Safety Belt Pretensioners; Safety Belt Extender; Child Restraints; Older Children - Chevrolet Uplander Owner's Manual

Safety Belt Pretensioners

Your vehicle has safety belt pretensioners. Although
you cannot see them, they are located on the retractor
part of the safety belts for the driver and right front
passenger. They help the safety belts reduce a person's
forward movement in a moderate to severe frontal or
near frontal crash.
Pretensioners work only once. If they activate in a
crash, you will need to get new ones, and probably other
new parts for your safety belt system. See Replacing
Restraint System Parts After a Crash on page 1-87.

Safety Belt Extender

If the vehicle's safety belt will fasten around you, you
should use it.
But if a safety belt is not long enough, your dealer
will order you an extender. It is free. When you go in
to order it, take the heaviest coat you will wear, so the
extender will be long enough for you. To help avoid
personal injury, do not let someone else use it, and use
it only for the seat it is made to fit. The extender has
been designed for adults. Never use it for securing child
seats. To wear it, just attach it to the regular safety
belt. For more information, see the instruction sheet
that comes with the extender.

Child Restraints

Older Children

Older children who have outgrown booster seats should
wear the vehicle's safety belts.
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