2007 CHEVROLET IMPALA Owners Manual

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CHEVROLET IMPALA 2007 9.G Owners Manual Child Restraints
Older Children
Older children who have outgrown booster seats
should wear the vehicle’s safety belts.
Q:What is the proper way to wear safety
belts?
A:An older child should wear a l

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CHEVROLET IMPALA 2007 9.G Owners Manual {CAUTION:
Never do this.
Here two children are wearing the same
belt. The belt cannot properly spread the
impact forces. In a crash, the two children
can be crushed together and seriously
injured. A b

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CHEVROLET IMPALA 2007 9.G Owners Manual Wherever the child sits, the lap portion of the belt
should be worn low and snug on the hips, just
touching the child’s thighs. This applies belt force
to the child’s pelvic bones in a crash.
Infa

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CHEVROLET IMPALA 2007 9.G Owners Manual {CAUTION:
People should never hold a baby in their
arms while riding in a vehicle. A baby
does not weigh much — until a crash.
During a crash a baby will become so
heavy it is not possible to hold i

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CHEVROLET IMPALA 2007 9.G Owners Manual {CAUTION:
Children who are up against, or very close
to, any airbag when it in�ates can be
seriously injured or killed. Airbags plus
lap-shoulder belts offer protection for
adults and older children,

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CHEVROLET IMPALA 2007 9.G Owners Manual Q:What are the different types of add-on
child restraints?
A:Add-on child restraints, which are purchased
by the vehicle’s owner, are available in
four basic types. Selection of a particular
restrai

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CHEVROLET IMPALA 2007 9.G Owners Manual {CAUTION:
The body structure of a young child is
quite unlike that of an adult or older child,
for whom the safety belts are designed. A
young child’s hip bones are still so small
that the vehicle

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CHEVROLET IMPALA 2007 9.G Owners Manual A rear-facing infant seat (B) provides restraint
with the seating surface against the back of
the infant. The harness system holds the
infant in place and, in a crash, acts to keep
the infant position