2008 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE Owners Manual

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CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2008 2.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

Page 42 of 528

CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2008 2.G Owners Manual {CAUTION:
Never do this.
Here a child is sitting in a seat that has a
lap-shoulder belt, but the shoulder part is
behind the child. In a crash, the child would
not be restrained by the shoulder belt.

Page 43 of 528

CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2008 2.G Owners Manual {CAUTION:
Children can be seriously injured or strangled if
a shoulder belt is wrapped around their neck
and the safety belt continues to tighten. Never
leave children unattended in a vehicle and neve

Page 44 of 528

CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2008 2.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,

Page 45 of 528

CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2008 2.G Owners Manual {CAUTION:
Newborn infants need complete support,
including support for the head and neck. This
is necessary because a newborn infant’s neck
is weak and its head weighs so much
compared with the rest

Page 46 of 528

CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2008 2.G Owners Manual Child Restraint Systems
A rear-facing infant
seat (A) 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

Page 47 of 528

CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2008 2.G Owners Manual Securing an Add-On Child Restraint in
the Vehicle
{CAUTION:
A child can be seriously injured or killed in a
crash if the child restraint is not properly
secured in the vehicle. Make sure the child
res

Page 48 of 528

CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 2008 2.G Owners Manual Securing the Child Within the Child
Restraint
{CAUTION:
A child can be seriously injured or killed in a
crash if the child is not properly secured in the
child restraint. Because there are different
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