belt CHEVROLET KODIAK 2007 Owners Manual

Seats and Restraint Systems
....................... 7
Front Seats
.............................................. 9
Rear Seats
............................................. 20
Safety Belts
............................................ 21
Child Restraints
...................................... 42
Airbag System
........................................ 68
Restraint System Check
......................... 82
Features and Controls
................................ 85
Keys
....................................................... 86
Doors and Locks
.................................... 91
Windows
................................................ 93
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
....... 95
Mirrors
.................................................. 133
Storage Areas
...................................... 135Instrument Panel
....................................... 137
Instrument Panel Overview
................... 140
Climate Controls
................................... 157
Warning Lights, Gages, and
Indicators
.......................................... 161
Audio System(s)
................................... 184
Driving Your Vehicle
................................. 205
Your Driving, the Road, and
Your Vehicle
..................................... 206
Towing
................................................. 241
Service and Appearance Care
.................. 245
Service
................................................. 248
Fuel
...................................................... 251
Checking Things Under the Hood
......... 266
Rear Axle
............................................. 311
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Front Seats..................................................... 9
Bucket Seats................................................ 9
Split Bench Seat (80/20 Split)..................... 13
Air Suspension Seats.................................. 13
Rear Seats.................................................... 20
Rear Seat Operation................................... 20
Safety Belts.................................................. 21
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone........... 21
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts............................................. 25
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............. 26
Driver Position............................................. 26
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment................. 35
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.............. 36
Right Front Passenger Position................... 36
Center Passenger Position.......................... 37
Rear Outside Passenger Positions
(Crew Cab).............................................. 38
Safety Belt Extender................................... 41Child Restraints............................................ 42
Older Children............................................. 42
Infants and Young Children......................... 45
Child Restraint Systems.............................. 49
Where to Put the Restraint
(Regular Cab Models).............................. 54
Where to Put the Restraint
(Crew Cab Models).................................. 55
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH).................................... 57
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Outside Seat Position
(Crew Cab Models).................................. 58
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Rear Seat Position (Crew Cab)
or Center Front Position............................ 60
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position......................... 63
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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{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.
The shoulder belt cannot do its job. 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.
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{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.
The shoulder belt cannot do its job. 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.
Chugger-Snubber Lock-Out Feature
If your vehicle has
this feature, the handle
is located on the
outboard side of
the driver’s and
passenger’s seats.
Move the handle down to reduce any backslap
experienced while in tractor/trailer operation
or while operating a dump truck application.
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Rear Seats
Rear Seat Operation
Folding the Rear Seat (Crew Cab)
{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.
Notice:Folding a rear seat with the safety
belts still fastened may cause damage to the
seat or the safety belts. Always unbuckle
the safety belts and return them to their normal
stowed position before folding a rear seat.
The rear bench seat on the crew cab can be folded
down to provide more cargo space.To fold down the
seatback, pull this
nylon strap located
on the rear of the
seat, while pulling
the seatback down.
To raise a seatback, pull the nylon strap while
raising the seatback until it locks upright.
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could
move forward in a sudden stop or crash.
That could cause injury to the person
sitting there. Always push and pull on
the seatback to be sure it is locked.
After raising a seatback to an upright position,
push and pull on the seatback to check that it
is locked in place.
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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 a
light that comes on
as a reminder to
buckle up. See
Safety Belt Reminder
Light on page 164.
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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
Q:Aren’t safety belts for kids?
A:Yes. And they are for adult truckers, and
anyone else who rides in your vehicle.
Here is why: when your vehicle goes, say,
30 mph (50 km/h), so do you and your passengers.
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Or it could be the instrument panel.
Now, what if you and your passengers were to
give that big vehicle a chance to deal with
the force of the impact, instead of you?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. Safety belts are for
everyone.
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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.
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.
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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, see
Older Children on page 42orInfants and Young
Children on page 45. 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.
Driver Position
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here is how
to wear it properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat so you can sit up straight.
To see how, see “Seats” in the Index.3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across
you. Do not let it get twisted.
The lap-shoulder belt may lock if you pull the
belt across you very quickly. If this happens,
let the belt go back slightly to unlock it.
Then pull the belt across you more slowly.
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