2006 CHEVROLET KODIAK Owners Manual

4. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out of
the retractor to set the lock.5. To tighten the belt, push down on the child restraint,
pull the shoulder portion of the belt to tighten the
lap portion of the belt and feed the shoulder
belt back into the retractor. If you are 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.
6. 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 the
Center Rear Seat Position
(Crew Cab) or Center Front Position
There are no top tether anchors in these positions.
Do not secure a child seat in these positions if a national
or local law requires that the top tether be anchored,
or if the instructions that come with the child restraint say
that the top tether must be anchored.
You will 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. But do not use the
center front passenger position if your vehicle has
airbags, or if the child restraint interferes with shifting
gears.
{CAUTION:
A child in a child restraint in the center front
seat can be badly injured or killed by the right
front passenger airbag if it inates. If your
vehicle has airbags, never secure a child
restraint in the center front seat. It is always
better to secure a child restraint in the rear
seat if your vehicle has one. You may secure a
forward-facing child restraint in the right front
passenger static seat, but before you do,
always move the front passenger seat as far
back as it will go. It is better to secure the
child restraint in a rear seat.
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1. Make the belt as long as possible by tilting the latch
plate and pulling it along the belt.
2. Put the child restraint on the seat.
3. Run the vehicle’s safety belt through or around the
restraint. The child restraint instructions will show
you how.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. To tighten the belt, pull its free end while you push
down on the child restraint. If you are 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.
6. 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. It will be ready to work for an adult or
large child passenger.
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Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position
Do not use a child restraint with an air suspension seat.
{CAUTION:
A child restraint cannot be secured properly in
an air-suspension type seat. This is because
an air-suspension seat is designed to move up
and down for an adult passenger. Do not use a
child restraint in an air-suspension seat.
There is no top tether anchor in this position. Do not
secure a child seat in this position if a national or local
law requires that the top tether be anchored, or if
the instructions that come with the child restraint say
that the top tether must be anchored. SeeLower
Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) on page 1-41
if your child restraint has a top tether.If your vehicle has a right front passenger’s airbag,
there is a switch on the instrument panel that you can
use to turn off the right front passenger’s airbag
when you need to secure a child restraint in the right
front passenger’s position. SeeAirbag Off Switch
on page 1-58for more on this, including important safety
information.
United States
Canada
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A rear seat is a safer place to secure a forward-facing
child restraint. Never put a rear-facing child restraint
in the right front passenger’s seat unless the airbag is
off. Here is why:
{CAUTION:
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 this vehicle unless the
passenger’s airbag has been turned off.
Even though the airbag off switch is designed
to turn off the passenger’s frontal airbag, 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.
CAUTION: (Continued)
CAUTION: (Continued)
If you need to secure a forward-facing child
restraint in the right front static seat or the
right front bench seat, always move the
passenger seat as far back as it will go.
{CAUTION:
If the airbag readiness light ever comes on
when you have turned off the airbag, it means
that something may be wrong with the airbag
system. The right front passenger’s airbag
could inate even though the switch is off. If
this ever happens, do not let anyone whom the
national government has identied as a member
of a passenger airbag risk group sit in the right
front passenger’s position (for example, do not
secure a rear-facing child restraint in the right
front passenger’s seat) until you have your
vehicle serviced. SeeAirbag Off Switch on
page 1-58andAirbag Readiness Light on
page 3-29for more on this, including important
safety information.
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You will be using the lap-shoulder 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.
1. If your vehicle has a right front passenger’s airbag
seeAirbag Off Switch on page 1-58. If your vehicle
has a right front passenger’s airbag and your
child restraint is forward-facing, always move the
seat as far back as it will go before securing it in this
seat. SeeBucket Seats on page 1-2. Never use a
rear-facing child restraint in this seat unless the
airbag is off.
2. Put the child restraint on the seat.
3. 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.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.
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5. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out of
the retractor to set the lock.6. To tighten the belt, push down on the child restraint,
pull the shoulder portion of the belt to tighten the
lap portion of the belt and feed the shoulder
belt back into the retractor. If you are 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.
7. 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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If you were using a child restraint in a vehicle equipped
with a right front passenger’s airbag, turn on the
right front passenger’s airbag when you remove the
child restraint from the vehicle unless the person who
will be sitting there is a member of a passenger
airbag risk group. SeeAirbag Off Switch on page 1-58.
{CAUTION:
If the right front passenger’s airbag is turned
off for a person who is not in a risk group
identied by the national government, that
person will not have the extra protection of an
airbag. In a crash, the airbag will not be able to
inate and help protect the person sitting
there. Do not turn off the passenger’s airbag
unless the person sitting there is in a risk
group. SeeAirbag Off Switch on page 1-58for
more on this, including important safety
information.
Airbag System
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