2010 CHEVROLET CAMARO SS Owners Manual

Seats and
Restraints
Head RestraintsHead Restraints....................2-2
Front SeatsSeat Adjustment....................2-3
Power Seat Adjustment..........2-4
Reclining Seatbacks..............2-4
Seatback Latches..................2-5
Heated Front Seats...............2-6
Rear SeatsRear Seats...........................2-6
Safety BeltsSafety Belts..........................2-6
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly............................2-10
Lap-Shoulder Belt................2-16
Safety Belt Use During
Pregnancy........................2-19Safety Belt Extender............2-20
Safety System Check...........2-20
Safety Belt Care..................2-20
Replacing Safety Belt
System Parts After
a Crash............................2-21
Airbag SystemAirbag System....................2-21
Where Are the Airbags?.......2-23
When Should an Airbag
Inflate?.............................2-25
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate?.............................2-26
How Does an Airbag
Restrain?..........................2-27
What Will You See After
an Airbag Inflates?.............2-27
Passenger Sensing
System.............................2-28
Servicing the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle.....2-32
Adding Equipment to
the Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle.............................2-33
Airbag System Check...........2-34
Replacing Airbag System
Parts After a Crash............2-34
Child RestraintsOlder Children.....................2-35
Infants and Young
Children............................2-37
Child Restraint Systems........2-39
Where to Put the
Restraint...........................2-41
Lower Anchors and
Tethers for Children
(LATCH System)................2-43
Replacing LATCH System
Parts After a Crash............2-48
Securing Child Restraints
(Rear Seat).......................2-48
Securing Child Restraints
(Right Front Seat)..............2-50
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Head Restraints
The vehicle’s front seats have
adjustable head restraints in the
outboard seating positions.
{WARNING
With head restraints that are not
installed and adjusted properly,
there is a greater chance that
occupants will suffer a neck/spinal
injury in a crash. Do not drive
until the head restraints for all
occupants are installed and
adjusted properly.Adjust the head restraint so that the
top of the restraint is at the same
height as the top of the occupant’s
head. This position reduces the
chance of a neck injury in a crash.Pull the head restraint up to raise it.
To lower the head restraint, press
the button, located on the top of
the seatback, and push the
restraint down.
Push down on the head restraint
after the button is released to make
sure that it is locked in place.
The vehicle’s head restraints are not
designed to be removed.
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Front Seats
Seat Adjustment
{WARNING
You can lose control of the
vehicle if you try to adjust a
manual driver’s seat while the
vehicle is moving. The sudden
movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push
a pedal when you do not want to.
Adjust the driver’s seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.To adjust a manual seat:
1. Lift the handle under the seat to
unlock it.
2. Slide the seat and release the
handle.
3. Try to move the seat to be sure
it is locked in place.
Seat Height Adjustment
To manually raise or lower the seat,
move the lever repeatedly upward
or downward.
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Power Seat Adjustment
•Move the seat forward or
rearward by moving the control
forward or rearward.
•Move the whole seat up or down
by moving the control up or down.
•Tilt the seat by turning the control
forward or rearward.
Reclining Seatbacks
{WARNING
You can lose control of the
vehicle if you try to adjust the
seat while the vehicle is moving.
The sudden movement could
startle and confuse you, or make
you push a pedal when you do
not want to. Adjust the driver’s
seat only when the vehicle is
not moving.
{WARNING
Sitting in a reclined position when
the vehicle is in motion can be
dangerous. Even when buckled
up, the safety belts cannot do
their job when reclined like this.
The shoulder belt cannot do its
job because it will not be against
your body. Instead, it will be in
front of you. In a crash, you could
go into it, receiving neck or other
injuries.
The lap belt cannot do its job
either. In a crash, the belt could go
up over your abdomen. The belt
forces would be there, not at your
pelvic bones. This could cause
serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the
vehicle is in motion, have the
seatback upright. Then sit well
back in the seat and wear the
safety belt properly.
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Power Reclining Seatbacks
On vehicles with power reclining
seatbacks the control is located
on the outboard side of the seat.
•To recline the seatback,
move the control toward
the rear of the vehicle.
•To raise the seatback, move the
control toward the front of the
vehicle.
Seatback Latches
To access the rear seats pull up on
the latch, located on the rear of the
driver or front passenger seatback.
Fold the seatback forward.
{WARNING
If either seatback is not locked, it
could move forward in a sudden
stop or crash. That could cause
injury to the person sitting there.
Always push and pull on the
seatbacks to be sure they are
locked.
Lift the seatback to return it to the
upright position. Push and pull on the
seatback to make sure it is locked.
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Heated Front Seats
On vehicles with heated front
seats, the controls are on the
center console. The engine
must be running.
L(Heated Seat):Press to turn on
the heated seat.
A light indicates that the feature is
working. The number of lights shows
the level of heat selected: one or
two for a low or high setting. Press
the button to cycle through the
temperature settings and to turn
the heated seat feature off.
Rear Seats
The rear seat has two designated
seating positions and can be folded
for more cargo space. Fold only
when the vehicle is parked.
To fold the seatback down:
1. Pull on the strap located on the
top of the of the rear seatback.
2. Fold the seatback down.
Lift the seatback up to raise it, and
push it back to lock it into place.
Make sure the safety belt is not
twisted or caught in the seatback.
Safety Belts
This section of the manual describes
how to use safety belts properly.
It also describes some things not
to do with safety belts.
{WARNING
Do not let anyone ride where
a safety belt cannot be worn
properly. In a crash, if you or your
passenger(s) are not wearing
safety belts, the injuries can be
much worse. You can hit things
inside the vehicle harder or be
ejected from the vehicle. You and
your passenger(s) can be seriously
injured or killed. In the same crash,
you might not be, if you are
buckled up. Always fasten your
safety belt, and check that your
passenger(s) are restrained
properly too.
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{WARNING
It is extremely dangerous to ride
in a cargo area, inside or outside
of a vehicle. In a collision, people
riding in these areas are more
likely to be seriously injured or
killed. Do not allow people to ride
in any area of your vehicle that
is not equipped with seats and
safety belts. Be sure everyone in
your vehicle is in a seat and using
a safety belt properly.
This vehicle has indicators as a
reminder to buckle the safety belts.
SeeSafety Belt Reminders on
page 4-16for additional information.In most states and in all Canadian
provinces, the law requires wearing
safety belts. Here is why:
You never know if you will be in
a crash. If you do have a crash,
you do not know if it will be a
serious one.
A few crashes are mild, and some
crashes can be so serious that even
buckled up, a person would not
survive. But most crashes are in
between. In many of them, people
who buckle up can survive and
sometimes walk away. Without
safety belts they could have been
badly hurt or killed.
After more than 40 years of safety
belts in vehicles, the facts are clear.
In most crashes buckling up does
matter... a lot!
Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything,
you go as fast as it goes.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose
it is just a seat on wheels.
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Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the
vehicle. The rider does not stop.The person keeps going until
stopped by something. In a real
vehicle, it could be the windshield...
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