ECU CHEVROLET VENTURE 2003 1.G Owner's Manual

Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat PositionYour vehicle has a front passenger air bag.Neverput a
rear-facing child restraint in this seat. Here's why:
{CAUTION:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the front
passenger's air bag in¯ates. This is because
the back of the rear-facing child restraint
would be very close to the in¯ating air bag.
Always secure a rear-facing child restraint in a
rear seat.
Although a rear seat is a safer place, you can secure a
forward-facing child restraint in the right front seat.
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You'll be using the lap-shoulder belt. SeeTop Strap on
page 1-66if the child restraint has one. Be sure to
follow the instructions that came with the child restraint.
Secure the child in the child restraint when and as
the instructions say.
1. Because your vehicle has a right front passenger's
air bag, always move the seat as far back as it will
go before securing a forward-facing child restraint.
See
Manual Seats on page 1-3orSix-Way
Power Seats on page 1-4.
2. Put the restraint on the seat.
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.
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.
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5. Pull the rest of the lap belt all the way out of the
retractor to set the lock.6. To tighten the belt, feed the shoulder belt back into
the retractor while you push down on the child
restraint. You may ®nd it helpful to use your knee to
push down on the child restraint as you tighten
the belt.
7. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure.
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.
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Securing a Child in the Built-In Child
Restraint
1. Raise the head restraint until the lower edge of the
head restraint is even with the top of the seatback.2. Rotate the head restraint rearward until it touches
the top of the seatback. Make sure there is no gap
between the lower edge of the head restraint
and the top of the seatback.
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3. Lower the child restraint cushion.You'll be using the child restraint's harness (A)
to secure your child. Don't use the vehicle's
safety belts.
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{CAUTION:
Using the vehicle's regular safety belts on a
child seated on the child restraint cushion can
cause serious injury to the child in a sudden
stop or crash. If a child is the proper size for
the built-in child restraint, secure the child
using the child restraint's harness. But
children who are too large for the built-in child
restraint should sit on the vehicle's regular
seat and use the vehicle's adult safety belts.
Warning:Failure to follow the manufacturer's
instructions on the use of this child restraint system can
result in your child striking the vehicle's interior during
a sudden stop or crash. Snugly adjust the belts provided
with this child restraint around your child.4. Before placing the child in the child restraint, add
slack to the shoulder harness. Pull the black
shoulder harness release strap ®rmly. At the same
time pull both shoulder harness straps through
the slots in the seatback as shown.
5. Place the child on the child restraint cushion.
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6. Select only one side of the harness. Place the
harness over the child's shoulder.
7. Push the latch plate (B) into the buckle until it
clicks.
Be sure the buckle is free of any foreign objects
that may prevent you from securing the latch plates.
If you can't secure a latch plate, see your dealer
for service before using the child restraint.8. Place the other side of the harness over the child's
shoulder.
9. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
10. Pull up on the latch plates to make sure they are
secure.
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4. Then press the leg rest ®rmly into the seatback,
and secure it by pressing the upper corners
against the fastener strips on the seatback.5. Rotate the head restraint forward and push it all the
way down.
Just like the other restraint systems in your vehicle, your
built-in child restraint needs to be periodically checked
and may need to have parts replaced after a crash. See
Checking Your Restraint Systems on page 1-103andReplacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash on
page 1-104.
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{CAUTION:
Both frontal and side impact air bags in¯ate
with great force, faster than the blink of an
eye. If you're too close to an in¯ating air bag,
as you would be if you were leaning forward, it
could seriously injure you. Safety belts help
keep you in position for air bag in¯ation before
and during a crash. Always wear your safety
belt, even with frontal air bags. The driver
should sit as far back as possible while still
maintaining control of the vehicle. Front
occupants should not lean on or sleep against
the door.
{CAUTION:
Anyone who is up against, or very close to,
any air bag when it in¯ates can be seriously
injured or killed. Air bags plus lap-shoulder
belts offer the best protection for adults, but
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CAUTION: (Continued)
not for young children and infants. Neither the
vehicle's safety belt system nor its air bag
system is designed for them. Young children
and infants need the protection that a child
restraint system can provide. Always secure
children properly in your vehicle. To read how,
see the part of this manual called ªOlder
Childrenº or ªInfants and Young Children.º
There is an air bag
readiness light on the
instrument panel cluster,
which shows the air
bag symbol.
The system checks the air bag electrical system for
malfunctions. The light tells you if there is an electrical
problem. See
Air Bag Readiness Light on page 3-40for more information.
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Lock either sliding door from inside the vehicle by
moving the manual lever down. Unlock it by moving the
lever up.
With the power door locks, the sliding door lock has a
delay feature. See
Power Door Locks on page 2-11andVehicle Personalization on page 2-61.
Sliding Door Security Lock
Your vehicle is equipped with a sliding door security
lock that helps prevent young children or other
passengers from opening the sliding door(s) using the
inside door handle. To use one of these locks, do
the following:
1. Open the sliding door.
2. On the inside of the
sliding door(s), on the
front edge of the
door will be a lock.
Push the lever
up to engage the lock.
3. Close the door.
4. Repeat Steps 1 through 3 for the other door.
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