CHEVROLET CAMARO 1993 Service Manual

Wherever you install it. be sure to secure
he child restraint properly.
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An unsecured child restraint can
move around
in a collision or
I den 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 Chevrolet dealer to put
it in for you. If you want to install an
anchor yourself, your dealer can tell you
how to do it. to
gd is quite close to your fuel
tam. If the anchor
isn’t put in
correctly, it can make a hole in the
fuel tank - either then, or in a later
collision. Gasoline could leak out
and be ignited, and people in the
vehicle or outside it could be badly
burned. Don’t put in the anchor
yourself unless you know you can
do
it correctly.
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Seats & Safety Belts
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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4. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release
button faces upward or outward,
so
you'll be able to unbuckle it quickly if
you ever need to.
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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.
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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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3. Secure the child in the child restraint
as the instructions say.
run the lap part through or around the
restraint. The child restraint
instructions
will show you how.
See
if the shoulder belt would go in
front of the child's face or neck. If so,
put it behind the child restraint.
4. Pull out the vehicle's safety belt and
5. Buckle the belt.
Make sure the release button faces
upward or outward,
so you'll be able
to unbuckle
it quickly if you ever
need to.
A. Lap Belt Portion
B. Latch Plate
C. Buckle
D. Shoulder Belt Portion
E. Locking Clip
6. Then thread both lap and shoulder belt
portions through the locking clip.
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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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Lurger Children Children who aren’t buckled up can
strike other people who are. r/nu I IVIV.
Never do this.
- Here two children are wearing
the same belt. The belt can’t
properly spread the impact forces.
In a crash, the two children can be
crushed together and seriously
injured.
A belt must be used by only
one person at a time.
Children
who have outgrown child
restraints should wear the vehicle’s safety
belts.
Accident statistics show that children are
safer
if they are restrained in the rear seat.
But they need to use the safety belts
properly.
Children who aren’t buckled up can
be thrown out
in a crash.
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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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Checking Your
Restraint Systems
Vow and then, make sure all your belts,
mckles, latch plates, retractors,
Inchorages and reminder systems are
working properly. Look for any loose
?arts or damage.
If you see anything that
night keep
a restraint system from doing
Its job, have it repaired.
Replacing Safety Belts
after a Crash
If you’ve had a crash, do you need new
belts?
After a very minor collision, nothing
may be necessary. But
if the belts were
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this? Q: What’s wrong with
A: The belt is torn.
, Torn or frayed belts may not I
stretched, as they would be if worn during 1 protect you in a crash. They
a more severe crash, then you need new
IF can rip apart under impact forces. If ’
belts.
If belts are cut or damaged, replace them.
Collision damage also may mean you
will
have to have safety belt parts, like the
retractor, replaced or anchorage locations
repaired
- even if the belt wasn’t being
used at the time of the collision.
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a belt-is torn or frayed, get a new
one right away.
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The model number on the replacement
belt must be listed on the
safety belt you
want to replace.
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Notes
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