belt CHEVROLET EXPRESS CARGO VAN 2007 1.G Owners Manual

Seats and Restraint Systems
....................... 7
Front Seats
.............................................. 9
Rear Seats
............................................. 13
Safety Belts
............................................ 17
Child Restraints
...................................... 41
Airbag System
........................................ 78
Restraint System Check
......................... 98
Features and Controls
.............................. 101
Keys
..................................................... 102
Doors and Locks
.................................. 108
Windows
............................................... 115
Theft-Deterrent Systems
....................... 118
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
..... 119
Mirrors
.................................................. 134
Storage Areas
...................................... 139
Instrument Panel
....................................... 141
Instrument Panel Overview
................... 144
Climate Controls
................................... 160
Warning Lights, Gages, and
Indicators
.......................................... 166
Audio System(s)
................................... 187Driving Your Vehicle
................................. 227
Your Driving, the Road, and Your
Vehicle
.............................................. 228
Towing
................................................. 266
Service and Appearance Care
.................. 287
Service
................................................. 290
Fuel
...................................................... 292
Checking Things Under the Hood
......... 300
All-Wheel Drive
..................................... 336
Rear Axle
............................................. 337
Front Axle
............................................ 338
Noise Control System
........................... 338
Bulb Replacement
................................ 340
Windshield Wiper Blade
Replacement
..................................... 344
Tires
..................................................... 346
Appearance Care
.................................. 382
Vehicle Identification
............................. 392
Electrical System
.................................. 393
Capacities and Specifications
................ 398
2007 Chevrolet Express Owner ManualM
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Front Seats..................................................... 9
Manual Seats................................................ 9
Power Seat................................................. 10
Reclining Seatbacks.................................... 10
Rear Seats.................................................... 13
Rear Seat Operation................................... 13
Safety Belts.................................................. 17
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone........... 17
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts............................................. 21
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............. 22
Driver Position............................................. 23
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment................. 31
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.............. 32
Right Front Passenger Position................... 32
Center Passenger Position
(3rd, 4th and 5th Row)............................ 33
Center Passenger Position
(2nd Row)................................................ 34
Rear Outside Passenger Positions.............. 34
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides................ 37Safety Belt Pretensioners............................ 40
Safety Belt Extender................................... 40
Child Restraints............................................ 41
Older Children............................................. 41
Infants and Young Children......................... 44
Child Restraint Systems.............................. 47
Where to Put the Restraint.......................... 52
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH).................................... 54
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Outside Seat Position or the
Second Row Center Seat Position........... 63
Securing a Child Restraint
in a Center Seat Position
(3rd, 4th, and 5th Row)........................... 66
Securing a Child Restraint in
the Right Front Seat Position
(With Passenger Sensing System)........... 68
Securing a Child Restraint in
the Right Front Seat Position
(With Airbag Off Switch).......................... 72
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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To return the seatback to an upright position,
do the following:
1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure
to the seatback and the seatback will return
to the upright position.
2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure
it is locked.
{CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your
vehicle is in motion can be dangerous.
Even if you buckle up, your safety belts
cannot do their job when you are reclined
like this.
CAUTION: (Continued)
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CAUTION: (Continued)
The shoulder belt cannot do its job
because it will not be against your body.
Instead, it will be in front of you. In a
crash, you could go into it, receiving
neck or other injuries.
The lap belt cannot do its job either.
In a crash, the belt could go up over
your abdomen. The belt forces would
be there, not at your pelvic bones. This
could cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle
is in motion, have the seatback upright.
Then sit well back in the seat and wear
your safety belt properly.
Do not have a seatback reclined if your vehicle
is moving.
Rear Seats
Rear Seat Operation
Removing the Rear Seat
Disconnect the quick release latch plates for
the lap-shoulder belts on the bench seat to
be removed.
1. To do this, press
the tip of a key into
the release hole
of the safety
belt buckle while
pulling up on
the safety belt.
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7. For the first row
rear seat, stow the
safety belt latch
by attaching the clip
on the safety belt
latch to the trim
just inside the
side door.
For the remaining rear seats, stow the safety
belt latch plate on the clip at the window trim.
Replacing the Rear Seats
{CAUTION:
A seat that is not locked into place
properly can move around in a collision
or sudden stop. People in the vehicle
could be injured. Be sure to lock the
seat into place properly when installing it.
