Top Strap - Chevrolet 2003 Astro Owner's Manual

Cargo Vans
Top Strap
The child restraint must be secured properly in the
passenger seat. Never put a rear-facing child restraint
in this vehicle. Here's why:
A child in a r - r-fa 1g child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the passenger's
air bag inflates. This is because the back of
the rear-facing child restraint would be very
close to the inflating air bag. Do not use a
rear-facing child restraint in this vehicle.
If a forward-facing child restraint is suitable for
your child, always move the front passenger
seat as far back as it will go.
Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can
move around in a collision or sudden stop and injure
people in the vehicle. Be sure to properly secure
any child restraint in your vehicle
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even when no
child is in it.
Some child restraints have a top strap, or "top tether."
It can help restrain the child restraint during a collision.
For it to work, a top strap must be properly anchored
to the vehicle. Some top strap-equipped child restraints
are designed for use with or without the top strap
being anchored. Others require the top strap always
to be anchored. Be sure to read and follow the
instructions for your child restraint. If yours requires
that the top strap be anchored, don't use the restraint
unless it is anchored properly.
If the child restraint does not have a top strap, one can
be obtained, in kit form, for many child restraints.
Ask the child restraint manufacturer whether or not a kit
is available.
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