CHEVROLET CAVALIER 1997 3.G User Guide

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your Chevrolet and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also
learn about some things you should nut do with air bags and safety belts.
1-2
1-7
1-12
1-13
1-13
1-21 1-22
1-22
1-28 Seats
and Seat Controls
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About
Safety Belts
-- and the Answers
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Driver Position
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
Right Front Passenger Position
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
Rear Seat Passengers 1-3 1
1-33 1-35
1-37
1-45
1-48
1-48 1-48 Rear Safety
Belt Comfort Guides for Children
and Small Adults
Center Passenger Position
Children
Child Restraints
Larger Children Safety Belt Extender
Checking Your Restraint Systems
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash
1-1

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Seats r---d Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -- how to
adjust them
-- and also about reclining seatbacks and
head restraints.
Manual Front Seats
A CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust
a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is
moving. The sudden movement could startle and
confuse you,
or make you push a pedal when you
don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when
the vehicle is not moving. Lift
the lever on the front of the driver’s seat 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.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Your Cavalier will be equipped with one of the
following passenger seat adjusters.
Slide the lever under the passenger's 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.
If your Cavalier is equipped with easy-entry seats, this is
your front passenger seat adjuster. Pull up on the lever at
the front
of the passenger's seat to unlock it. Slide the
seat to a comfortable position. Then release the lever
and try
to move the seat with your body, to make sure
the seat is locked into place.
Manual Lumbar Support (If Equipped)
The manual lumbar support control is located at the
front
of the driver's seat, toward the right. Turn the knob
clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease
the amount of support to your lower back.
1-3

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Reclining Front Seatbacks
I
To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the outer side of
the seat and move the seatback to where
you want it.
Release the lever to lock the seatback. Pull
up on the
lever and the seat will go to an upright position.
But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is
in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle
CAUTION: (Continued)
1-4
..

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine up, your safety belts can’t do their job when
you’re reclined like this.
The shoulder belt can’t do
its job because it
won’t 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.
The lap belt can’t 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 your safety belt properly.
Head Restraints
Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the
restraint is closest to the top
of your ears. This position
reduces the chance
of a neck injury in a crash.
Seatback Latches (2-Door Models)
The front seatback folds
forward to let people get
into the back seat.
To fold a front seatback forward, lift the latch located on
the lower back side of the seatback. Then the seat will
fold forward.
When you return the seatback to its original position,
make sure the seatback is locked. The latch must be
down for the seat to work properly.
1-5

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Easy Entry Seat (If Equipped)
If an easy entry right front seat isn’t locked, it
can move. In a sudden stop or crash, the person
sitting there could be injured. After you’ve used
it, be sure to push rearward on an easy entry seat
to be sure it is locked.
Rear Seats
Folding the Rear Seat
On some two-door models, the right front seat of your
vehicle makes
it easy to get in and out of the rear seat.
Tilt the right front seatback completely forward and the whole seat will slide forward.
Move the right front seatback to its original position after someone gets into the rear seat area. Then move
the seat rearward until it locks.
Tilt the seatback completely forward again to get out. To
open the fold-down rear seat, pull forward on the
seat tab.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To close the seat, push the seatback up to its
original position.
Check to ensure the seatback is in its original position
and securely latched by pulling forward
on the top
of the seatback. Move any obstructions in the
trunk compartment.
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts
properly.
It also tells you some things you should not do
with safety belts.
And it explains the Supplemental Restraint System (SRS),
or
air bag system.
I A CAUTION:
Don’t let anyone ride where he or she can’t wear
a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and
you’re not wearing a safety belt,
your injuries
can be
much worse. You can hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it.
You can be seriously
injured
or killed. In the same crash, you might
not be if you are buckled up. Always fasten your
safety belt, and check that your passengers’ belts
are fastened properly too.
1-7

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area,
inside
or outside of a vehicle. In a collision,
people riding in these areas are more likely to be
seriously injured or killed.
Do not allow people to
ride in any area
of your vehicle that is not
equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure
everyone in your vehicle is in
a seat and using a
safety belt properly.
Your vehicle has a light that
comes on as a reminder to
buckle up. (See “Safety Belt Reminder Light”
in the Index.) In most states and Canadian provinces, the law says
to
wear safety belts. Here’s why:
They work.
You never know if you’ll be in a crash. If you do have a
crash, you don’t know if it will be a bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so
serious that even buckled up a person wouldn’t survive.
But most crashes are in between. In many
of them,
people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk
away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt
or killed.
After more than
25 years of safety belts in vehicles,
the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up
does
matter ... a lot!
Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as
it goes.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’s just a seat on wheels. Put someone on it.
1-9

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider
doesn't stop. The person keeps going until stopped by something.
In
a real vehicle, it could be the windshield ...
1-10