seats CHEVROLET CAMARO 1993 User Guide

Seats & Safety Belts
A mr Dags inflate wltn great
b L force, faster than the blink of
ull eye. If you’re too close to an
inflating air bag,
it could seriously
injure
you. Safety belts help keep
you in position for an air bag
inflation in a crash. Always wear
your safety
belt, even with an air
bag, and the driver should sit as far
back as possible while still
maintaining control of the vehicle.
An mtlating air bag can
L seriously injure small children.
Always secure chiidren properly
in
your vehicle. To read how, see the
“‘Children and Safety Belts” section
of this manual, and read the caution
label on the front-passenger’s safety
belt.
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Air Bag System Light
There is an air bag readiness light on the
instrument panel,
which has AIR BAG
on it. The system checks itself and the
light tells you
if there is a problem.
You
will see this light flash for a few
seconds when you turn your ignition to
Run or Start. Then the light should go
out, which means the system is ready.
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When is an air bag expected to inflate?
The air bag is designed to inflate in
moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal
crashes. The air bag will only inflate
if
the velocity of the impact is above the
designed threshold level. When impacting straight into a wall that does not move or
deform, the threshold level for most
GM vehicles is between 9 and 14 mph
(14 and 23 km/h). However, this velocity
threshold depends
on the vehicle design
and may be several miles-per-hour faster
or slower. In addition, this threshold
velocity
will be considerably higher if the
vehicle strikes an object such as a parked
car which will move and deform on
impact. The air bag
is also not designed to inflate
in rollovers, side impacts, or rear
impacts where the inflation would provide
no occupant protection benefit.
In any particular crash, the determination
of whether the air bag should have
inflated cannot be based solely on the
level of damage on the vehicle(s).
Inflation is determined by the angle of the
impact and the vehicle’s deceleration, of
which vehicle damage is only one
indication. Repair cost
is not a good
indicator of whether an air bag should
have deployed.
What makes an air bag inflate?
In a frontal or near-frontal impact of
sufficient severity, sensors strategical
located on the vehicle detect that the
vehicle is suddenly stopping as a result of
a crash. These sensors complete an
electrical circuit, triggering a chemical
reaction of the sodium azide sealed
in the
inflator. The reaction produces nitrogen
gas, which inflates a cloth bag. The
inflator, cloth bag, and related hardware
are all part
of the air bag inflator modules
packed inside the steering wheel and
in
the instrument panel in front of the
passenger.
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on’t attach anything to
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might injure thedriver if the
air bag inflates.
Don’t set anything on or attach
anything
to the instrument
panel.
It might injure the
passenger
if the air bag
inflates.
The air bags are designed
to
inflate only once. After they
inflate, you’ll need some new
parts for your air bag system.
If you don’t get them, the air
bag system won’t be there
to
help protect you in another
crash.
A new system will
include air bag modules and
possibly other parts.
Let only qualified technicians
work on you# air bag system.
Improper service can mean
that your air bag system
won’t
work properly. See your dealer
for service.
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may not work properly. You may
have
to replace both the air bag a
%ak the air bag cover.
: instrument panel. Don’ pen or
Servicing Your Chevrolet with the Air
Bag System
Please tell or remind anyone who works
on your Chevrolet that it has the air bag
system. 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. The air bag system does not need regular maintenance.
Your Chevrolet
dealer and the
1993 Camaro Service
Manual have information about the air
bag system, including repair
or disposal.
I A For up to 2 minutes after the
L ignition key is turned off and
the battery disconnected, an air bag
can still inflate during improper
service.
You can be injured if you
are close to an air bag when it
inflates. Be sure to follow the proper
service procedures.
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Passenger Positions
Right Front Passenger Position
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 seal 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.
The rear seats
have lap-shoulder belts.
Here’s
how to wear one properly.
1.
2.
Pick up the latch plate and pull the
belt across
you. Don’t let it get
twisted.
Push the latch plate into the buckle
until it clicks.
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The safety belt locks if there's a sudden
stop or a crash.
