CHEVROLET TRACKER 1993 User Guide
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These symbols are on some of your
controls:
Windshield Wiper
Windshield Washer Windshield Defroster
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Rear Window Wiper
and Washer
Rear Window Wiper
Rear Window Defogger
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Air Conditioning
Ventilating
Fan
AIC
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These symbols are used on warning and
indicator lights:
Engine Coolant
Temperature
Battery Charging System
Fuel
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E3
Brake
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Here are some other symbols you may
see:
Hood Release
Lighter
Horn
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Part 1
.
Here you’ll find information
about the seats
in your Geo and
how to use your safety belts
properly
. You can also learn
about some things you should
not do with safety belts .
Seats & Safety Belts
Seats and Seat Controls ................................................ 12
Why Safety Belts Work ................................................ 19
Here Are Questions Many People Ask about
Safety Belt Reminder Light
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How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ...................................... 23
Children
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Child Restraints
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Larger Children ....................................................... 37
Safety Belt Extender ................................................... 39
Checking Your Restraint Systems
........................................ 39
Replacing Safety Belts after a Crash
...................................... 40
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone ....................................... 18
Safety Belts - and the Answers ..................................... 22
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Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -
how to adjust them, and also about
reclining from seatbacks, head
restraints, seatback latches, easy entry
seats, folding rear seat and reclining
rear seatbacks,
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Front Seat
A You can lose control of the
L vehicle if you try to adjust a
manual driver’s seat while the
vehicle is moving. The sudden
movement could startle and
canfuse 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.
Move the lever under the front 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.
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Reclining Front Se, iacks
To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on
the outer side of the seat. Release the
lever to lock
the seatback where you
want it. Pull up on the lever and
the seat
will go to its original upright position.
But don’t have a seatback reclined if
your vehicle is moving.
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Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be
L dangerous. Even if you buckle 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.
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Head Restraints
Head restraints are fixed on some
vehicles and adjustable on others. Slide
an adjustable 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. To
raise
or lower the restraint, push in
the release while you pull up or push
down on the restraint.
Easy Entry Seats
The front seats of your vehicle make it
easy to get in and out of the rear seat.
When you pull up on the recliner
release lever, the seatback
will tilt
forward and the whole seat will slide
forward.
After someone gets into the rear seat
area, move the seatback to its original
position. Then move the seat rearward
until it locks.
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A ~f easy entry seat isn’t
- b locked, it can move. h a
sudden stop or crash, the person
sitting there could be injured. And,
even if there is no crash or sudden
stop, a driver sitting in an
unlocked easy entry seat could be
startled by the sudden movement
and hit the wrung control or pedaI,
causing an accident. After you’ve
used it, be sure to push rearward
on my easy entry seat to be sure it
is locked.
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To get out, pull the release handle on
the rear of the right front seat.
folding Rear Seat
The rear seat in your Geo folds to
provide more cargo space.
To fold the rear seat, lower the rear
seatback and
then flip the whole rear
seat
up against the front seats.
1. Swing the safety belt buckles forward
and down.
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2. Pull the knobs on both sides of the
seatback.
If you have the split rear seat, you
can fold half
of the seat by pulling
only the knob
on the side you wish to
fold.
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3. Fold the seatback down.
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4. Unlock the bottom part of the seat:
On the one-piece rear seat, pull
out the release ring.
On the split rear seat, lift the
release lever on either seat.
5. Lift the bottom of the seat up and
push
it toward the front of the
vehicle.
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6. Find the support bar on the bottom o
the seat. This bar keeps the rear seat
from unfolding.
7. Pull the inner end of the support off
of the seat bracket and swing
it
down.
8. Push the support bar into the floor
bracket. Be sure the support bar
is
secured,
To unfold the rear seats:
Keep your hands, safety belts and other
objects away from where the seat
will
rest.
1. Pull the support bar out of the floor
bracket and swing it up and toward
the bottom of the seat.
2. Push the support bar into the bracket
on the bottom of the seat.
3. Slowly pull the seat down to the
floor. The seat should latch into
place. Pull up
on the bottom of the
seat to be sure it is locked in
position.
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4. Pull the seatback up and push it back
to lock it into place.
5. Push and pull the top of the seatback
to be sure
the seatback is locked in
position.
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.
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Don’t let anyone ride where
they 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.
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