Securing A Child Restraint In The Right Front Seat Position (Models Without An Airbag Off Switch) - Chevrolet Colorado 2005 Owner's Manual

Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position (Models
without an Airbag Off Switch)
Crew Cab Models and Extended Cab
Models with Rear Seats
If your child restraint is equipped with the LATCH
system, see Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) on page 1-46. See Top Strap
on page 1-42 if the child restraint has one.
There is no top strap anchor in the right front
passenger's position. Do not secure a child seat in
this position if a national or local law requires that the
top strap be anchored, or if the instructions that
come with the child restraint say that the top strap
must be anchored. See Top Strap on page 1-42 if
the child restraint has one.
Your vehicle has a right front passenger airbag.
Never put a rear-facing child restraint in the right
front passenger's seat. Here is why:
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A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the right front
passenger's airbag inflates. This is because
the back of the rear-facing child restraint
would be very close to the inflating airbag.
Always secure a rear-facing child restraint in
a rear seat.
A rear seat is a safer place to secure a forward-facing
child restraint. If you need to secure a forward-facing
child restraint in the right front seat position, see Where
to Put the Restraint on page 1-40.
If your child restraint does not have the LATCH system,
you will be using the lap-shoulder belt to secure the
child restraint in this position. 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
frontal airbag, always move the seat as far back as
it will go before securing a forward-facing child
restraint. See Manual Seats on page 1-3 or Power
Seats on page 1-4.