2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO belt

Securing a Child Restraint Designed for
the LATCH System
{CAUTION:
If a LATCH-type child restraint is not
attached to anchors, the restraint will not
be able to protect the child correctly. In a
crash, the child could be seriously injured
or killed. Make sure that a LATCH-type
child restraint is properly installed using
the anchors, or use the vehicle’s safety
belts to secure the restraint, following the
instructions that came with that restraint,
and also the instructions in this manual.
{CAUTION:
Each top tether anchor and lower anchor
in the vehicle is designed to hold only
one child restraint. Attaching more than
one child restraint to a single anchor
could cause the anchor or attachment to
come loose or even break during a crash.
A child or others could be injured if this
happens. To help prevent injury to people
and damage to your vehicle, attach only
one child restraint per anchor.
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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, stowed position before
folding the rear seat.
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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).
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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).
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 72andPassenger
Sensing System on page 88for 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 72for 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 16.
2.2. Pull on the nger access tab to remove
the cover to access the top tether
anchor.
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Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position
If your child restraint has the LATCH system,
seeLower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH) on page 56.
If your child restraint does not have the LATCH
system, you will be using the lap-shoulder
belt to secure the child restraint in this position.
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. Put the child restraint on the seat.
2. 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.3. 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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4. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way
out of the retractor to set the lock.
5. If your child restraint has a top tether, attach
the top tether to the top tether anchor.
SeeLower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH) on page 56.6. 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 nd it helpful to use your
knee to push down on the child restraint
as you tighten the belt.
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7. Tighten the top tether to the anchor.
SeeLower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH) on page 56.
8. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure.
To remove the child restraint, if the top tether is
attached, disconnect it. 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.
For outboard seating positions, when the safety
belt is not in use, slide the latch plate up the safety
belt webbing. The latch plate should rest on the
stitching on the safety belt, near the upper anchor
on the side wall.Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Front Seat Position
{CAUTION:
A child in a child restraint in the center
front seat can be badly injured or killed
by the right front passenger’s airbag if it
inates. Never secure a child restraint in
the center front seat. It is always better to
secure a child restraint in the rear seat.
Do not use child restraints in this position.
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