CHEVROLET CORVETTE 2007 6.G Service Manual

Securing the Child Within the Child
Restraint
There are several systems for securing the child
within the child restraint. One system, the
three-point harness, has straps that come down
over each of the infant’s shoulders and buckle
together at the crotch. The ve-point harness
system has two shoulder straps, two hip straps, and
a crotch strap. A shield may take the place of hip
straps. A T-shaped shield has shoulder straps that
are attached to a at pad which rests low against
the child’s body. A shelf- or armrest-type shield has
straps that are attached to a wide, shelf-like shield
that swings up or to the side.
{CAUTION:
A child can be seriously injured or killed
in a crash if the child is not properly
secured in the child restraint. Make sure
the child is properly secured, following
the instructions that came with that
restraint.
Because there are different systems, it is important
to refer to the instructions that come with the
restraint. A child can be endangered in a crash if
the child is not properly secured in the child
restraint.
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Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH) (Z06 Models Only)
Some child restraints have a LATCH system. As
part of the LATCH system, your child restraint may
have lower attachments and/or a top tether. The
LATCH system can help hold the child restraint in
place during driving or in a crash. Some vehicles
have lower and/or top tether anchors designed
to secure a child restraint with lower attachments
and/or a top tether.
Your vehicle does not have lower anchors to
accommodate lower attachments. Your vehicle
does have a top tether anchor. If your child
restraint has a top tether, make sure your child
restraint is properly installed using the top
tether anchor and the vehicle’s safety belt. A child
restraint must never be installed using only the
top tether and anchor. Refer to your child restraint
instructions and seeSecuring a Child Restraint
in the Passenger Seat Position on page 46
for instructions on securing your child restraint
using the vehicle’s safety belts.In order to use the top tether anchors in your
vehicle, you need a child restraint equipped with a
top tether. The child restraint manufacturer will
provide you with instructions on how to use
the child restraint and its top tether. The following
explains how to attach a child restraint with the
top tether in your vehicle.
A top tether (A, C) anchors the top of the child
restraint to the vehicle. A top tether anchor is built
into the vehicle.
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The top tether attachment (B) on the child restraint
connects to the top tether anchor in the vehicle
in order to reduce the forward movement and
rotation of the child restraint during driving or
in a crash.
Your child restraint may have a single tether (A)
or a dual tether (C). Either will have a single
attachment (B) to secure the top tether to
the anchor.
Some top tether-equipped child restraints are
designed for use with or without the top tether
being attached. Others require the top tether
always to be attached. In Canada, the law requires
that forward-facing child restraints have a top
tether, and that the tether be attached. In
the United States, some child restraints also have
a top tether. Be sure to read and follow the
instructions for your child restraint.
If the child restraint does not have a top tether,
one can be obtained, in kit form, for many
child restraints. Ask the child restraint
manufacturer whether or not a kit is available.Top Tether Anchor Locations
i(Top Tether Anchor):
Seating positions with
top tether anchors.
To assist you in locating
the top tether anchors,
the top tether anchor
symbol is located on the
trim cover.
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The top tether anchor is located behind the
passenger seat.
Securing a Child Restraint with a Top
Tether
{CAUTION:
If a LATCH-type child restraint is not
attached to anchors, the restraint will not
be able to protect the child correctly. In a
crash, the child could be seriously injured
or killed. Make sure that a LATCH-type
child restraint is properly installed using
the anchors, or use the vehicle’s safety
belts to secure the restraint, following the
instructions that came with that restraint,
and also the instructions in this manual.
1. Secure the child restraint using the vehicle’s
safety belt. SeeSecuring a Child Restraint in
the Passenger Seat Position on page 46.
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2. If the child restraint manufacturer recommends
that the top tether be attached, attach and
tighten the top tether to the top tether anchor,
if equipped. Refer to the child restraint
instructions and the following steps:
2.1. Find the top tether anchor.
2.2. Press the ribbed area of the trim cover
to open the cover and expose the
anchor.
2.3. Route, attach and tighten the top tether
according to your child restraint
instructions and the following
instructions:
If the position you are
using has a xed head
restraint and you are
using a single tether,
route the tether over
the head restraint.If the position you are
using has a xed head
restraint and you are
using a dual tether, route
the tether around the
head restraint.
3. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure.
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Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH) (Coupe and
Convertible Models Only)
Some child restraints have a LATCH system. As
part of the LATCH system, your child restraint may
have lower attachments and/or a top tether. The
LATCH system can help hold the child restraint in
place during driving or in a crash. Some vehicles
have lower and/or top tether anchors designed
to secure a child restraint with lower attachments
and/or a top tether.
Some child restraints with a top tether are
designed to be used whether the top tether is
anchored or not. Other child restraints require that
the top tether be anchored. A national or local
law may require that the top tether be anchored.
In Canada, the law requires that forward-facing
child restraints have a top tether, and that
the tether be attached.
Your vehicle does not have lower anchors or
top tether anchors to secure a child restraint
with the LATCH system. If a national or local
law requires that your top tether be anchored,do not use a child restraint in this vehicle
because a top tether cannot be properly anchored.
