CHEVROLET ASTRO PASSENGER 1994 1.G User Guide

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine These symbols are on some of your controls:
Hood Release
Ventilating
Fan
Windshield Wiper
Q
Rear Window
Wiper
& Washer
w
Windshield
Washer
I I
Rear Window Defogger
w
These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights:
Engine Coolant
Temperature Battery Charging
System
Brake
(Standard Cluster
ANTI-
LOCK
4- Wheel
Anti-Lock
Windshield Defroster
Hatch
Release
II
Fuel Engine Oil
Pressure
ix

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Fuse Lighter Horn
Speaker
X

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Seats and Safety Belts
Section
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your vehicle and how to use
your safety belts properly
. You can also learn about some things you should
not do with safety belts .
Seats and Seat Controls .................................... 1-2
Frontseats
............................................. 1-2
Rear Seats
............................ , .. ....... 1-5
Head Restraints
...................... ........ 1-10
Why Safety Belts Work
.................................. 1-12
Safety Belt Reminder Light
............................. 1-16
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............................ 1-16
Adults .......................... .. ............. 1-16
Driver Position
............. ..................... 1-17
Lap-Shoulder Belt
.................................... 1-17
Driver’s Facial Air Bag System
............................ 1-25
Right Front Passenger Position
............................. 1-30
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
....................... 1-31
Center Passenger Positions
................................ 1-34
LapBelt
............................................ 1-34
Children
................................................. 1-35
Smaller Children and Babies
.............................. 1-36
Child Restraints
........................................ 1-37
Larger Children
............. ......................... 1-44
Safety Belt Extender
....................................... 1-46
Checking Your Restraint Systems
............................. 1-47
Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash
.......................... 1-47
Safety
Belts: They’re for Everyone
....... ................. 1-11
Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts
............. 1-15
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
.......................... 1-29
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats-how to adjust them, take them out
and put them back in. It also tells you about bucket and bench seats, power
seats, and head restraints.
Front Seats
Manual Front Seat
The bucket seats can
be adjusted forward
or
rearward by the lever
at the front of the seat.
Slide the lever at the front
of the seat to the left to unlock it. Slide the seat to
where you want it. Then release the lever and try to
move the seat with your
body, to make sure the seat is locked into place.
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You can adjust the seat before entering the vehicle.
The front control
makes the front of the
seat
go up and down.
The rear control
makes the rear of the
seat go
up and down.
The center control
makes the whole seat
go up and down or
forward and rearward.
Reclining Bucket Seats
If you have this feature, you will have either a knob or a lever on the inside
of the seat to adjust the seatback.
If you have the knob,
you can adjust the
seatback
by rotating
the
knob to the left or
right.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine If you have the lever,
you can adjust the
seatback by lifting the
lever. Release the
lever to lock the seat
back where you want
it.
Pull up on the lever
and the seat will go to
an upright position.
Don’t adjust the driver’s seatback while your vehicle is moving.
Don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.
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Bucket Seats
If you have rear bucket seats in your vehicle, they will recline and adjust the
same way as the front manual bucket seats. See “Front Seats” earlier
in this
section or in the Index.
Bench Seats
If you have bench seats in your vehicle, each seat can carry up to three
passengers. They can also be removed to increase storage space.
The center and rear bench seats can be adjusted forward or rearward by the
lever at the front
of the seat.
Slide the lever at the
front of the seat to the
right to unlock
it.
Slide the seat to where
you want it. Then
release the lever and
try to move the seat
with your body, to
make sure
the seat is
locked into place.
The non-touring center bench seat has a pivoting right armrest. The left
armrest can also be used as a storage compartment,
The storage compartment and beverage cooler can also
be used as rear seat
armrests. See “Storage CompartmentBeverage Cooler” in the Index.
The optional touring bench seats come
with moveable armrests, individual
reclining seatbacks, adjustable headrests
and a fold down center console.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To adjust your
seatback, pull up on
the lever on the lower
outside of the seat.
The center bench
seatbacks will recline
further back than the
rear bench seatbacks.
To raise or lower the
center console, press
the button between the
beverage holders.
Only sit in the center
seating position when
the console is in an
upright position. For
details about
headrests, see “Head
Restraints” in this
section.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Seatback Latches (Non-Touring Bench Seats)
To fold your
non-touring seatback
forward, pull up on
the latch release lever
while pulling the
seatback toward you.
The lever is on the
right rear of your seat.
After the latch has been released, push the seatback down until it locks in
place. To raise the seatback, unlock the seat by pushing forward on the
lever. Make sure the seatback
is locked when it is put back in the upright
position.
Removable Seats (Touring and Non-Touring Bench Seats)
To Remove The Seat
1. Disconnect the quick release latch plates for the lapshoulder belt from
the buckles in the roof.
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I BELTFOR
I SEAT REMOVAL
2. If you are
removing the
center seat,
remove the right
lapshoulder belt.
To do this, press
the tip of a key
into the release
hole of the safety
belt attachment
while pulling up
on the safety belt.
3. If you have a
safety belt guide
on your seat, pull
the safety belt all
the way out
through the
guide.
H 4. Pullup on the
seatback latch on
the right rear of
the front seat.
Push the seatback
down until it
locks in place
(non-touring
bench seats only).
5. Lift up on the seat release latch. The latches are near the floor on the
rear legs of the seat. To relieve pressure on the latch, pull back
on the
seat.
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