2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER Owners Manual

4. Before placing the child in the child restraint,
add slack to the shoulder harness. Pull the
black shoulder harness release strap rmly. At
the same time pull both shoulder harness
straps through the slots in the seatback
as shown.
5. Place the child on the child restraint cushion.6. Select only one side of the harness. Place the
harness over the child’s shoulder.
7. Push the latch plate (A) into the buckle until it
clicks.
Be sure the buckle is free of any foreign
objects that may prevent you from securing
the latch plates. If you can not secure a latch
plate, see your dealer for service before
using the child restraint.
8. Place the other side of the harness over the
child’s shoulder.
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9. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it
clicks.
10. Pull up on the latch plates to make sure they
are secure.11. Now fasten the left and right halves of the
shoulder harness clip together. The clip can
be easily pulled apart and is designed to
pull apart during a collision.
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{CAUTION:
A built-in child restraint harness that is
not properly adjusted can cause injury to
the child in a sudden stop or collision. A
harness that is loose, twisted, worn
improperly or improperly fastened will not
be able to restrain the child’s upper body.
Make sure the harness is adjusted
correctly. Fastening the clip is not a
substitute for adjusting the harness so
that it is snug.
12. Pull the shoulder harness adjustment strap (A)
rmly until the harness is snugly adjusted
around the child. You should not be able to
put more than two ngers between the
harness and the child’s chest. Make sure the
harness and buckle strap are not twisted.
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13. Adjust the position of the harness on the
child’s shoulder by moving the clip along
the harness until it is level with the child’s
armpits. On each side of the harness,
the shoulder part should be centered on the
child’s shoulder. The harness should be away
from the child’s face and neck, but not
falling from the child’s shoulders.
If you expect that the child will sleep while
riding, you can recline the seatback. See
Bucket Seats on page 13.
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Removing the Child from the Built-In
Child Restraint
1. Unfasten the shoulder harness clip.2. Unlatch the harness by pushing the button on
the buckle.
3. Move one side of the harness off the child’s
shoulder.
4. Move the other side of the harness off the
child’s shoulder.
5. Remove the child from the child restraint
cushion.
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Storing the Built-In Child Restraint
Always properly store the built-in child restraint
before using the vehicle’s lap-shoulder belt.
1. Move both latch plates and both sides of the
shoulder harness clip to the bottom of the
harness straps.2. Fold the child restraint cushion and leg rest
up into the seatback.
3. Press the child restraint cushion rmly into the
seatback.
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4. Then press the leg rest rmly into the
seatback, and secure it by pressing the upper
corners against the fastener strips on the
seatback.5. Rotate the head restraint forward and push it
all the way down.
Just like the other restraint systems in your
vehicle, your built-in child restraint needs to be
periodically checked and may need to have parts
replaced after a crash. SeeChecking the
Restraint Systems on page 114andReplacing
Restraint System Parts After a Crash on page 115.
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Airbag System
Your vehicle has a frontal airbag for the driver and
a frontal airbag for the right front passenger.
Your vehicle may also have side impact airbags.
Side impact airbags are available for the driver, the
right front passenger and the second row
captain’s chairs (if equipped).
If your vehicle has a side impact airbag, the word
AIRBAG will appear on the airbag covering on
the side of the seatback closest to the door.
Frontal airbags are designed to help reduce the
risk of injury from the force of an inating
frontal airbag. But these airbags must inate very
quickly to do their job and comply with federal
regulations.Here are the most important things to know about
the airbag system:
{CAUTION:
You can be severely injured or killed in a
crash if you are not wearing your safety
belt — even if you have airbags. Wearing
your safety belt during a crash helps
reduce your chance of hitting things
inside the vehicle or being ejected from it.
Airbags are “supplemental restraints” to
the safety belts. All airbags are designed
to work with safety belts but do not
replace them.
CAUTION: (Continued)
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