CHEVROLET ASTRO PASSENGER 1994 1.G Service Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine is the smoke from an air bag inflation harmful?
The particles emitted during air bag inflation are not harmful to most
people. Some people with respiratory ailments may experience difficulty
breathing if they stay in the vehicle with the windows closed
after air bag
inflation.
So, if your air bag inflates, you and any passengers should exit the
vehicle if and when it is safe to do
so. If you or your passengers can’t get
out of the vehicle, try to get fresh air by opening a window, turning on the
fan, or opening a door.
Servicing Your Facial Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
The facial air bag affects how your vehicle should be serviced. There are
parts of
the air bag system in several places around your vehicle. You don’t
want the system to inflate while someone is working on your vehicle. Your
GM dealer and the 1994 GM Service Manual have information about
servicing your vehicle and the air bag system. The air bag system does not
need regular maintenance.
Safety Be/t Use During Pregnancy
Safety belts work for everyone, including pregnant women. Like all
occupants, they are more likely to be seriously injured if they don’t wear
safety belts.
A pregnant woman should wear a lapshoulder belt, and the lap portion
should be worn as low
as possible throughout the pregnancy.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the mother. When a safety belt
is worn properly, it’s more likely that the fetus won’t be hurt in a crash. For
pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making safety belts effective is
wearing them properly.
Right Front Passenger Posjtjon
The right front passenger’s safety belt works the same way as the driver’s
safety belt. See “Driver Position,” earlier in this part.
Rear Seat Passengers
It’s very important for rear seat passengers to buckle up! Accident statistics
show that unbelted people in the rear seat are hurt more often
in crashes
than those who are wearing safety belts.
Rear passengers who aren’t safety belted can be thrown
out of the vehicle in
a crash. And they can strike others
in the vehicle who are wearing safety
belts.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
Lap-Shoulder Belt
These positions have lap-shoulder belts. Here’s how to wear one properly.
1. Pick up the latch
plate and pull
it
across you. Don’t
let it get twisted.
2. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks. If the belt stops
before it reaches the buckle, tilt the latch plate and keep pulling until
you can buckle it. Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure.
If the belt is not 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 3. To make the lap
part tight, pull
down on the
buckle end of the
belt as you pull
up on the shoulder part.
The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug
on the hips, just
touching the thighs. In a crash, this applies force to the strong pelvic bones.
And you’d be less likely to slide under the lap belt. If you slid under it, the
belt would apply force at your abdomen.
This could cause serious or even
fatal injuries. The shoulder belt should go over the shoulder and across the
chest. These parts of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces.
The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden stop or a crash.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To unlatch the belt,
just push the button on
the buckle.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Center Passenger Position (Bench Seat)
Lap Belt
if your vehicle has rear bench seats, someone can sit in the center positions.
I
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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.
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.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Smaller Children and Babies
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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 Resfrainf
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.
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.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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 Position
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier section 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. Pull out the vehicle’s safety belt. Make the belt as long as possible by
tilting the latch plate and pulling it along the belt.
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