2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE child restraint

Your vehicle may have a label on your sun visor
that says, “Never put a rear-facing child seat in the
front.” This is because the risk to the rear-facing child
is so great if the airbag deploys.
Never put a child in a rear-facing child restraint in the
passenger’s seat the unless passenger airbag status
indicator shows off. Never put a rear facing child
restraint in the passenger’s seat unless the airbags
are off. Here is why:
{CAUTION:
Even though the passenger sensing system is
designed to turn off the passenger’s frontal
airbag and side impact airbag (if equipped) if
the system detects a rear-facing child restraint,
no system is fail-safe, and no one can
guarantee that an airbag will not deploy under
some unusual circumstance, even though it is
turned off. We recommend that rear-facing
child restraints be transported in vehicles with
a rear seat that will accommodate a rear-facing
child restraint, whenever possible.If the word ON or the on symbol is lit on the passenger
airbag status indicator, it means that the passenger’s
frontal airbag and side impact airbag (if equipped)
are enabled (may inate).
{CAUTION:
If the on indicator comes on when you have a
rear-facing child restraint installed in the
passenger’s seat, it means that the passenger
sensing system has not turned off the
passenger’s frontal airbag and side impact
airbag (if equipped). A child in a rear-facing
child restraint can be seriously injured or killed
if the passenger’s airbag inates. This is
because the back of the rear-facing child
restraint would be very close to the inating
airbag. Do not use a rear-facing child restraint in
the passenger’s seat if the airbag is turned on.
If the word OFF or the off symbol is lit on the passenger
airbag status indicator, it means that the passenger
sensing system has turned off the passenger’s airbags.
SeePassenger Sensing System on page 1-48for
more on this, including important safety information.
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If you put things inside your vehicle — like suitcases,
tools, packages or anything else — they will go as
fast as the vehicle goes. If you have to stop or turn
quickly, or if there is a crash, they will keep going.
{CAUTION:
Things you put inside your vehicle can strike
and injure people in a sudden stop or turn, or
in a crash.
Put things in the rear area of your vehicle.
Try to spread the weight evenly.
Never stack heavier things, like suitcases,
inside the vehicle so that some of them
are above the tops of the seats.
Do not leave an unsecured child restraint
in your vehicle.
When you carry something inside the
vehicle, secure it whenever you can.
Towing
Towing Your Vehicle
Consult your dealer or a professional towing service if
you need to have your disabled vehicle towed. See
Roadside Assistance Program on page 7-6.
Recreational Vehicle Towing
Recreational vehicle towing means towing your vehicle
behind another vehicle — such as behind a motorhome.
The two most common types of recreational vehicle
towing are known as “dinghy towing” (towing your vehicle
with all four wheels on the ground) and “dolly towing”
(towing your vehicle with two wheels on the ground and
two wheels up on a device known as a “dolly”).
Your vehicle was not designed to be towed with any
of its wheels on the ground. If your vehicle must
be towed, see “Towing Your Vehicle” earlier in
this section.
Towing a Trailer
Your Corvette is neither designed nor intended to tow
a trailer.
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Check
Engine Light...............................................3-42
Checking Things Under the Hood......................5-10
Chemical Paint Spotting...................................5-90
Child Restraints
Child Restraint Systems...............................1-27
Infants and Young Children...........................1-25
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children..........................................1-31, 1-35
Older Children.............................................1-22
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Passenger Seat Position...........................1-35
Chime Level Adjustment.................................3-101
Cigarette Lighter.............................................3-25
Cleaning
Aluminum Wheels........................................5-89
Cargo Cover and Convenience Net................5-85
Coated Moldings.........................................5-84
Convertible Top...........................................5-88
Exterior Lamps/Lenses.................................5-86
Fabric/Carpet..............................................5-83
Fiberglass Springs.......................................5-90
Finish Care.................................................5-86
Inside of Your Vehicle..................................5-82
Instrument Panel, Vinyl, and Other
Plastic Surfaces.......................................5-85
Leather......................................................5-84
Removable Roof Panel.................................5-88
Tires..........................................................5-89Cleaning (cont.)
