CHEVROLET EXPRESS PASSANGER 2007 1.G Service Manual
Manufacturer: CHEVROLET, Model Year: 2007, Model line: EXPRESS PASSANGER, Model: CHEVROLET EXPRESS PASSANGER 2007 1.GPages: 458, PDF Size: 2.62 MB
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Child Restraints
Older Children
Older children who have outgrown booster
seats should wear the vehicle’s safety belts.
If you have the choice, a child should sit in a
seating position that has a lap-shoulder belt
to get the additional restraint a shoulder belt
can provide.
Q:What is the proper way to wear
safety belts?
A:If possible, an older child should wear a
lap-shoulder belt and get the additional
restraint a shoulder belt can provide.
The shoulder belt should not cross the face
or neck. The lap belt should fit snugly
below the hips, just touching the top of the
thighs. It should never be worn over the
abdomen, which could cause severe or
even fatal internal injuries in a crash.
According to accident statistics, children are
safer when properly restrained in the rear seating
positions than in the front seating positions.
In a crash, children who are not buckled up can
strike other people who are buckled up, or can
be thrown out of the vehicle. Older children need
to use safety belts properly.
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{CAUTION:
Never do this.
Here two children are wearing the same
belt. The belt cannot 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:If the child is seated in a rear outside seat
position, move the child toward the center
of the vehicle. Also seeRear Safety Belt
Comfort Guides on page 37. If the child is
sitting in the second row center seat position,
move the child toward the safety belt
buckle. In either case, 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. If the
child is so small that the shoulder belt is still
very close to the child’s face or neck, you
might want to place the child in a seat that
has a lap belt, if your vehicle has one.
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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.
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.
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Infants and Young Children
Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! This
includes infants and all other children. Neither
the distance traveled nor the age and size of
the traveler changes the need, for everyone,
to use safety restraints. In fact, the law in
every state in the United States and in every
Canadian province says children up to some
age must be restrained while in a vehicle.
{CAUTION:
Children can be seriously injured or
strangled if a shoulder belt is wrapped
around their neck and the safety belt
continues to tighten. Never leave children
unattended in a vehicle and never allow
children to play with the safety belts.Every time infants and young children ride in
vehicles, they should have the protection provided
by appropriate restraints. Young children should
not use the vehicle’s adult safety belts alone,
unless there is no other choice. Instead, they
need to use a child restraint.
{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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