child restraint CHEVROLET S10 1998 Owners Manual

If the right front pass,enger% air bag is turned
of& the person sitting there won't have the-extra
protection of an air bag.. In a crash, -t.heair bag
wouldnst
be able- to inflate and help proteet the
person .sitting there. Make sure the air
bag ~~ is
turned on unless yon are using a rear-facin-g child
restraint
in the right front seat positioni
'NOTICE:
If you damage the. covering for the driver 'S or the
right front passeager's
-air Bag, the bag may not
work properly. You maylhave to replace the air
bag~.'module in the steering wheel or both the air
bag'module -and the instrument panel for
the
right front passenger's air bag. Do not open .or
break the air ba,g &werings. -
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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.slfety . _. belts,
Each jump seat
has a lap belt with no retractor. To
make the belt longer, tilt the latch plate a little and p-ull
the belt.
To .make it shmter, pull the belt as shown until it is :snug.
Buckle and.gosition it
the same way:as the lap part of
the driver’s s~dety belt (see “’Driver Pogition” in the
Index). Make sure. the release buttan cm the buckle is
positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety
belt-quickly if
you ever had bo. To unlatch the belt, just
push the button on the buckle.
Don’t use child restraints on these seats. They won’t
work properly.
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C.hild Restraints
udcure the baby in an infant restraint, but be
i . sure ts turn off the- passenger !-s air bag. See
i “Se.curing;-a. Child Restraint in the Right Front
Seat
position'^' in the Index for more on this,
~ including important safety information.
Every time-infants and young children lick in
vehicles., they should have protection provided. by
appropriate; restraints.
.@’ ‘What are. the different ty,pes af’add-on
:chiId restraints?
A: Add-on child restraints are avitilable in four~basic
.types. When decting a child restraint, take-into.
consideration not only the.chil&’s weight
and size,
but
dso- whether or not t.e.restraint .will be
compatible with the qetq V&icl.g in which it
will be used.
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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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A child in a. rear-facing child restraint can be.
seriously injure.d
or killed if the right front
passenger’s air
bag inflates, even. though your
vehicle has reduced-force.fronta1 air bags. This
is
because the back of the rearfacing chiZd
restraint would be very close to the inflating air
bag. Be sure to-turn off the air bag before using a
rear-facingkhild restraint in the right front seat
positian. E’a forward-facing child restraint is
suitable
for your child, always move the-
passenger seat
as far back as it will go.
To turn sff the. right fi-ont passenger’s airbag,. insert
your ignition key into the switch, push in, .md move the
switch to AIR BAG OFF.
The AIR BAG OFF light will corne on to let you know
that the right front pass-enger’s air bag: is off: The right
front passenger’s air bag. win remain off until you turn- it
back
on again, and the AIR BAG OFF light will stay on
to remind you that the air bag is off.
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If the air bag
I
r comes on when
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 $ear-facing child
restraint
in your vehicle until you have your
v.ehicte-.serviced.
If the shoulder belt goes in front of the child’s face or
neck, put it behind the child restraiot.
4. Buckle the, belt. Make sure the felease buttoh is
positioned so: you .woul&be -able-. to unbuck1e.th.e
safely belt quickly ifflyou ever hadita
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5. Pull the:rest of the shoulder belt ala the way out uf
the, retractor to. set .the lock.
6. To tighten the belt, fed the shoulder bekback into.
the retractor while you push down on the chld
restraint.
If :you’re using a forward-facing .child
restraint,
you may find it helpful t-0 use.yo.& knee
t6 push do-wn on the child restraint as you tighten
the belt.
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7. Push atrd pull the child restraint in different
.&ec$ions to be sure it is:sec.u.re.
To remove-.the.child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle%
safety
belt and let it go back. all the way. The safety belt
will
move. free1y;again and be ready towork.for an adult
or larger child passenger.
'If you. were using. a -rear-facing- childrestraint, turn on
the
right front paisenger 's. air bag when y~u fernow the;
rear-facing child-res$ainrt from. the-vehkie.
To turn the air bag .on. again, insert your ignition key
into the switch., push in, and muve the switch SO the
ON position.
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