child restraint CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1993 Owners Manual

Seats & Safety Belts .
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your vehicle\
and how to use
your safety belts properly . You can also learn about some things you should
not do with safety belts .
Seats and Seat Controls ........................................................................\
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Front Seats
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Head Restraints
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Rear Seats
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Safety Belts: They’re For Everyone
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Why Safety Belts Work
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Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts
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How To Wear Safety Belts Properly ................................................................. 1-20
Driver Position
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Lap-Shoulder Belt ............................. .... ..... 4. E ,... ................................................ 1-21
Safety Belt
Use During Pregnancy ................................................................ 1-26
Passenger Positions ........................................................................\
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Children
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Smaller Children and Babies
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Child Restraints
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Larger Children ........................................................................\
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Checking Your Restraint
Systems.~,,~,,~~~~~*~~~,,,.-~i~~~- ........................................... 1-47
Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash ............................................................... 1-47
Adults
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Safety Belt Extender ........................................................................\
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How To Wear Safety Belts Properly
Adults
This part is only for people of adult size.
+ There are special things to know about safety belts and children. And
u there are different rules for babies and smaller children. If a child will
be riding in your vehicle, see the part after this one, called
“Children.” Follow those rules for everyone’s protection.\

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First, you’ll want to know which restraint systems your vehicle has. We’ll start
with the driver position.
Driver Position
This part describes the driver’s restraint system.
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Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! That includes infants and all children
smaller than adult size. In fact, the law in every state and Canadian province
says children up to some age must be restrained while in
a vehicle.
Smaller Children and Babies
CAUTION
I A Smaller children and babies should always be restrained in a child or
b infant restraint. The instructions for the restraint will say whether it is
the right
type and size for your child. A very young child's hip bones
are so small that a regular belt might not stay low on the hips, as it
should. Instead, the belt will likely be over the child's abdomen. In a
crash the belt would apply force right on the child's abdomen, which
could cause serious or fatal injuries. So, be sure that any child small
enough for one is always properly restrained in a child or infant
restraint.
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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.
Where to Put the Restraint
Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in the
rear rather than the front seat. We at General Motors therefore recommend
that
you put your child restraint in the rear seat unless the child is an infant
and you’re the only adult in the vehicle. In that case, you might want to
secure the restraint in the front seat where you can keep an \
eye
on the
baby.
Wherever
you install it, be sure to secure the child restraint properly.
CAUTION
I A An unsecured child restraint can move around in a collision or
A 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
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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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Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Position
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You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier section about the \
top
strap if the child restraint has one.
1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions for the child
2. Secure the child in the child restraint as the instructions sa\
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3. Pull out the vehicle’s safety belt. Make the belt as long as possible by
tilting the latch plate and pulling
it along the belt.
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4. Run the lap part through or around the restraint. The child restraint
instructions will show
you how. See if the shoulder belt would go in front
of the child’s face or neck. If so, put it behind the child restraint.
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5. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button faces upward or \
outward,
6. To tighten the belt, pull up on the shoulder belt while you push down on
so you’ll be able to unbuckle it quickly if you ever need to.
the child restraint.
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7. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is
secure.
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To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s safety belt and let it
go back all the way. The safety belt will move freely again and be ready to
work for an adult
or larger child passenger.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Center Seat Position
(Except Wagon Models Second Seat)
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When you secure a child restraint in a center seating position, except in the
second seat
of a Wagon model, 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.
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2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions for the child
3. Secure the child in the child restraint as the instructions say.
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 faces upward or \
outward,
so you’ll be able to unbuckle it quickly if you ever need 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 restrai\
nt maker for
their advice. restraint.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s safet\
y belt. It will
be
ready
to work for an adult or larger child passenger.
Securing a Child Restraint in fhe Center Seat Position
(Wagon Models Second Seat)
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You’ll be using the lap belt. See the earlier part about the top st\
rap if the
child restraint has one.
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1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions for the child
2. Secure the child in the child restraint as the instructions say.
restraint.
3. Pull the lap belt
all the way out without stopping.
4. While holding it out, run the belt through or around the child restraint.
The child restraint instructions will show you how.
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5. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button faces upward or \
outward,
so you’ll be able to unbuckle it quickly if you ever need to.
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6. Pull the rest of the belt all the way out of the retractor to set the lock.
7. To tighten the belt, feed it back into the retractor while you p\
ush down
8. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure
it is
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s safet\
y belt and let it
go back all the way. The safety belt will move freely again and be ready to
work for an adult or larger child passenger.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat
on the child restraint.
secure.
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.
3. Pull out the vehicle’s safety belt and run the lap part th\
rough or around
the restraint. The child restraint instructions will
show you how. See if
the shoulder belt would go in front of the child’s face or neck. If so, put
it behind the child restraint.
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