2007 CHEVROLET KODIAK Owners Manual

If your vehicle has an air-suspension seat in the
right front passenger’s position, do not secure
a child restraint there. Here is why:
{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.
Wherever you install a child restraint, be sure to
secure the child restraint properly.
Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint
can move around in a collision or sudden stop
and injure people in the vehicle — even when
no child is in it.
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH)
Some child restraints have a LATCH system.
As part of the LATCH system, your child restraint
may have lower attachments and/or a top
tether. The LATCH system can help hold the child
restraint in place during driving or in a crash.
Some vehicles have lower and/or top tether
anchors designed to secure a child restraint with
lower attachments and/or a top tether.
Some child restraints with a top tether are
designed to be used whether the top tether is
anchored or not. Other child restraints require that
the top tether be anchored. A national or local
law may require that the top tether be anchored.
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In Canada, the law requires that forward-facing
child restraints have a top tether, and that
the tether be attached.
Your vehicle does not have lower anchors or top
tether anchors to secure a child restraint with
the LATCH system. If a national or local law
requires that your top tether be anchored, do not
use a child restraint in this vehicle because a
top tether cannot be properly anchored. You must
use the safety belts to secure your child restraint
in this vehicle, unless a national or local law
requires that the top tether be anchored. Refer to
your child restraint instructions and instructions
in this manual for securing a child restraint using
the vehicle’s safety belts.Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Outside Seat Position
(Crew Cab Models)
There are no top tether anchors in the rear
outside seat 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-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. 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.
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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, 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.
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.
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{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.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.
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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 57if 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 76for
more on this, including important safety
information.
United StatesCanada
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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.
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CAUTION: (Continued)
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.
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.
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