CHEVROLET S10 1995 2.G Owner's Guide

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the mother. When a safety belt
is worn properly, it’s more likely that the fetus won’t be hurt in a crash.
For
pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making safety belts effective is
wearing them properly.
Right Front Passenger Position
The right front passenger’s safety belt works the same way as the driver’s
safety belt. See “Driver Position,” earlier
in this section.
When the shoulder belt is pulled out all the way, it will lock. If it does, let it
go back all the way and start again.
Center Passenger Position
Lap Belt
If your vehicle has a bench seat, someone can sit in the center position.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine When you sit in a center seating position, you have a lap safety belt, which
has
no retractor. To make the belt longer, tilt the latch plate and pull it along
the belt.
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Buckle, position and release it the same way as the lap part of a
lap-shoulder belt. If the belt isn’t long enough, see “Safety Belt Extender”
at the end
of this section.
Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned
so you would be
able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly
if you ever had to.
Rear Seat Passengers (Extended Cab Jump
Seats)
Lap Belt
These are reserve seating positions equipped with lap belts only.
It’s very important for rear seat passengers to buckle up! Accident statistics
show that unbelted people in the rear seat
are hurt more often in crashes
than those who are wearing safety belts.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Rear passengers who aren’t safety belted can be thrown out of the vehicle in
a crash. And they can strike others in the vehicle who are wearing safety
belts.
Each jump seat has a lap belt with no retractor.
To make the belt longer, tilt
the latch plate a little and pull the belt.
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To make it shorter, pull the belt as shown until it is snug. Buckle and
position
it the same way as the lap part of the driver’s safety belt (see
“Driver Position” in the Index). Make sure the release button on the buckle
is positioned
so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you
ever had to. To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the buckle.
Don’t use child restraints on these seats. They won’t work properly.
Children
Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! That includes infants and all
children smaller than adult size. 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.
Smaller Children and Babies
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Child Restraints
Be sure to follow the instructions for the restraint. You may find these
instructions on the restraint itself or in a booklet,
or both. These restraints
use the belt system in your vehicle, but the child also has to be secured
within the restraint to help reduce the chance
of personal injury. The
instructions that come with the infant or child restraint will show you how
to do that.
The child restraint must be secured properly
in the center (except 60/40
bench seat) or right front passenger seat. If you have a 60/40 split bench
seat, you must
use the right front passenger 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.
Top Strap
If your child restraint
has a top strap, it should be anchored.
If you need to have an anchor installed, you can ask your GM dealer to put
it in for you. If you want to install an anchor yourself, your dealer can tell
you how to do it.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Securing a Child Restraint in the Center Seat
Position (Except
60/40 Split Bench Seat)
Don’t use child restraints in the center position of a 60/40 bench seat.
You’ll be using the lap belt.
See the earlier part about the top strap if the child restraint has
one.
1. Make the belt as long as possible by tilting the latch plate and pulling it
along the belt.
2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions for the child
restraint.
3. Secure the child in the child restraint as the instructions say.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 4. Run the vehicle’s safety belt through or around the restraint. The child
restraint instructions will show
you how.
5. 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.
6. To tighten the belt, pull its free end while you push down on the child
restraint.
7. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is
secure. If the child restraint isn’t secure, turn the latch plate over and
buckle it again. Then
see if it is secure. If it isn’t, secure the restraint in
a different place in the vehicle and contact the child restraint maker for
their advice about how to attach the child restraint properly.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s safety belt. It will
be ready to work for an adult or larger child passenger.
Center Front Seat Position (60/40 Split Bench Seat)
Don’t use a child restraint in this position. The restraint won’t work properly.
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Don’t use child restraints in these positions. The restraints won’t work
properly.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat
Position
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part about the top strap
if the child restraint has
one.
1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions for the child
restraint.
2. Secure the child in the child restraint as the instructions say.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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.
If the shoulder belt goes in front of the child’s face or neck, put it
behind the child restraint.
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.
5. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the way out of the retractor to set
the lock.
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