You must use the safety belts to secure your
child restraint in this vehicle, unless a national
or local law requires that the top tether be
anchored. Refer to your child restraint instructions
and instructions in this manual for securing a
child restraint using the vehicle’s safety belts.
SeeSecuring a Child Restraint in the Passenger
Seat Position on page 46.
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Passenger Seat Position
Your vehicle has a right front passenger airbag.
In addition, your vehicle has the passenger
sensing system. The passenger sensing system is
designed to turn off the right front passenger’s
frontal airbag and side impact airbag (if equipped)
when an infant in a rear-facing infant seat or
a small child in a forward-facing child restraint
or booster seat is detected. SeePassenger
Sensing System on page 59andPassenger Airbag
Status Indicator on page 192for more information
on this including important safety information.
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Your vehicle has a label on the sun visor that
says, “Never put a rear-facing child seat in
the front.” This is because the risk to the
rear-facing child is so great, if the airbag deploys.
Never put a child in a rear-facing child restraint
in the passenger’s seat unless the passenger
airbag status indicator shows off and the airbag is
off. Here is why:
{CAUTION:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can
be seriously injured or killed if the right
front passenger’s airbag inates. This is
because the back of the rear facing child
restraint would be very close to the
inating airbag. Be sure the airbag is off
before using a rear-facing child restraint
in the passenger’s position.
CAUTION: (Continued)
CAUTION: (Continued)
Even though the passenger sensing
system is designed to turn off the
passenger’s frontal airbag and side
impact airbag (if equipped) if the system
detects a rear-facing child restraint, no
system is fail-safe, and no one can
guarantee that an airbag will not deploy
under some unusual circumstance, even
though it is turned off. We recommend
that rear-facing child restraints be
transported in vehicles with a rear seat
that will accommodate a rear-facing child
restraint, whenever possible.
If you need to secure a forward-facing child
restraint in the passenger’s position, move the
seat as far back as it will go before securing the
forward-facing child restraint. SeeManual Seats on
page 8orPower Seats on page 8.
If your vehicle is a coupe or a convertible, there is
no top tether anchor in the passenger’s position.
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Do not secure a child restraint in this position if a
national or local law requires that a top tether
be anchored or if the instructions that came with
your child restraint say that the top tether must be
anchored. SeeLower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH) (Z06 Models Only) on page 42
orLower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH) (Coupe and Convertible Models Only) on
page 46if your child restraint has a top tether.
You will be using the lap-shoulder belt to secure
the child restraint in this position. 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. Your vehicle has a right front passenger’s
frontal airbag. SeePassenger Sensing
System on page 59. We recommend that
rear-facing child restraints not be transported
in your vehicle, even if the airbag is off. If
your child restraint is forward-facing, move the
seat as far back as it will go before securing
the child restraint in this seat. SeeManual
Seats on page 8orPower Seats on page 8.
When the passenger sensing system has
turned off the right front passenger’s frontal
airbag and side impact airbag (if equipped),the off indicator in the passenger airbag status
indicator should light and stay lit when the
vehicle is started. SeePassenger Airbag
Status Indicator on page 192.
2. Put the child 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.
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 shoulder belt all the way
out of the retractor to set the lock.6. To tighten the belt, push down on the child
restraint, pull the shoulder portion of the belt
to tighten the lap portion of the belt and
feed the shoulder belt back into the retractor.
If you are using a forward-facing child
restraint, you may nd it helpful to use your
knee to push down on the child restraint
as you tighten the belt. You should not be able
to pull more of the belt from the retractor
once the lock has been set.
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7. If your child restraint manufacturer
recommends using a top tether and your
vehicle is a Z06 model, attach and tighten the
top tether to the top tether anchor. Refer to
the instructions that came with the child
restraint and toLower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH) (Z06 Models Only)
on page 42orLower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH) (Coupe and Convertible
Models Only) on page 46.
8. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure.
9. If the airbag is off, the off indicator in the
inside rearview mirror will be lit and stay lit
when the vehicle is started.
If a child restraint has been installed and the on
indicator is lit, turn the vehicle off. Remove
the child restraint from the vehicle and reinstall the
child restraint.
If, after reinstalling the child restraint and restarting
the vehicle, the on indicator is still lit, check to
make sure that the vehicle’s seatback is not
pressing the child restraint into the seat cushion.
If this happens, slightly recline the vehicle’s
seatback and adjust the seat cushion if possible.If the on indicator is still lit, do not secure a child
restraint in this vehicle and check with your dealer.
To remove the child restraint, if the top tether is
attached to the top tether anchor, disconnect
it. 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.
Airbag System
Your vehicle has the following airbags:
A frontal airbag for the driver.
A frontal airbag for the right front passenger.
Your vehicle may have the following airbags:
A seat-mounted side impact airbag for
the driver.
A seat-mounted side impact airbag for the
right front passenger.
All of the airbags in your vehicle will have the
word AIRBAG embossed in the trim or on
an attached label near the deployment opening.
For frontal airbags, the word AIRBAG will
appear on the middle part of the steering wheel
for the driver and on the instrument panel for
the right front passenger.
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