Underbody Maintenance...............................5-90
Washing Your Vehicle...................................5-86
Weatherstrips..............................................5-85
Windshield and Wiper Blades........................5-87
Climate Control System
Air Filter, Passenger Compartment.................3-31
Dual Automatic............................................3-25
Outlet Adjustment........................................3-30
Clutch, Hydraulic.............................................5-28
Collision Damage Repair..................................7-10
Compass...............................................2-38, 2-41
Competitive Driving, Racing or Other.................4-18
Control of a Vehicle.......................................... 4-6
Convenience Net............................................2-54
Convertible Top......................................2-60, 2-67
Coolant
Engine Temperature Gage............................3-41
Heater, Engine............................................2-24
Surge Tank Pressure Cap.............................5-32
Cooling System..............................................5-34
Courtesy Lamps.............................................3-19
Cruise Control................................................3-11
Cupholder(s)..................................................2-51
Customer Assistance Information
Courtesy Transportation.................................. 7-7
Customer Assistance for Text
Telephone (TTY) Users............................... 7-4
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Hood
Checking Things Under................................5-10
Release.....................................................5-11
Horn ............................................................... 3-6
How to Use This Manual...................................... ii
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...................1-13
Hydraulic Clutch.............................................5-28
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Ignition Positions.............................................2-22
Infants and Young Children, Restraints...............1-25
Ination - Tire Pressure...................................5-64
Installing the Roof Panel..................................2-59
Instrument Panel
Overview..................................................... 3-4
Instrument Panel (I/P)
Brightness..................................................3-19
Cluster.......................................................3-33
J
Jump Starting.................................................5-46
K
Keyless Access System..................................... 2-4
Keyless Access System, Operation...................... 2-5
Keys............................................................... 2-3
L
Labeling, Tire Sidewall.....................................5-58
Lamps
Battery Run-Down Protection.........................3-20
Courtesy....................................................3-19
Exterior......................................................3-15
Exterior Lighting Battery Saver......................3-19
Fog ...........................................................3-17
Reading.....................................................3-20
Twilight Sentinel
®........................................3-18
LATCH System
Child Restraints...................................1-31, 1-35
Latches, Seatback............................................ 1-7
Lifting Your Vehicle, Tires.................................5-76
Light
Active Handling System................................3-40
Airbag Readiness........................................3-34
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning...................3-39
Brake System Warning.................................3-38
Fog Lamp ..................................................3-46
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Mirrors
Automatic Dimming Rearview with Compass....2-41
Automatic Dimming Rearview with
OnStar
®and Compass..............................2-38
Manual Rearview Mirror................................2-38
Outside Automatic Dimming Mirror.................2-44
Outside Convex Mirror.................................2-44
Outside Power Heated Mirrors.......................2-43
MyGMLink.com................................................ 7-3
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Navigation/Radio System, see
Navigation Manual.......................................3-99
New Vehicle Break-In......................................2-21
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts............6-14
O
Odometer......................................................3-34
Off-Road Recovery..........................................4-15
Oil
Engine.......................................................5-16
Engine Oil Pressure Gage............................3-45
Oil, Engine Oil Life System..............................5-23Older Children, Restraints................................1-22
One-to-Four Shift Light....................................3-38
Online Owner Center........................................ 7-3
OnStar
®System, see OnStar®Manual...............2-45
Other Warning Devices...................................... 3-6
Outlet Adjustment............................................3-30
Outlet(s), Accessory Power...............................3-24
Outside
Automatic Dimming Mirror.............................2-44
Convex Mirror.............................................2-44
Power Heated Mirrors..................................2-43
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode.....5-34
Owner Checks and Services.............................. 6-8
Owners, Canadian............................................... ii
P
Paint, Damage...............................................5-90
Park (P)
Shifting Into................................................2-33
Shifting Out of............................................2-35
Parking
Brake........................................................2-33
Over Things That Burn.................................2-36
Parking Your Vehicle.......................................2-35
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Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-14
General Motors...........................................7-14
United States Government............................7-13
Restraint System Check
Checking the Restraint Systems....................1-54
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash..........................................1-54
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-23
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle to Get it Out....................4-33
Roof Panel....................................................2-55
Installing the Roof Panel...............................2-59
Removing the Roof Panel.............................2-55
Storing the Roof Panel.................................2-58
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-15
Running the Engine While Parked.....................2-37
S
Safety Belt
Pretensioners..............................................1-21
Reminder Light............................................3-34
Safety Belts
Care of ......................................................5-85
Driver Position............................................1-13Safety Belts (cont.)
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-13
Passenger Position......................................1-21
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-12
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-21
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-20
Safety Belts Are for Everyone......................... 1-8
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seatback Latches............................................. 1-7
Seats
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Manual........................................................ 1-2
Power Lumbar and Side Bolsters.................... 1-3
Power Seats................................................. 1-2
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Seatback Latches.......................................... 1-7
Securing a Child Restraint
Passenger Seat Position...............................1-35
Security Light.................................................3-46
Selective Ride Control.....................................4-12
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside
of Your Vehicle.......................................... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-3
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
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