airbag off CHEVROLET EXPRESS PASSANGER 2005 1.G Owners Manual

What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?.....1-67
Airbag Off Switch..........................................1-68
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle...........1-71
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle....................................................1-72Restraint System Check..................................1-72
Checking the Restraint Systems......................1-72
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash............................................1-73
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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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 in many vehicles today and will be in
most of them in the future. But they are
supplemental systems only; so they workwith
safety 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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Cargo Vans with a Passenger Airbag
and an Airbag Off Switch, Passenger
Vans, and Cab and Chassis Models
{CAUTION:
People should never hold a baby in their arms
while riding in a vehicle. A baby does not
weigh much — until a crash. During a crash a
baby will become so heavy it is not possible to
hold it. For example, in a crash at only
25 mph (40 km/h), a 12 lb (5.5 kg) baby will
suddenly become a 240 lb (110 kg) force on a
person’s arms. A baby should be secured in
an appropriate restraint.
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{CAUTION:
Children who are up against, or very close to,
any airbag when it inates can be seriously
injured or killed. Airbags plus lap-shoulder
belts offer protection for adults and older
children, but not for young children and
infants. Neither the vehicle’s safety belt system
nor its airbag system is designed for them.
Young children and infants need the protection
that a child restraint system can provide.
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{CAUTION:
The body structure of a young child is quite
unlike that of an adult or older child, for whom
the safety belts are designed. A young child’s
hip bones are still so small that the vehicle’s
regular safety belt may not remain low on the
hip bones, as it should. Instead, it may settle
up around the child’s abdomen. In a crash, the
belt would apply force on a body area that is
unprotected by any bony structure. This alone
could cause serious or fatal injuries. Young
children always should be secured in
appropriate child restraints.
Cargo Vans with a Passenger Airbag
and without an Airbag Off Switch
{CAUTION:
Children who are up against, or very close to,
an airbag when it inates can be seriously
injured or killed. Airbags plus lap-shoulder
belts offer outstanding protection for adults
and older children, but not for young children
and infants. Neither the vehicle’s safety belt
system nor its airbag system is designed for
them. Young children and infants need the
protection that a child restraint system can
provide.
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Where to Put the Restraint
Passenger Vans without an Airbag Off
Switch
Accident statistics show that children are safer if they
are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat. We,
therefore, recommend that child restraints be secured
in a rear seat including an infant riding in a rear-facing
infant seat, a child riding in a forward-facing child
seat and an older child riding in a booster seat. If your
vehicle has a front passenger airbag,neverput a
rear-facing child restraint in the front passenger seat.
Here is why:
{CAUTION:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the airbag inates.
This is because the back of the rear-facing
CAUTION: (Continued)
CAUTION: (Continued)
child restraint would be very close to the
inating airbag. If your vehicle has a right front
passenger’s airbag, always secure a
rear-facing child restraint in a rear seat.
If you need to secure a forward-facing child
restraint in the right front seat, always move
the front passenger seat as far back as it will
go. It is better to secure the child restraint in a
rear seat.
Wherever you install it, be sure to secure the child
restraint properly.
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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Passenger Vans with an Airbag Off
Switch
Accident statistics show that children are safer if they
are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat. We,
therefore, recommend that child restraints be secured
in a rear seat, including an infant riding in a rear-facing
infant seat, a child riding in a forward-facing child
seat and an older child riding in a booster seat. If you
need to secure a rear-facing child restraint in the
right front passenger’s seat, turn off the passenger’s
airbag. SeeAirbag Off Switch on page 1-68and
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat
Position on page 1-57for more on this, including
important safety information.
{CAUTION:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the airbag inates.
This is because the back of the rear-facing
child restraint would be very close to the
inating airbag. Be sure to turn off the airbag
before using a rear-facing child restraint in the
right front seat position.
Even though the airbag off switch is designed
to turn off the passenger’s frontal airbag, 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 right front seat, always move
the seat as far back as it will go. It is better to
secure the child restraint in a rear seat.
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Wherever you install it, be sure to secure the child
restraint properly.
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.
Cargo Vans and Cab and Chassis
Models without an Airbag Off Switch
The child restraint must be secured properly in the right
front passenger seat. If your vehicle has a passenger
airbag,neveruse a rear-facing child restraint in this
vehicle Here is why:
{CAUTION:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the passenger’s
airbag inates. This is because the back of the
rear-facing child restraint would be very close
to the inating airbag. Do not use a rear-facing
child restraint in this vehicle.
If you need to secure a forward-facing child
restraint in the front passenger position,
always move the front passenger seat as far
back as it will go.
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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Cargo Vans and Cab and Chassis
Models with an Airbag Off Switch
The child restraint must be secured properly in the right
front passenger seat. If you need to secure a
rear-facing child restraint in the right front passenger’s
seat, turn off the passenger’s airbag. SeeAirbag
Off Switch on page 1-68andSecuring a Child Restraint
in the Right Front Seat Position on page 1-57for
more on this, including important safety information.
{CAUTION:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the airbag inates.
This is because the back of the rear-facing
child restraint would be very close to the
inating airbag. Be sure to turn off the airbag
before using a rear-facing child restraint in the
right front seat position.
CAUTION: (Continued)
CAUTION: (Continued)
Even though the airbag off switch is designed
to turn off the passenger’s frontal airbag, 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 right front seat, always move
the seat as far back as it will go. It is better to
secure the child restraint in a rear 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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Passenger Van with an Airbag Off
Switch or Cargo Van
On passenger vans with an airbag off switch or on
cargo vans with a front passenger seat, the anchor for a
top strap is located at the rear of the seat cushion on
the right front passenger’s seat.
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers
for Children (LATCH System)
Your vehicle may have the LATCH system. If it does,
there are anchors for the second row outside seating
positions.
This system, designed to make installation of child
restraints easier, does not use the vehicle’s safety belts.
Instead, it uses vehicle anchors and child restraint
attachments to secure the restraints. Some restraints
also use another vehicle anchor to secure a top
tether strap.
Passenger Van with an Airbag Off Switch
or Cargo Van
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