2009 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Owners Manual

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.
Some top tether-equipped child restraints are designed
for use with or without the top tether being attached.
Others require the top tether always to be attached. In
Canada, the law requires that forward-facing child
restraints have a top tether, and that the tether be
attached. Be sure to read and follow the instructions for
your child restraint.
If the child restraint does not have a top tether, one can
be obtained, in kit form, for many child restraints. Ask
the child restraint manufacturer whether or not a kit
is available.
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Top Tether Anchor Locations
i(Top Tether Anchor):
Seating positions with top
tether anchors.
To assist you in locating the
top tether anchors, the top
tether anchor symbol is
located on the trim cover.The top tether anchor is located behind the
passenger seat.
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Securing a Child Restraint with a Top
Tether
{CAUTION:
If a LATCH-type child restraint is not attached to
anchors, the child restraint will not be able to protect
the child correctly. In a crash, the child could be
seriously injured or killed. Install a LATCH-type
child restraint properly using the anchors, or use the
vehicle’s safety belts to secure the restraint,
following the instructions that came with the child
restraint and the instructions in this manual.
1. Secure the child restraint using the vehicle’s safety
belt. SeeSecuring a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position on page 1-40.
2. If the child restraint manufacturer recommends that
the top tether be attached, attach and tighten the
top tether to the top tether anchor, if equipped.
Refer to the child restraint instructions and
the following steps:
2.1. Find the top tether anchor.
2.2. Press the ribbed area of the trim cover to
open the cover and expose the anchor.2.3. Route, attach and tighten the top tether
according to your child restraint instructions
and the following instructions:
If the position you are using
has a xed headrest or
head restraint and you are
using a single tether, route
the tether over the headrest
or head restraint.
If the position you are using
has a xed headrest or
head restraint and you are
using a dual tether, route
the tether around the
headrest or head restraint.
3. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure.
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Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position
This vehicle has airbags. In addition, the vehicle has
a passenger sensing system which is designed to turn
off the right front passenger frontal airbag and
seat-mounted side impact airbag (if equipped) under
certain conditions. SeePassenger Sensing System on
page 1-53andPassenger Airbag Status Indicator
on page 3-36for more information, including important
safety information.
A label on the sun visor says, “Never put a rear-facing
child seat in the front.” This is because the risk to
the rear-facing child is so great, if the airbag deploys.
{CAUTION:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the right front passenger
airbag inates. This is because the back of the
rear-facing child restraint would be very close to the
inating airbag. A child in a forward-facing child
restraint can be seriously injured or killed if the right
front passenger airbag inates and the passenger
seat is in a forward position.
CAUTION: (Continued)
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CAUTION: (Continued)
Even if the passenger sensing system has turned
off the right front passenger frontal airbag, no
system is fail-safe. No one can guarantee that an
airbag will not deploy under some unusual
circumstance, even though it is turned off.
Secure rear-facing child restraints in a rear
seat, even if the airbag is off. If you secure a
forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat,
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.
SeePassenger Sensing System on page 1-53for
additional information.Rear-facing child restraints should not be installed in the
vehicle, even if the airbag(s) are off.
If the child restraint has the LATCH system, seeLower
Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) (Coupe and
Convertible Models Only) on page 1-36orLower Anchors
and Tethers for Children (LATCH) (Z06 and ZR1 Models
Only) on page 1-36for how and where to install the child
restraint using LATCH. If a child restraint is secured
using a safety belt and it uses a top tether, seeLower
Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) (Coupe and
Convertible Models Only) on page 1-36orLower Anchors
and Tethers for Children (LATCH) (Z06 and ZR1 Models
Only) on page 1-36for top tether anchor locations.
Do not secure a child seat in a position without a top
tether anchor 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 strap
must 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.
You will be using the lap-shoulder belt to secure the
child restraint in this position. Follow the instructions that
came with the child restraint.
1. Move the seat as far back as it will go before
securing the forward-facing child restraint.
When the passenger sensing system has turned off
the right front passenger frontal airbag and
seat-mounted side impact airbag (if equipped), the
off indicator on the passenger airbag status
indicator should light and stay lit when you start the
vehicle. SeePassenger Airbag Status Indicator
on page 3-36.
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.4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
Position the release button on the buckle so that
the safety belt could be quickly unbuckled if
necessary.
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5. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out of
the retractor to set the lock.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. When installing 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.
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7. If the child restraint has a top tether, follow the
child restraint manufacturer’s instructions regarding
the use of the top tether. SeeLower Anchors
and Tethers for Children (LATCH) (Coupe and
Convertible Models Only) on page 1-36orLower
Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH)
(Z06 and ZR1 Models Only) on page 1-36for
more information.
8. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure.
If the airbag or airbags are off, the off indicator in the
passenger airbag status indicator will come on and stay
on when the vehicle is started.
If a child restraint has been installed and the on
indicator is lit, see “If the On Indicator is Lit for a
Child Restraint ” underPassenger Sensing System
on page 1-53for more information.
To remove the child restraint, unbuckle the vehicle
safety belt and let it return to the stowed position.Airbag System
The vehicle has the following airbags:
A frontal airbag for the driver.
A frontal airbag for the right front passenger.
The vehicle may have the following airbags:
A seat-mounted side impact airbag for the driver.
A seat-mounted side impact airbag for the right front
passenger.
All of the airbags in the vehicle will have the word
AIRBAG embossed in the trim or on an attached label
near the deployment opening.
For frontal airbags, the word AIRBAG will appear on the
middle part of the steering wheel for the driver and
on the instrument panel for the right front passenger.
With seat-mounted side impact airbags, the word
AIRBAG will appear on the side of the seatback closest
to the door.
Airbags are designed to supplement the protection
provided by safety belts. Even though today’s airbags
are also designed to help reduce the risk of injury
from the force of an inating bag, all airbags must inate
very quickly to do their job.
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