
seating position.
1.2. Put the child restraint on the seat.1.3. Attach the lower attachments on the child
restraint to the lower anchors (D) in the
vehicle. The child restraint instructions will
show you how.
2. If the child restraint manufacturer recommends that
the top tether be attached, attach and tighten the top
tether to the top tether anchor (C). Refer to the child
restraint instructions and the following steps:
2.1. Pull on the nger access tab to remove the
cover to access the top tether anchors (C).
2.2. Route the top tether (A) through the loop (B)
at the top of the seatback to attach the top
tether to the nearest top tether anchor (C).
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3. Tighten the lower anchor attachments and the
top tether. The child restraint instructions will
show you how.
4. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure.
Front Seat — Regular/Extended Cab
without Rear Seats
Your vehicle has a right front passenger’s airbag and
a passenger sensing system. The passenger sensing
system is designed to turn off the right front passenger’s
frontal airbag when an infant in a rear-facing infant
seat or a small child in a forward-facing child restraint
or booster seat is detected. SeeSecuring a Child
Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position on page 1-61
andPassenger Sensing System on page 1-74for
important safety information and additional information
on installing a child restraint in the right front seat
position.
1. SeeSecuring a Child Restraint in the Right Front
Seat Position on page 1-61for instructions on
installing the child restraint using the safety belts.2. If the child restraint manufacturer’s instructions
recommends that the top tether be attached,
attach and tighten the top tether to the top tether
anchor. Refer to the child restraint instructions and
the following steps:
2.1. Pull the seatback forward to access the
top tether anchor. SeeSeatback Latches
on page 1-9.
2.2. Pull on the nger access tab to remove the
cover to access the top tether anchor.
2.3. Route the top tether according to your child
restraint instructions and the following
instructions:
If the position you are
using has a xed head
restraint and you are
using a single tether,
route the tether over the
head restraint.
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