2007 CHEVROLET EXPRESS PASSANGER child restraint

2. If the child restraint manufacturer recommends
that the top tether be attached, attach and
tighten the top tether to the top tether anchor,
if equipped. Refer to the child restraint
instructions and the following steps:
2.1. Find the top tether anchor.
2.2. For the second row only, in the
left outboard seating position, use
anchor point (A). For the right outboard
seating position, use anchor point (B).
For the center seating position,
use either anchor point (A) or (B).
Never install two top tethers using
the same top tether anchor.
2.3. Route and tighten the top tether
according to your child restraint
instructions and the following
instructions:If the position you
are using does not
have a head restraint
and you are using
a single tether,
route the tether
over the seatback.
If the position you
are using does not
have a head restraint
and you are using
a dual tether,
route the tether
over the seatback.
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If the position you
are using has an
integrated headrest
and you are using
a dual tether,
route the tether
around the headrest.
If the position you
are using has an
integrated headrest
and you are using
a single tether,
route the tether
over the headrest.
3. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure.Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Outside Seat Position or the
Second Row Center Seat Position
If your child restraint has the LATCH system,
seeLower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH) on page 54.
For vehicles with a third, fourth, or fifth row, there
are no top tether anchors in the rear outside
seat positions of the third, fourth, or fifth row.
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.
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.
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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.4. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way
out of the retractor to set the lock.
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5. To tighten the belt, 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. If your child restraint manufacturer
recommends using a top tether and the
position you are using has a top tether anchor,
attach and tighten the top tether to the top
tether anchor. Refer to the instructions that
came with the child restraint and toLower
Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH)
on page 54.
7. 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 to the top tether anchor, 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. 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 guide loop on the side wall.
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Securing a Child Restraint
in a Center Seat Position
(3rd, 4th, and 5th Row)
If your child restraint has the LATCH system,
seeLower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH) on page 54.
There are no top strap anchors in any
four-passenger bench seat positions, if your
vehicle has this type of seat. Do not secure a child
seat in these positions if a national or local law
requires that the top strap must be anchored.
If your child restraint does not have the LATCH
system, you will be using the lap 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. 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.
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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. If your child restraint manufacturer
recommends using a top tether and the
position you are using has a top tether anchor,
attach and tighten the top tether to the top
tether anchor. Refer to the instructions
that came with your child restraint and to
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH) on page 54.
7. 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 to the top tether anchor, disconnect
it. Unbuckle the vehicle’s safety belt. It will
be ready to work for an adult or larger child
passenger.
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Securing a Child Restraint in
the Right Front Seat Position
(With Passenger Sensing System)
Your vehicle has a right front passenger airbag. A
rear seat is a safer place to secure a forward-facing
child restraint. SeeWhere to Put the Restraint
on page 52.
In addition, your vehicle has the 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. SeePassenger Sensing System
on page 89andPassenger Airbag Status Indicator
on page 172for more information on this, including
important safety information.
If your vehicle has a rear seat that will
accommodate a rear-facing child restraint, there
is 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.
{CAUTION:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the right front
passenger’s airbag inates. This is because
the back of the rear-facing child restraint
would be very close to the inating airbag.
Even though the passenger sensing
system is designed to turn off the right
front passenger’s frontal airbag 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 secured in
the rear seat, even if the airbag is off.
If you need to secure a forward-facing child
restraint in the right front seat, 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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If your vehicle does not have a rear seat that will
accommodate a rear-facing child restraint, never
put a child in a rear-facing child restraint in the right
front passenger seat unless the passenger airbag
status indicator shows off and the airbag is off.
Here is why:
{CAUTION:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the right front
passenger’s airbag inates. This is because
the back of the rear-facing child restraint
would be very close to the inating airbag.
Be sure the airbag is off before using a
rear-facing child restraint in the right front
seat position.
Even though the passenger sensing system
is designed to turn off the passenger’s
frontal airbag if the system detects a
rear-facing child restraint, no system is
fail-safe, and no one can guarantee that an
CAUTION: (Continued)
CAUTION: (Continued)
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 you need to secure a forward-facing child
restraint in the right front seat, 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.
If you need to secure a forward-facing child
restraint in the right front seat position, move the
seat as far back as it will go before securing
the forward-facing child restraint. SeeManual
Seats on page 9orPower Seat on page 10.
If your child restraint has the LATCH system,
seeLower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH) on page 54.
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