2008 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ECU

Front Seats......................................................1-2
Manual Seats................................................1-2
Power Seats..................................................1-3
Power Lumbar and Side Bolsters......................1-3
Heated Seats.................................................1-4
Memory Seat, Mirrors and Steering Wheel.........1-4
Reclining Seatbacks........................................1-6
Seatback Latches...........................................1-8
Safety Belts.....................................................1-9
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone.................1-9
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly.................1-14
Lap-Shoulder Belt.........................................1-23
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy..................1-25
Safety Belt Extender.....................................1-26
Child Restraints.............................................1-26
Older Children..............................................1-26
Infants and Young Children............................1-30
Child Restraint Systems.................................1-34
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH) (Z06 Models Only)........................1-36Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH) (Coupe and Convertible
Models Only)............................................1-39
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front
Seat Position............................................1-39
Airbag System...............................................1-43
Where Are the Airbags?................................1-46
When Should an Airbag Inate?.....................1-48
What Makes an Airbag Inate?.......................1-49
How Does an Airbag Restrain?.......................1-49
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?.....1-50
Passenger Sensing System............................1-51
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle...........1-56
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle....................................................1-56
Restraint System Check..................................1-58
Checking the Restraint Systems......................1-58
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash............................................1-59
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
1-1

Lap-Shoulder Belt
All seating positions in your vehicle have a
lap-shoulder belt.
Here is how to wear a lap-shoulder belt properly.
1. Adjust the seat, if the seat is adjustable, so you
can sit up straight. To see how, see “Seats” in
the Index.
2. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Do not let it get twisted.
The lap-shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt
across you very quickly. If this happens, let the belt
go back slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt
across you more slowly.
If you ever pull the shoulder portion of a passenger
belt out all the way, you may engage the child
restraint locking feature. If this happens, just let the
belt go back all the way and start again.
Engaging the child restraint locking feature may
affect the passenger sensing system. See
Passenger Sensing System on page 1-51.3. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure.
If the belt is not long enough, seeSafety Belt
Extender on page 1-26.
Make sure the release button on the buckle is
positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly if necessary.
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Safety Belt Extender
If the safety belt will fasten around you, you should
use it.
But if a safety belt is not long enough, your dealer/retailer
will order you an extender. When you go in to order it,
take the heaviest coat you will wear, so the extender will
be long enough for you. To help avoid personal injury, do
not let someone else use it, and use it only for the seat it
is made to t. The extender has been designed for adults.
Never use it for securing child seats. To wear it, attach it
to the regular safety belt. For more information, see the
instruction sheet that comes with the extender.
Child Restraints
Older Children
Older children who have outgrown booster seats should
wear the vehicle’s safety belts.
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{CAUTION:
Never do this.
Never hold an infant or a child while riding in
a vehicle. Due to crash forces, an infant or a
child will become so heavy it is not possible to
hold it during a crash. For example, in a crash
at only 25 mph (40 km/h), a 12 lb (5.5 kg) infant
will suddenly become a 240 lb (110 kg) force
on a person’s arms. An infant should be
secured in an appropriate restraint.
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{CAUTION:
Never do this.
Children who are up against, or very close to,
any airbag when it inates can be seriously
injured or killed. Never put a rear-facing child
restraint in the right front seat. Secure a
rear-facing child restraint in a rear seat. It is
also better to secure a forward-facing child
restraint in a rear seat. If you must secure a
forward-facing child restraint in the right front
seat, always move the front passenger seat as
far back as it will go.
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 restraint should take into
consideration not only the child’s weight, height, and
age but also whether or not the restraint will be
compatible with the motor vehicle in which it will
be used.
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For most basic types of child restraints, there are
many different models available. When purchasing a
child restraint, be sure it is designed to be used
in a motor vehicle. If it is, the restraint will have a
label saying that it meets federal motor vehicle
safety standards.
The restraint manufacturer’s instructions that come
with the restraint state the weight and height
limitations for a particular child restraint. In addition,
there are many kinds of restraints available for
children with special needs.
{CAUTION:
To reduce the risk of neck and head injury
during a crash, infants need complete support.
This is because an infant’s neck is not fully
developed and its head weighs so much
compared with the rest of its body. In a crash,
an infant in a rear-facing child restraint settles
into the restraint, so the crash forces can be
distributed across the strongest part of an
infant’s body, the back and shoulders. Infants
should always be secured in rear-facing child
restraints.
{CAUTION:
A young child’s hip bones are still so small
that the vehicle’s regular safety belt may not
remain low on the hip bones, as it should.
Instead, it may settle up around the child’s
abdomen. In a crash, the belt would apply
force on a body area that is unprotected by
any bony structure. This alone could cause
serious or fatal injuries. To reduce the risk of
serious or fatal injuries during a crash, young
children should always be secured in
appropriate child restraints.
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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. Secure the child
restraint properly in the vehicle using the
vehicle’s safety belt or LATCH system,
following the instructions that came with
that child restraint and the instructions in
this manual.
To help reduce the chance of injury, the child restraint
must be secured in the vehicle. Child restraint systems
must be secured in vehicle seats by lap belts or the
lap belt portion of a lap-shoulder belt, or by the LATCH
system. SeeLower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH) (Z06 Models Only) on page 1-36orLower
Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) (Coupe and
Convertible Models Only) on page 1-39for more
information. A child can be endangered in a crash if the
child restraint is not properly secured in the vehicle.When securing an add-on child restraint, refer to the
instructions that come with the restraint which may be on
the restraint itself or in a booklet, or both, and to this
manual. The child restraint instructions are important,
so if they are not available, obtain a replacement
copy from the manufacturer.
Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can
move around in a collision or sudden stop and injure
people in the vehicle. Be sure to properly secure
any child restraint in the vehicle — even when no child
is in it.
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. Secure the child properly
following the instructions that came with that
child restraint.
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Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH) (Z06 Models Only)
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.
Your vehicle does not have lower anchors to
accommodate lower attachments. Your vehicle does
have a top tether anchor. If your child restraint has a top
tether, make sure your child restraint is properly installed
using the top tether anchor and the vehicle’s safety belt.
A child restraint must never be installed using only the
top tether and anchor. Refer to your child restraint
instructions and seeSecuring a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position on page 1-39for instructions
on securing your child restraint using the vehicle’s
safety belts.
In order to use the top tether anchors in your vehicle,
you need a child restraint equipped with a top tether.
The child restraint manufacturer will provide you
with instructions on how to use the child restraint and
its top tether. The following explains how to attach
a child restraint with the top tether in your vehicle.A top tether (A, C) anchors the top of the child restraint
to the vehicle. A top tether anchor is built into the
vehicle. The top tether attachment (B) on the child
restraint connects to the top tether anchor in the vehicle
in order to reduce the forward movement and rotation
of the child restraint during driving or in a crash.
Your child restraint may have a single tether (A) or a
dual tether (C). Either will have a single attachment (B)
to secure the top tether to the anchor.
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