engine CHEVROLET ASTRO CARGO VAN 1995 2.G Service Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle.
Center Passenger Position (Bench Seat)
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Lap Belt
If your vehicle has rear bench seats, someone can sit in the center positions.
When you sit in
a center seating position, you have a lap safety belt, which
has
no retractor. To make the belt longer, tilt the latch plate and pull it along
the belt.
To make the belt shorter, pull its free end as shown until the belt is snug.
Buckle, position and release it the same way as the lap part
of a
lap-shoulder belt.
If the belt isn’t long enough, see “Safety Belt Extender”
at the end of this section.
Make sure the release button on
the buckle is positioned so you would be
able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly
if you ever had to.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Children
Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! That includes infants and all
children smaller than adult size. In fact, the law in every state in the United
States
and in every Canadian province says children up to some age must be
restrained while
in a vehicle.
Smaller Children and Babies
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Child Restraints
Be sure to follow the instructions for the restraint. You may find these
instructions on the restraint itself or in a booklet, or both. These restraints
use the belt system
in your vehicle, but the child also has to be secured
within the restraint to help reduce the chance
of personal injury. The
instructions that come with the infant or child restraint will show you how
to do that.
Where to Put the Restraint
Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in the
rear rather than the front seat. We at General Motors therefore recommend
that you
put your child restraint in the rear seat unless the child is an infant
and you’re the only adult in the vehicle.
In that case, you might want to
secure the restraint in the front seat where
you can keep an eye on the baby.
Wherever
you install it, be sure to secure the child restraint properly.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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 your vehicle
- even when no child is in it.
Top Strap
If your child restraint
has a top strap, it
should be anchored.
If YOU need to have an anchor installed, you can ask your GM dealer to put
it in for you.
If you want to install an anchor yourself, your dealer can tell
you how to do it.
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat
Position
You’ll be using the lapshoulder belt. See the earlier part about the top strap
if the child restraint has one.
1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions for the child
restraint.
2. Secure the child in the child restraint as the instructions say.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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.
Tilt the latch plate to adjust the belt if
needed.
If the shoulder belt goes in front of the child’s face or neck, put
it behind the child restraint.
4. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button is positioned so you
would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 5. To tighten the belt, pull up on the shoulder belt while you push down
on the child restraint.
6. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is
secure.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s safety belt and let
it
go back all the way. The safety belt will move freely again and be ready to
work for an adult
or larger child passenger.
Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Seat Position
(Bench Seat)
You’ll be using the lap belt.
See the earlier part about the top strap
if the child restraint has one.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 1. Make the belt as long as possible by tilting the latch plate and pulling it
along the belt.
. .
2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions for the child
restraint.
3. Secure the child in the child restraint as the instructions say.
4. Run the vehicle’s safety belt through or around the restraint. The child
restraint instructions
will show you how.
5. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button is positioned so you
would be able to unbuckle
the safety belt quickly if you ever had to.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 6. To tighten the belt, pull its free end while you push down on the child
restraint.
7. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is
secure. If the child restraint isn’t secure, turn the latch plate over and
buckle it again. Then see if it
is secure. If it isn’t, secure the restraint in
a different place in the vehicle and contact the child restraint maker for
their advice about how to attach the child restraint properly.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s safety belt. It will
be ready to work for an adult or larger child passenger.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat
Position
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part about the top strap
if the child restraint has one.
1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions for the child
restraint.
2. Secure the child in the child restraint as the instructions say.
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.
If the shoulder belt goes in front of the child’s face or neck, put it
behind the child restraint.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 4. Buckle the belt.
Make sure
the release button is positioned so you would be able to
unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to.
5. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out of the retractor to set
the lock.
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