Securing Child Restraints; Position) - Chevrolet Colorado 2012 Owner's Manual

Securing Child Restraints

(Center Front Seat

Position)

For vehicles without rear seats,
manufacturers are required to
provide top tether anchors for all
non-driver seating positions and
instructions for using those anchors.
Even if a top tether anchor is
available, you should not install a
child restraint in the center front
seating position.
WARNING
A child in a child restraint in the
center front seat can be badly
injured or killed by the frontal
airbags if they inflate. Never
secure a child restraint in the
center front seat. It is always
better to secure a child restraint in
a rear seat.
In addition, some larger child
restraints, if installed in the center
front seating position, may interfere
with access to the driver and right
front passenger safety belt buckles.
See Safety Belts on page 3 11 for
information, including warnings,
about the importance of safety
belt use.
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
Seats and Restraints
If the vehicle does not have rear
seats, rear-facing child restraints
should not be installed in the
vehicle, even if the passenger
airbag is off.
If a child in a forward-facing child
restraint must be transported in a
vehicle that does not have rear
seats, the child restraint should be
secured in the right front seat
position. See Securing Child
Restraints (Right Front Seat
Position) later in this section, for
instructions on how to install a child
restraint in the right front seat
position.
Do not secure a child seat in a
position without a top tether anchor
if a national or local law requires
that the top tether be anchored.
In Canada, the law requires that
forward facing child restraints have
a top tether, and that the tether be
attached.
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