CHEVROLET VENTURE 2004 1.G Owners Manual

{CAUTION:
Using the vehicle’s regular safety belts on a
child seated on the built-in child restraint
cushion can cause serious injury to the child
in a sudden stop or crash. Secure the child
using the built-in child restraint’s harness.
WARNING:FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE
MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTIONS ON THE USE
OF THIS CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM CAN RESULT
IN YOUR CHILD STRIKING THE VEHICLE’S
INTERIOR DURING A SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH.
SNUGLY ADJUST THE BELTS PROVIDED WITH THIS
CHILD RESTRAINT AROUND YOUR CHILD.
4. Before placing the child in the child restraint, add
slack to the shoulder harness. Pull the black
shoulder harness release strap rmly. At the same
time pull both shoulder harness straps through
the slots in the seatback as shown.
5. Place the child on the child restraint cushion.
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6. Select only one side of the harness. Place the
harness over the child’s shoulder.
7. Push the latch plate (B) into the buckle until
it clicks.
Be sure the buckle is free of any foreign objects
that may prevent you from securing the latch plates.
If you can not secure a latch plate, see your
dealer for service before using the child restraint.
8. Place the other side of the harness over the child’s
shoulder.9. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
10. Pull up on the latch plates to make sure they are
secure.
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11. Now fasten the left and right halves of the shoulder
harness clip together. The clip can be easily pulled
apart and is designed to pull apart during a collision.
{CAUTION:
A built-in child restraint harness that is not
properly adjusted can cause injury to the child
in a sudden stop or collision. A harness that is
loose, twisted, worn improperly or improperly
fastened will not be able to restrain the child’s
upper body. Make sure the harness is adjusted
correctly. Fastening the clip is not a substitute
for adjusting the harness so that it is snug.
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12. Pull the shoulder harness adjustment strap (C)
rmly until the harness is snugly adjusted around
the child. You should not be able to put more than
two ngers between the harness and the child’s
chest. Make sure the harness and buckle strap are
not twisted.13. Adjust the position of the harness on the child’s
shoulder by moving the clip along the harness until it
is level with the child’s armpits. On each side of the
harness, the shoulder part should be centered on the
child’s shoulder. The harness should be away from
the child’s face and neck, but not falling from the
child’s shoulders.
If you expect that the child will sleep while riding,
you can recline the seatback. SeeSplit Bench Seats
on page 1-8orBucket Seats on page 1-14.
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Removing the Child from the Built-In
Child Restraint
1. Unfasten the shoulder harness clip.2. Unlatch the harness by pushing the button on the
buckle.
3. Move one side of the harness off the child’s
shoulder.
4. Move the other side of the harness off the child’s
shoulder.
5. Remove the child from the child restraint cushion.
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Storing the Built-In Child Restraint
Always properly store the built-in child restraint before
using the vehicle’s lap-shoulder belt.
1. Move both latch plates and both sides of the
shoulder harness clip to the bottom of the harness
straps.2. Fold the child restraint cushion and leg rest up into
the seatback.
3. Press the child restraint cushion rmly into the
seatback.
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4. Then press the leg rest rmly into the seatback,
and secure it by pressing the upper corners
against the fastener strips on the seatback.5. Rotate the head restraint forward and push it all the
way down.
Just like the other restraint systems in your vehicle, your
built-in child restraint needs to be periodically checked
and may need to have parts replaced after a crash. See
Checking Your Restraint Systems on page 1-102and
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash on
page 1-103.
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Air Bag Systems
This part explains the frontal and side impact air bag
systems.
Your vehicle has air bags – a frontal air bag for the
driver and another frontal air bag for the right front
passenger. Your vehicle may also have side impact air
bags. Side impact air bags are available for the
driver and right front passenger.
If your vehicle has a side impact air bag for the driver
and/or the right front passenger, the words AIR BAG will
appear on the air bag covering on the side of the
seatback closest to the door.
Frontal air bags are designed to help reduce the risk of
injury from the force of an inating frontal air bag.
But these air bags must inate very quickly to do their
job and comply with federal regulations.
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Here are the most important things to know about the
air bag systems:
{CAUTION:
You can be severely injured or killed in a crash
if you are not wearing your safety belt – even if
you have air bags. Wearing your safety belt
during a crash helps reduce your chance of
hitting things inside the vehicle or being
ejected from it. Air bags are designed to work
with safety belts but do not replace them.
Frontal air bags for the driver and right front
passenger are designed to deploy only in
moderate to severe frontal and near frontal
crashes. They are not designed to inate in
rollover, rear or low-speed frontal crashes, or in
many side crashes. And, for some unrestrained
occupants, frontal air bags may provide less
protection in frontal crashes than more forceful
air bags have provided in the past.
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CAUTION: (Continued)
The side impact air bags for the driver and
right front passenger are designed to inate
only in moderate to severe crashes where
something hits the side of your vehicle. They
are not designed to inate in frontal, in rollover
or in rear crashes.
Everyone in your vehicle should wear a safety
belt properly – whether or not there is an air
bag for that person.
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{CAUTION:
Both frontal and side impact air bags inate
with great force, faster than the blink of an eye.
If you are too close to an inating air bag, as
you would be if you were leaning forward, it
could seriously injure you. Safety belts help
keep you in position for air bag ination before
and during a crash. Always wear your safety
belt, even with frontal air bags. The driver
should sit as far back as possible while still
maintaining control of the vehicle. Front
occupants should not lean on or sleep against
the door.
{CAUTION:
Anyone who is up against, or very close to,
any air bag when it inates can be seriously
injured or killed. Air bags plus lap-shoulder
belts offer the best protection for adults, but
not for young children and infants.Neither the
vehicle’s safety belt system nor its air bag
system is designed for them. Young children
and infants need the protection that a child
restraint system can provide. Always secure
children properly in your vehicle. To read how,
see the part of this manual called “Older
Children” or “Infants and Young Children.”
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