{CAUTION:
A safety belt that is improperly routed,
not properly attached, or twisted will not
provide the protection needed in a crash.
The person wearing the belt could be
seriously injured. After raising the rear
seatback, always check to be sure that
the safety belts are properly routed and
attached, and are not twisted.
1. Position the seat into the open slots in
both rails. Push the seat forward in the
rail, hooking both seat bases onto the
pins inside of the rails.
2. To install the locking pins at the rear of the
seat base, locate the hole in the rail for the
pin. It is found on the inboard side of the seat.
If the vehicle has floor mats, pull the flap
that has been cut into the mat.
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3. Insert the locking pin into the seat base
and push the seat to line up with the pin
with the base. The pin with the black
cap marked “R” must be installed on the
passenger’s side and the pin with the gray
cap marked “L” on the driver’s side.
4. Push the pin with the black cap marked “R”
down until it is in the retaining clip.5. Push the pin with the gray cap marked “L”
down until it is in the retaining clip.
6. If the vehicle has a floor mat, put the flap
back to its original position.
7. Repeat this procedure for the other seat base.
8. Connect the quick-release latch plates for
the lap-shoulder belts by inserting the latch
plates into the buckles attached at the
outboard positions of the bench seat.
Do not twist the belt.
9. Check that all locking pins are locked into
place before operating the vehicle.
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Safety Belts
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use
safety belts properly. It also tells you some things
you should not do with safety belts.
{CAUTION:
Do not let anyone ride where he or she
cannot wear a safety belt properly. If you
are in a crash and you are not wearing a
safety belt, your injuries can be much
worse. You can hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be
seriously injured or killed. In the same
crash, you might not be, if you are
buckled up. Always fasten your safety
belt, and check that your passengers’
belts are fastened properly too.
{CAUTION:
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a
cargo area, inside or outside of a vehicle.
In a collision, people riding in these areas
are more likely to be seriously injured
or killed. Do not allow people to ride
in any area of your vehicle that is not
equipped with seats and safety belts.
Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a
seat and using a safety belt properly.
Your vehicle has indicators to remind you and
your passengers to buckle your safety belts.
SeeSafety Belt Reminder Light on page 168
andPassenger Safety Belt Reminder Light
on page 169.
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In most states and in all Canadian provinces,
the law says to wear safety belts. Here is
why:They work.
You never know if you will be in a crash. If you
do have a crash, you do not know if it will be
a bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can
be so serious that even buckled up, a person
would not survive. But most crashes are in
between. In many of them, people who buckle up
can survive and sometimes walk away. Without
belts they could have been badly hurt or killed.
After more than 40 years of safety belts in
vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes
buckling up does matter... a lot!Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast
as it goes.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it is just a
seat on wheels.
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or the safety belts!
With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle
does. You get more time to stop. You stop
over more distance, and your strongest bones
take the forces. That is why safety belts
make such good sense.
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts
Q:Will I be trapped in the vehicle after an
accident if I am wearing a safety belt?
A:Youcouldbe — whether you are wearing
a safety belt or not. But you can unbuckle
a safety belt, even if you are upside down.
And your chance of being conscious during
and after an accident, so youcanunbuckle
and get out, ismuchgreater if you are belted.
Q:If my vehicle has airbags, why should
I have to wear safety belts?
A:Airbags are supplemental systems only; so
they workwithsafety belts — not instead of
them. Every airbag system ever offered
for sale has required the use of safety belts.
Even if you are in a vehicle that has airbags,
you still have to buckle up to get the most
protection. That is true not only in frontal
collisions, but especially in side and other
collisions.
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Q:If I am a good driver, and I never drive
far from home, why should I wear
safety belts?
A:You may be an excellent driver, but if you are
in an accident — even one that is not your
fault — you and your passengers can be hurt.
Being a good driver does not protect you
from things beyond your control, such as
bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km)
of home. And the greatest number of
serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds
of less than 40 mph (65 km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
This part is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things to know
about safety belts and children. And there are
different rules for smaller children and babies.
If a child will be riding in your vehicle, seeOlder
Children on page 41orInfants and Young Children
on page 44. Follow those rules for everyone’s
protection.
First, you will want to know which restraint
systems your vehicle has.
We will start with the driver position.
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