You can be seriously
hurt if
1 4 your shoulder belt is too loose.
I In a crash you would move forward
3 much, which could increase
I InJury. The shoulder belt should fit
To unlatch the belt, just push the
button on the buckle.
children
Everyone in a vehicle needs protection!
That includes infants and all children
smaller than adult size. In fact, the law
in
every state and Canadian province says
children up to some age must be
restrained while
in a vehicle.
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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. If you
are using a rear-facing child restraint,
don’t put
it in the front seat. Here’s why:
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Vehicles first sold in Canada have child
restraint anchor bracket hardware
in the
glove box, along
with instructions for
installing
it. This should be used only
with a child restraint, and only to secure a
child restraint at a rear seating position.
An additional anchor bracket for a child
restraint at the other rear seating position
is available at Chevrolet dealerships
in
Canada.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Rear
Seat
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 and
run the lap part through or around the
restraint. The child restraint
instructions
will show you how. Tilt
the latch plate to adjust the belt if
needed.
See
if the shoulder belt would go in
front of the child’s face or neck. If so,
put it behind the child restraint.
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Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat
Your vehicle has a right-front passenger’s
air bag.
NEVER put a rear-facing child
restraint
in this position. Here’s why:
* A rear-facing child restraint in
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See
the earlier section about
the top strap if
the child restraint has one.
You’ll need a safety locking clip to
properly secure a child restraint
in this
position. You can get a locking clip where
child restraints are sold, or from your
Chevrolet dealer
(GM Part No.
1 the front seat could be pushed 94844571). The locking clip must be the
same as the one shown here.
into the seatback
by the right-front I I
passenger’s air bag if it inflates. A
child in a rear-facing child restraint
can be seriously injured if this
happens. Always secure a
atat.
rr-facing child restraint in the rear
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Until you have this clip, secure a child
restraint only
in the rear seat. See the
earlier section about securing a child
restraint
in the rear seat. Once you have
the clip, follow these instructions:
1. Move the seat as far back as it will go
before securing a front-facing child
restraint.
2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow
the instructions for the child restraint.
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L is not installed properIy, the
wlld restraint may move or tip over
when your vehicle turns or stops
quickly. The child or others could be
injured. When you secure a child
restraint with a lap-shoulder belt,
always thread both the lap and
shoulder belt portions through a
locking clip.
If a hocking clip is not used or
7. 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
remove the locking clip. Let the safety
belt
go back all the way.
When not used with a child
L restraint seat, a safety belt with
a child restraint locking clip still
attached can cause serious injury in I a crash. AIways remove the clip
when you are not using it with a
child restraint.
The safety belt will move freely again and
be ready to work for an adult or larger
child passenger.
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Q. What if a child is wearing a
lap-shoulder belt,
but the child is so
small that the shoulder belt is very
close
to the child's face or neck?
A: Move the child toward the center of
the vehicle, but be sure that the
shoulder belt still
is on the child's
shoulder,
so that in a crash the child's
upper body would have the restraint
that belts provide,
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' Never do this.
- Here a child is sitting in a seat
that has a lap-shoulder belt, but the
shoulder part is behind the child. If
the child wears the belt in this way,
in a crash the child might slide
under the belt. The belt's force
would then be applied right on the
child's abdomen. That could cause
serious or
fatal injuries.
Wherever the child sits, the
lap portion 01
he belt should be worn low and snug on
he hips, just touching the child's thighs.
rhis applies belt force
to the child's
Jelvic bones
in a crash.
Safety Belt Extender
If the vehicle's safety belt will faten
around you, you should use
it.
But ifa safety belt isn't long enough to
fasten, your dealer will order you an
extender. It's free. When you
go in to
order
it, take the heaviest coat you will
wear, so the extender will be long enough
for you. The extender
will be -just for you,
and just for the seat
in your vehicle that
you choose. Don't let someone else use
it,
and use it only for the seat it is made to
fit. To wear it, just attach it to the regular
safety belt.
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