CHEVROLET CORVETTE 1999 5.G Service Manual

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A forward-facing child restraint (C-E) positions a
child upright to face forward in the vehicle. These
forward
-facing restraints are designed to help
protect children who are from 20 to 40 lbs. (9 to
18 kg) and about 26 to 40 inches (66 to 102 cm) in
height, or up to around four years of age. One type,
a convertible restraint, is designed to be used either
as a rear
-facing infant seat or a forward-facing
child seat.

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A booster seat (F, G) is designed for children who
are about 40 to 60 lbs., or even up to 80 lbs. (18 to
27 kg, or even up to 36 kg), and about four to eight
years of age. A booster seat is designed to improve
the fit of the vehicle's safety belt system. Booster
seats with shields use lap
-only belts; however,
booster seats without shields use lap
-shoulder belts.
Booster seats can also help a child to see out
the window.When choosing a child restraint, be sure the child
restraint is designed to be used in a vehicle. If it is, it
will have a label saying that it meets Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards.
Then 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 child restraint will
show you how to do that. Both the owner's manual and
the child restraint instructions are important, so if either
one of these is not available, obtain a replacement copy
from the manufacturer.
The child restraint must be secured properly in the
passenger seat.
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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1-32 Top Strap
Canadian law requires that forward facing child
restraints have a top strap, and that the strap
be anchored.
If your child restraint has a top strap, it should
be anchored.Vehicles First Sold in the United States:
Was your vehicle first sold in the United States? If so,
don't use a child restraint with a top strap in your
vehicle because there's no place to anchor a top strap.
You shouldn't use this type of child restraint without
anchoring the top strap.
Vehicles First Sold in Canada:
If your vehicle has a fixed roof and was first sold in
Canada, you can ask your dealer to install a top strap
anchor for you. This work will be done for you free of
charge. If you want to install the anchor yourself, your
dealer can tell you how to do it. Anchor the top strap to
the bracket.
If your vehicle is a convertible or has a removable roof,
don't use a child restraint with a top strap because the
anchor can't be installed properly. You shouldn't use this
type of child restraint without anchoring the top strap.

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1-33 Securing a Child Restraint in the Passenger
Seat Position
Your vehicle has a passenger air bag. Never put a
rear
-facing child restraint in this vehicle. Here's why:
CAUTION:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the passenger's air
bag inflates, even though your vehicle has Next
Generation frontal air bags. This is because the
back of the rear
-facing child restraint would be
very close to the inflating air bag. Do not use a
rear
-facing child restraint in this vehicle.
If a forward-facing child restraint is suitable for
your child, always move the passenger seat as far
back as it will go.

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You'll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part
about the top strap if the child restraint has one. Be sure
to follow the instructions that came with the child
restraint. Secure the child in the child restraint when and
as the instructions say.
1. Because your vehicle has a passenger air bag, always
move the seat as far back as it will go before
securing a forward
-facing child restraint. (See
ªSeatsº in the Index.)
2. Put the restraint on the seat.
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.
If the shoulder belt goes in front of the child's face or
neck, put it behind the child restraint.
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.

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5. Pull the rest of the lap belt all the way out of the
retractor to set the lock.6. To tighten the belt, feed the lap belt back into the
retractor while you push down on the child restraint.
You may find it helpful to use your knee to push
down on the child restraint as you tighten the belt.
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 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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Larger ChildrenChildren who have outgrown child restraints should
wear the vehicle's safety belts.

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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CAUTION:
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.
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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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.
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.