CHEVROLET AVEO 2011 1.G Workshop Manual

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Seats and Restraints 3-1
Seats and
Restraints
Head Restraints
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Rear Seats
Rear Seats (Sedan) . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Rear Seats (Hatchback) . . . . . . 3-8
Safety Belts
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Safety Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . 3-23
Safety Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Replacing Safety Belt System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . 3-26
When Should an AirbagInflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
How Does an Airbag Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Passenger Sensing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36
Adding Equipment to the Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . 3-36
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . 3-37
Replacing Airbag System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Infants and YoungChildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . 3-43
Where to Put the Restraint . . . 3-46
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48
Replacing LATCH System Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . 3-55
Securing Child Restraints (Right Front Seat
Position) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-55
Securing Child Restraints (Rear Seat Position) . . . . . . . . 3-59

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3-2 Seats and Restraints
Head Restraints
The front seats have adjustable
head restraints in the outboard
seating positions.
{WARNING
With head restraints that are not
installed and adjusted properly,
there is a greater chance that
occupants will suffer a neck/
spinal injury in a crash. Do not
drive until the head restraints for
all occupants are installed and
adjusted properly.
Adjust the head restraint so that the
top of the restraint is at the same
height as the top of the occupant's
head. This position reduces the
chances of a neck injury in a crash.Pull the head restraint up to raise it.
To lower the head restraint, press
the button, located on the top of the
seatback, and push the
restraint down.
Push down on the head restraint
after the button is released to make
sure that it is locked in place.
The rear seats have headrests that
are adjustable up and down.
The head restraints and headrests
are not designed to be removed.

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Front Seats
Seat Adjustment
Manual Seats
{WARNING
You can lose control of the
vehicle if you try to adjust a
manual driver seat while the
vehicle is moving. The sudden
movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push a
pedal when you do not want to.
Adjust the driver seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
To adjust a manual seat:
1. Lift the bar under the front of theseat to unlock it.
2. Slide the seat to the desired position and release the bar.
3. Try to move the seat back and forth to be sure it is locked in
place.
Seat Height Adjuster
Turn the knob on the outboard side
of the seat to adjust the height of
the driver seat cushion.
Turn the knob forward to raise and
rearward to lower.

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Lumbar Adjustment
Manual Lumbar
Move the adjustment lever on the
outboard side of the seatback up or
down to one of three positions to
increase or decrease the lumbar
support.
The highest position provides
the most support and the lowest
position provides the least support.
Reclining Seatbacks
{WARNING
You can lose control of the
vehicle if you try to adjust a
manual driver seat while the
vehicle is moving. The sudden
movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push a
pedal when you do not want to.
Adjust the driver seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
{WARNING
If either seatback is not locked, it
could move forward in a sudden
stop or crash. That could cause
injury to the person sitting there.
Always push and pull on the
seatbacks to be sure they are
locked.
To recline a manual seatback:
1. Lift the lever.
2. Move the seatback to thedesired position, and then
release the lever to lock the
seatback in place.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked in place.

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To return the seatback to the upright
position:
1. Lift the lever fully withoutapplying pressure to the
seatback, and the seatback will
return to the upright position.
2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked.
{WARNING
Sitting in a reclined position when
the vehicle is in motion can be
dangerous. Even when buckled
up, the safety belts cannot do
their job when reclined like this.
The shoulder belt cannot do its
job because it will not be against
your body. Instead, it will be in
front of you. In a crash, you could
go into it, receiving neck or other
injuries.
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WARNING (Continued)
The lap belt cannot do its job
either. In a crash, the belt could
go up over your abdomen. The
belt forces would be there, not at
your pelvic bones. This could
cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the
vehicle is in motion, have the
seatback upright. Then sit well
back in the seat and wear the
safety belt properly.
Do not have a seatback reclined if
the vehicle is moving.

