ECU CHEVROLET S10 1998 Owners Manual

Pull up on ihe.latch plate to make sure -it -is secure.
If the. belt isnyt. long enough, see “Safety Belt
Ewtender’kt the end o€.this section.
Make sufe the release button oh ihe- buckle is-
positiofied so you would be able to unbuckle the
:safety .belt quiCkly if you ever had t.0.
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Never hold a: baby in your arms whikriding in a
vehicle, A baby doeen’t weigh much -- until a
crash, During a crash a baby will. becume so
heavy you can’t. hold it.. For example, in-a. crash
at only 25 mph (40 km/hj, a 12-1b,-(5.5 kg) baby
wilI suddenly become a 240-lb. ($10 kg) force-on
your arms. The baby would .be almost. imposiible
to hold.
CAUTION: (Continued)
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An infant car bed. (A> is a special bed made -€of use
in :a motor vehicle. It's an infant restraint system
designed to restrain orposition a child on -a
continuaus flat surface. With .an.infant car bed,
make sure that the infant's head rests tow.ard th.e
center &he vehicle..
A rear-facing idant restraint (€3) .positionsan infant.
to face the rear of the-vehicle. Rear-facin.g infant
restraints are designedfur infants of up to:about
20 lbs-. (9 kg) and.-about one yearatage. This type
of restrstirit faces: the rear so that the infhnt':s head,
Beck and-body
-can. have the supporcthey need in a
.crash. Some idant seats .cme in ~WO pats. -- the
base stays secured in the vehicle and the seat part.
is removable.
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A booster .seat (F, GI is designed forchildren who
me about 40-to 60 lbs. (1s to 27 kg) and about
four to-eight years of age. It’s designed to improve
the
fit of thevehcle’s safety belt system. Ekooster
seats.
with shields use lap-only belts; however;
booster seats without shields use lap-shoulder
belts-. Booster seats
can also help a child to see
out the window.
The -child restraint must be secured properly in the right
front. passenger seat. If yuu want to securera rear-facing
cbild restraint in the right front passenger’s-seat, you
need.ts turn off the passenger’s air bag. See “Securing
a; Child Restraint in the Right Front. Seat Position’’ in.
the Index for more on-this, including important
safety information.
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Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat. Position
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If the air bag
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you have turned off the air: bag, it means that
something may be wrong with the air bag system.
The right
front passenger’s air bag. could inflate
even
though the switch is -off. I% this ever
happens, don’t secure a $ear-facing child
restraint
in your vehicle until you have your
v.ehicte-.serviced.
If the shoulder belt goes in front of the child’s face or
neck, put it behind the child restraiot.
4. Buckle the, belt. Make sure the felease buttoh is
positioned so: you .woul&be -able-. to unbuck1e.th.e
safely belt quickly ifflyou ever hadita
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Tailgate
You can open the tailgate by.pulling up on ,the handle
whi1e:pulling the tailgate down.
When you. put the. taiIgate back up,-be sure. it
latches securely.
Fdlow these.-steps
if -you want to remove the tailgate:
1. Rai$e the tailgate-digh.tlg.
Remove
born serarung
cables. Twremove ea&
cable, turn-it so the end
faces .the front. Then,
push fozward SO the
larger part af -the :hole is
over-the bolt. Full the
end over the bolt.
Reverse the
procedure to reinstall. Make sqre the
tailgate is secure.
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Theft
YO vehicle is equipped .. with the Passlock
theft-de$errent system.
During normal qeratioq, the SECURITY light will go
off after the- engine i.~ started.
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AIR BAG OFF Light
When you turn the right front passenger’s air bag off,
this light will came on and stay on to remind you that
the air bag has been turned off. This light will go off
when you turn the air bag back on again. See “Securing
a Chi1.d Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position” in
the Index fur more QD this, including important
safety information.
If the right front passenger’s air bag- is turned
off, an adult or a child who is no longer an infant
won’t have the extra protection of an air bag. In
~ sitting in the right front passenger’s position
’ a crash, the air bag wouldn’t be able to inflate
’ and help protect the person sitting there. Make
sure the air bag is turned on unless you are using-
.a rearfacing child restraint in the right front
seat position.
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Security WarniTlg Light Service 4WD Light
This. Iight w1u mme on
-briefly. when you turn the
SECURITY 1
key toward START. The
light will. stay on until the
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engine starts.
If the light flashes, .the PaSslc sy :m nas enxerea a
tamper mode. If the ve.hic1.e faus to. start, see “Passlock”
in the Index?
If the light comes. ,on.-continu.ously while driving and
stays
qn, there may be a problem with the Pass1oc;k
s,ystem. Your :vehicle will-not be protected by PassSIock,
and yuu ghould see yuur dealer,
SERVICE
4WD
This li.ght should ‘come on
briefly when you~turn -00 the
ignition, :as a check to-show
you it is working,
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