Chevrolet Silverado: Seat Belts / How to Wear Seat Belts Properly
Follow these rules for everyone's protection.
There are additional things to know about seat belts and children, including
smaller children and infants. If a child will be riding in the vehicle, see Older
Children or Infants and Young Children. Review and follow the rules for children
in addition to the following rules.
It is very important for all occupants to buckle up. Statistics show that unbelted
people are hurt more often in crashes than those who are wearing seat belts.
There are important things to know about wearing a seat belt properly.
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- Sit up straight and always keep your feet on the floor in front of you (if
possible).
- Always use the correct buckle for your seating position.
- Wear the lap part of the belt low and snug on the hips, just touching the
thighs. In a crash, this applies force to the strong pelvic bones and you would
be less likely to slide under the lap belt. If you slid under it, the belt would
apply force on your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries.
- Wear the shoulder belt over the shoulder and across the chest. These parts
of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces. The shoulder belt
locks if there is a sudden stop or crash.
Warning
You can be seriously injured, or even killed, by not wearing your seat
belt properly.
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Never allow the lap or shoulder belt to become loose or twisted.
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Never wear the shoulder belt under both arms or behind your back.
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Always use the correct buckle for your seating position.
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Never route the lap or shoulder belt over an armrest.
Warning
The seat belt can be pinched if it is routed under plastic trim on the
seat, such as trim around the rear seatback folding handle or side airbag. In a
crash, pinched seat belts might not be able to provide adequate protection. Never
allow seat belts to be routed under plastic trim pieces.
When riding in a vehicle, you travel as fast as the vehicle does. If the vehicle
stops suddenly, you keep going until something stops you. It could be the windshield,
the instrument panel, or the seat belts!
When you wear a seat belt, you and the vehicle slow down together...
All seating positions in the vehicle have a lap-shoulder belt.
The following instructions explain how to wear a lap-shoulder belt properly.
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Other information:
The Keyless Access system allows for doors and the tailgate to be accessed without
pressing the RKE transmitter button. The RKE transmitter must be within 1m (3 ft)
of the tailgate or door being opened. If the vehicle has this feature, there will
be a button on the outside door handles...
The vehicle has an Electric Parking Brake (EPB). The EPB can always be activated,
even if the ignition is off. To prevent draining the battery, avoid repeated cycles
of the EPB when the engine is not running.
The system has a or PARK Electric
Parking Brake light, and a Service
Parking Brake light...