2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Owner's Manual - Page 49

2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Manual

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~ Securing a ChildRestraintDesigned for the LATCH System 1- Find the anchors for the seating position you want to use, where the bottom of the seatback meets the back of the seat cushion. If a LATCH-type child restraint isn't attached to its anchorage points, the restraint won't be able to protect a child sitting there.In a crash, the child could be seriously injured or killed. Make sure that a LATCH-type child restraintis properly installed using the anchorage points, or use the vehicle's safety belts to secure the restraint. See "Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the LATCH System", "Securing a Child Restraint in aRear Outside Seat Position" or "Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Rear Seat Position" in the Index for information on how to secure a child restraint in your vehicle. 2. Put the child restraint on the seat. 3. Attach the anchor points on the child restraint to the anchors in the vehicle. The child restraint instructions will show you how. 4. If the child restraint i forward-facing, attach the top s strap to the top strap anchor. See Top Strap on page 1-39. Tighten the top strap according to the child restraint instructions. 5. Push and pull the child restraint in different directions to be sure it is secure. To remove the child restraint, simply unhook the top strap from the top tether anchor and then disconnect the anchor points. 1-42

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If
a
LATCH-type child
restraint
isn’t
attached
to
its
anchorage
points,
the
restraint
won’t
be
able
to
protect
a
child
sitting
there.
In
a
crash,
the
child
could
be
seriously
injured
or
killed.
Make
sure
that
a
LATCH-type
child
restraint
is
properly
installed
using
the
anchorage
points,
or
use
the
vehicle’s
safety
belts
to
secure
the
restraint. See “Securing
a
Child
Restraint
Designed
for
the
LATCH
System”,
“Securing
a
Child
Restraint
in
a Rear Outside Seat
Position”
or
“Securing
a
Child
Restraint
in
a
Center Rear Seat Position”
in
the
Index
for
information
on
how
to
secure
a
child
restraint
in
your
vehicle.
~
Securing
a
Child
Restraint
Designed
for the LATCH
System
1
-
Find the anchors
for
the
seating
position
you want
to use, where
the
bottom
of
the seatback
meets
the
back of the seat cushion.
2. Put the child restraint
on
the
seat.
3.
Attach the anchor points on
the
child
restraint
to
the
anchors in
the vehicle.
The child restraint
instructions will show
you
how.
4.
If
the child restraint
is
forward-facing,
attach
the
top
strap to the top strap
anchor.
See
Top
Strap
on
page
1-39.
Tighten the top
strap
according
to
the child restraint instructions.
directions
to
be
sure it is
secure.
5.
Push and pull the child restraint in different
To
remove the child restraint,
simply
unhook
the
top
strap from the top tether
anchor
and
then
disconnect
the
anchor points.
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