2004 Chevrolet Colorado Owner's Manual - Page 30

The best way to protect the fetus is to protect the mother. When a safety belt is worn properly, it's more likely that the fetus won't be hurt in a crash. For pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making safety belts effective is wearing them properly. Center Front Passenger Position Lap Belt If your vehicle has a 60/40 split front seat, someone can sit in the center position. Right Front Passenger Position To learn how to wear the right front passenger's safety belt properly, see Driver Position on page 1-16. The right front passenger's safety belt works the same way as the driver's safety belt - except for one thing. If you ever pull the shoulder portion of the belt out all the way, you will engage the child restraint locking feature. If this happens, just let the belt go back all the way and start again. When you sit in the center front seating position, you have a lap safety belt, which has no retractor. To make the belt longer, tilt the latch plate and pull it along the belt. 1-24