belt CHEVROLET CAMARO 1994 4.G Owner's Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine For cars first sold in Canada, child
restraints with a top strap must be
anchored according to Canadian Law.
Your dealer can obtain the hardware kit
and install it for you, or you may install it
yourself using the instructions provided
with the kit.
Use the tether hardware kit available from
the dealer. The hardware and installation
instructions were specifically designed for
this vehicle.
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. 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.
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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. 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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Front Seat
Your vehicle has a right-front passenger':
air bag. NEVER put a rear-facing child
restraint
in this seat. Here's why:
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lou'il 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.
94844571). The locking clip must be the
same
as the one shown here.
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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.
2.
3.
4.
Because the vehicle has a right-front
passenger's air bag, always move the
seat as far back as
it will go before
securing a front-facing child restraint.
Put the restraint on the seat. Follow
the instructions for the child restraint.
Secure the child
in the child restraint
as the instructions say.
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.
5.
6.
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.
Then thread both lap and shoulder belt portions through the locking clip.
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A. Lap Belt Portion
B. Latch Plate
C. Buckle
D. Shoulder Belt Portion
E. Locking Clip
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If a
locking clip is not used or is not
installed properly, the child 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.
Push and pull the child restraint in
different directions to be sure it is
secure.
3 remove the child restraint. just
lbuckle the vehicle's safety belt and
:move the locking clip. Let the safety
:It go back all the way.
A CAUTION:
When not used wiih a child restraint
seat, a safety belt with
a child
restraint locking clip still attached
can cause
serious injury in a crash.
Always remove the clip when
you
are not using it with a child restraint.
The safety belt will move freely again
anc
be ready to work for an adult or larger
child passenger.
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Larger Children
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.
0 Children who aren't buckled up can
be thrown out
in a crash.
Children who aren't buckled up can
strike other people who are.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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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A CAUTION:
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 of
the belt should be worn low and snug on
the hips, just touching the child’s thighs. This applies
belt force to the child’s
pelvic bones
in a crash.
Safety Belt Extender
If the vehicle’s safety belt will fasten
around you, you should use it.
But if a 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.
Checking Your
Restraint Systems
Now and then, make sure all your belts,
buckles, latch plates, retractors,
anchorages and reminder systems are
working properly.
Look for any loose
parts or damage. If you see anything that
might keep a restraint system from doing
its job, have
it repaired.
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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
stretched,
as they would be if worn during
a more severe crash,
then you need new
belts.
If belts are cut or damaged, replace them.
Collision damage also may mean you
will need to have safety belt or seat parts
repaired or replaced. New parts and
repairs may be necessary even if the belt
wasn’t being used
at the time of the
collision.
2: What’s wrong with this?
\: The belt is torn.
rorn or frayed belts may not protect you
n a crash. They can rip apart under
mpact forces. If a belt
is torn or frayed,
,ret a new one right away.
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2.
Open the trunk and remove the two
side covers from the storage bag.
Install the two side covers by
engaging the tab into the front seatbelt
cover. Lower covers onto vehicle. 3. Install middle section of cover by
sliding tabs into slots on right side
cover. Lower cover and engage latch.
4. Close the trunk.
To Raise Your Convertible Top
1. Park on a level surface. Set the
parking brake firmly. If
you have
an automatic transmission, shift into
“P’ (Park). If you have a manual
transmission, shift into
“R’ (Reverse).
The ignition must be in
the “ACC” or
“Run” position. Then lower both
sun
visors and lower both windows at
least three inches. If the boot cover
is
in place, it must be removed first.
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Defensive Driving
The best advice anyone can give about
driving is: Drive defensively.
Please start with a very important safety
device in your Chevrolet: Buckle up.
(See “Safety Belts” in the Index.)
Defensive driving really means “be ready
for anything.” On city streets, rural roads,
or freeways, it means “always expect the
unexpected.”
Assume that pedestrians or other drivers
are going to be careless and make
mistakes. Anticipate what they might do.
Be ready for their mistakes.
Rear-end collisions are about the most
preventable of accidents. Yet they are
common. Allow enough following
distance. It’s the best defensive driving
maneuver,
in both city and rural driving.
You never know when the vehicle in front
of you is going to brake or
turn suddenly.
Drunken Driving
Death and injury associated with drinking
and driving is a national tragedy. It’s the
number one contributor to the highway
death toll, claiming thousands
of victims
every year. Alcohol takes away three
things that anyone needs to drive a
vehicle:
Judgment
0 Muscular Coordination
0 Vision
Police records show that almost half of
all motor vehicle-related deaths involve
alcohol
- a driver, a passenger or
someone else, such as a pedestrian, had
been drinking. In most cases, these
deaths are the result of someone who
was drinking and driving. About
20,000
motor vehicle-related deaths occur each
year because of alcohol, and thousands
of people are injured. Just
how much alcohol
is too much if a
person plans to drive? Ideally, no one
should drink alcohol and then drive. But
if one does, then what’s “too much”? It
can be a lot less than many might think.
Although it depends on each person and
situation, here is some general
information on the problem.
The Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) of
someone who is drinking depends upon
four things:
How much alcohol is
in the drink.
The drinker’s body weight.
The amount of food that is consumed
before and during drinking.
The length of time
it has taken the
drinker to consume the alcohol.
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