CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1994 User Guide

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Seats & 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
Head Restraints ........................................ 14
Rearseats .............................................. 1-7
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Safety Belts: They're For Everyone ...........................
Why Safety Belts Work .......................
Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts ......
How To Wear Safety Belts Properly ................
Adults ...................................................
Driver Position .........................................
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..........................
Passenger Positions ....................................
Lap-Shoulder Belt ....................................
Children ....................... ....................
Smaller Children and Babies ..............................
Child Restraints ........................................
Larger Children .........................................
Safety Belt Extender .......................................
Checking Your Restraint Systems .............................
Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash ..........................
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Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats - how to adjust them, and fold them up
and down, It also tells you about reclining front seatbacks and head
restraints.
Front Seats
Manual Front Seat
If your vehicle has a
manual bucket, split
bench, or full bench
seat, you can adjust
it
with this lever at the
front of the seat.
Slide the lever at the front
of the seat toward the outer seat support to unlock
it. Using your body,
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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Power Seat
If your vehicle has a
power seat
on the
driver’s side,
you can
adjust
it with this
switch at
the front of
the seat.
You can use the center switch knob to move the seat where
you want it. To
raise the seat, move the center switch knob up. To lower the seat, move the
center switch knob down.
To move the seat forward, move the center switch
knob toward the inside
of the vehicle. To move the seat rearward, move the
center knob toward the outside of the vehicle.
You can also raise and lower
the front and rear of the seat. To raise the front
of the seat, move
the inner switch lever up. To lower the front of the seat
move the inner switch lever down.
To raise the rear of the seat, move the
outer switch lever up. To lower the rear of the seat, move the outer switch
lever down.
Reclining Front Seatback (Bucket or Split Bench Seat)
To adjust the seatback,
lift the front of this
lever.
Release
the lever to lock the seatback where you want it. Pull up on the
front
of the lever and the seatback will go to an upright position.
Don’t have
a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.
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Head Restraints
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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
(Reclining Split Bench and Reclining Bucket Seats)
The front seatback folds forward to let you access the rear of the vehicle.
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To fold the seatback
forward, lift this lever.
Lift the front of the
lever and
the seatback
will fold forward.
To
return the seatback to
the upright position,
push the seatback
rearward
until it
latches.
After returning
the seatback to its upright position, pull the seatback forward
to make sure it is locked.
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Easy htry Seat (Utility Model Front Seats)
The driver and passenger front bucket seat and the 40/60 split bench seat of
your vehicle has
an easy entry feature. This makes it easy to get in and out of
the rear seat.
To operate the seat,
pull forward on the
top
of the lever,
located at the side
of
the seatback, and tilt
the back forward
toward the front of the
vehicle.
When you do, the seat
bottom will release.
Just pull or push the
seat forward until it
stops.
To return the seat to
its regular position,
return the seatback to
its upright position,
then push the whole
seat rearward until it
latches.
After returning the seat to its regular position, try to move \
the seat with your
body, to make sure the seat
is locked into place.
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Rear Seats
Easy Entry Seat (Wagon Model Second Seat)
The right side of the rear 60/40 split folding bench seat, available in the
wagon model, has
an easy entry feature. That makes it easy to get in and out
of the third seat, if you have one.
the seatback toward
the front
of the
vehicle.
When you do,
the seat bottom will release. Just pull or push the seat forward
until it stops.
To return the seat to its regular position, return the seatback to its upright
position, then push the whole seat rearward
until it latches.
After returning the seat to its regular position, try to move
the seat with your
body, to make sure the seat is locked
into place.
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Rear Folding Seat (Utility Model)
If your vehicle has a rear seat, the seat can be folded flat for more cargo
space. Before folding, make sure nothing
is under or in front of the seat.
When the seat is folded, it will lay flat on the
floor.
To fold the seat, pull
on the lever at the
front
of the seat
cushion marked
RELEASE.
.... Then, using the handle
at the side
of the
seatback, pull the
seatback forward and
fold it into the seat
cushion.
While the seat is
in the folded position, hang the larch plate end of the outer
passenger position safety belts
on the hooks at the top of each retractor
cover, out of the way.
To return the seat to the passenger position, just lift up on the seatback and
push it rearward until it latches.
After returning the
seat to the passenger position, pull forward on the
seatback to make sure it
is locked in place. Also, return the safety belts
to their original position, so they will be available for rear seat passengers
to use.
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Folding Second Seat (Wagon Models)
If your vehicle has a 60/40 second seat, either side may be folded down to
give you more cargo space. Before folding, push the buckle portion of the
safety belt down into the seat cushion pockets, out of the way. Also, make
sure that nothing is under or in front of the seat. When the seat is folded, it
will lay flat on the floor.
To fold the seat, push
down on the lever at
the outer side
of the
seat cushion and,
using the handle
mounted on the side
of the seat, pull the
seat cushion up and
fold it forward.
After folding the seat
cushion fully forward.
push down on the
lever again and fold
the seatback forward
until it is flat.
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