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3-6 Seats and Restraints
Rear Seats
Rear Seats (Sedan)
Folding the Seatbacks
The rear seatbacks can be folded
down to increase cargo space.
Notice:Folding a rear seat with
the safety belts still fastened may
cause damage to the seat or the
safety belts. Always unbuckle the
safety belts and return them to
their normal stowed position
before folding a rear seat.
To fold down the seatbacks:
1. Remove the safety belt strap from the safety belt guide by
pulling it through the slot.
2. Push the head restraints all the way down.
3. Unlatch the center safety belt by pressing the red button on the
buckle.4. Detach the center safety beltfrom the mini buckle by inserting
the ignition key into the slot in
the mini buckle, pressing the
release button, and allowing the
belt to retract.

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5. Pull up the release knob locatedon top of either of the rear
seatbacks.
6. Fold the rear seatback forward and down.
Unfolding the Seatbacks
To return the seatback to the upright
position:
1. Hook the safety belts into thesafety belt guides.
2. Lift the seatback up and push it to its original position.
{WARNING
If either seatback is not locked, it
could move forward in a sudden
stop or crash. That could cause
injury to the person sitting there.
Always push and pull on the
seatbacks to be sure they are
locked.
3. Push down and rearward firmly on the top of the seatbacks until
it latches securely in the fully
upright position.
4. To reattach the center seat safety belt to the mini buckle,
pull it from the retractor. 5. Push the latch plate at the end
of the safety belt strap into the
mini-buckle until the mechanism
clicks. Make sure the strap is not
twisted. The sliding latch plate
will face the front of the vehicle.
{WARNING
A safety belt that is improperly
routed, not properly attached,
or twisted will not provide the
protection needed in a crash. The
person wearing the belt could be
seriously injured. After raising the
rear seatback, always check to
be sure that the safety belts are
properly routed and attached, and
are not twisted.
6. Insert the safety belt strap back into the safety belt guide.

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Rear Seats (Hatchback)
Folding the Rear Seats
The rear seats can be folded to
increase cargo space.
To fold the rear seats:
1. Lower the head restraintscompletely.
2. Unlatch the center safety belt by pressing the red button on the
buckle.
3. Detach the center safety beltfrom the mini buckle by inserting
the ignition key into the slot in
the mini buckle, pressing the
release button, and allowing it to
retract.4. Pull up the release knob, locatedon the top of the seatbacks, and
fold the seatbacks forward
and down.

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Notice:Folding a rear seat with
the safety belts still fastened may
cause damage to the seat or the
safety belts. Always unbuckle the
safety belts and return them to
their normal stowed position
before folding a rear seat.
5. Move the safety belt buckles and safety belt in the center seating
position out of the space
between the seatbacks and the
seat cushion so they are not in
the way as the seat is being
folded.
6. Firmly pull the release handles
on the rear side of the seat
cushion to unlock the seat
cushion.
7. Lift the seat cushion up and flip it forward.8. Clip the hook to the front seat
head restraint to keep the rear
seat secure.
Unfolding the Seats
To return the rear seats to the
normal seating position:
1. Unclip the hook from the frontseat head restraint.
2. Position the buckles in back of the seat latches when moving
the rear seats to the sitting
position.

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3-10 Seats and Restraints
Notice:Damage to the safety
belt buckle or rear seat locking
mechanism can occur if the
safety belt and buckles are
pinched under the rear seat
cushion. Do not place the safety
belt and buckles on the floor
under the rear seat cushion when
the rear seat is put back to the
sitting position.
3. Push the seat cushion down to
its original position until it
latches securely. Try to pull up
on the seat to make sure it is
locked in place.
4. Hook the safety belts in theoutboard seating positions into
the retaining clips.
{WARNING
A safety belt that is improperly
routed, not properly attached,
or twisted will not provide the
protection needed in a crash. The
person wearing the belt could be
seriously injured. After raising the
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WARNING (Continued)
rear seatback, always check to
be sure that the safety belts are
properly routed and attached, and
are not twisted.
5. Lift the seatbacks up and push them back to their original
latched positions.
6. Unhook the safety belts in the outboard seating positions from
the retaining clips.
7. Return the safety belt buckles and the center seat safety belt to
their original position between
the rear seatback and the seat
cushion. Make sure the straps of
the safety belt and buckles are
not twisted.