2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER Owners Manual

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 the unless
passenger airbag status indicator shows off. Never
put a rear facing child restraint in the right front
passenger 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 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.
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CAUTION: (Continued)
Even though the passenger sensing
system is designed to turn off the
passenger’s frontal airbag and side
impact airbag (if equipped) 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
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 position, move the
seat as far back as it will go before securing
the forward-facing child restraint. SeeManual
Seats on page 9orPower Seats on page 10.
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If your child restraint has the LATCH system, see
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH) on page 70.
There is no top tether anchor at the right front
seating 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 70if
your child restraint has a top tether.
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. Your vehicle has a right front passenger’s
airbags. SeePassenger Sensing System
on page 106. We recommend that rear-facing
child restraints be secured in a rear seat,
even if the airbag or airbags are off. If your
child restraint is forward-facing, move the seat
as far back as it will go before securing the
child restraint in this seat. SeeManual
Seats on page 9orPower Seats on page 10.
When the passenger sensing system has
turned off the right front passenger’s airbag or
airbags, the off indicator in the passenger
airbag status indicator should light and stay lit
when you turn the ignition to RUN or
START. SeePassenger Airbag Status
Indicator on page 235.
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.
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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. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way
out of the retractor to set the lock.
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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. You should not be able
to pull more of the belt from the retractor
once the lock has been set.7. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure.
8. If the airbag or airbags are off, the off indicator
on the instrument panel will be lit and stay lit
when the key is turned to RUN or START.
If a child restraint has been installed and the on
indicator is lit, turn the vehicle off. Remove
the child restraint from the vehicle and reinstall the
child restraint.
If, after reinstalling the child restraint and restarting
the vehicle, the on indicator is still lit, check to
make sure that the vehicle’s seatback is not
pressing the child restraint into the seat cushion. If
this happens, slightly recline the vehicle’s
seatback and adjust the seat cushion if possible.
Also make sure the child restraint is not trapped
under the vehicle head restraint. If this happens,
adjust the head restraint.
If the on indicator is still lit, secure the child in the
child restraint in a rear seat position in the vehicle if
one is available and check with your dealer.
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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Built-In Child Restraint
WARNING! DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY can
occur:
Follow all instruction on the child restraint and
in the vehicle’s owner’s manual.
If your vehicle has this feature, the built-in child
restraint is located in the passenger-side position
in the second row.This child restraint system conforms to all
applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards.
Use only with children who weigh between 22 and
40 lbs (10 and 18 kg) and whose height is
between 33.5 and 40 in (850 and 1 016 mm). Use
only with children whose shoulders are below
the shoulder belt slots for the harness system and
who are capable of sitting upright alone.
The child should also be at least one year old. It is
important to use a rear-facing infant restraint
until the child is at least one year old. A rear-facing
restraint gives the infant’s head, neck and body
the support they would need in a crash. SeeOlder
Children on page 56orInfants and Young
Children on page 59.
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A child whose weight is over 40 lbs (18 kg), whose
height is over 40 in (1 016 mm) or whose
shoulders are above the shoulder belt slots for the
harness system, should be restrained in an
add-on booster seat appropriate for the child’s
size. SeeChild Restraint Systems on page 63.
Once the booster seat is outgrown, the child
should sit on the vehicle’s regular seat and use
the vehicle’s safety belts.
{CAUTION:
Using the vehicle’s built-in child restraint
as a booster seat for a larger child could
cause injury to the child in a sudden stop
or crash. A child whose weight is over
40 pounds, whose height is over 40 inches
or whose shoulders are above the
shoulder belt slots for the harness system
should use a restraint system that is
appropriate for their size, either an add-on
booster seat or the vehicle’s safety belt.
See “Child Restraints” or “Older Children”
in the Index.
Securing a Child in the Built-In Child
Restraint
1. Raise the head restraint until the lower edge
of the head restraint is even with the top of
the seatback.
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2. Rotate the head restraint rearward until it
touches the top of the seatback. Make
sure there is no gap between the lower edge
of the head restraint and the top of the
seatback.3. Lower the child restraint cushion.
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You will be using the child restraint’s
harness (A) to secure your child. Do not use
the vehicle’s safety belts.
{CAUTION:
Using the vehicle’s regular safety belts on
a child seated on the built-in child
restraint cushion can cause serious injury
to the child in a sudden stop or crash.
Secure the child using the built-in child
restraint’s harness.
WARNING:FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE
MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTIONS ON THE
USE OF THIS CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM CAN
RESULT IN YOUR CHILD STRIKING THE
VEHICLE’S INTERIOR DURING A SUDDEN
STOP OR CRASH.
SNUGLY ADJUST THE BELTS PROVIDED WITH
THIS CHILD RESTRAINT AROUND YOUR
CHILD.
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