CHEVROLET TRACKER 1996 Owners Manual

Removing and Installing Your
Rear Window
The rear window of your vehicle is removable. This
allows you to open the back opening all the
way or to
replace the window if it becomes deteriorated. To
remove the rear window:
1. Open the rear gate all the way.
2. Unfasten the canvas flaps at the lower corners of the
rear
window to uncover the zipper pull.
3. Unzip the rear window.
4. Hang the rear window down so it hangs outside of
the vehicle.
5. Push the clip on the driver’s side of the rear window
frame (see illustration above) and pull
the bar
rearward. Then slide the bar to the left to release the
passenger’s side.
Reverse the steps
to install the rear window. Make sure
that the window is completely closed before driving.
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Removing and Installing the Side Window
To remove the side window:
1. Unfasten the Velcro@ on the top and rear quarter of
the side window.
2. Unzip the zipper almost all the way, leaving about
3 inches (8 cm) of it still zipped and unfasten the
Velcro on the inside
of the window.
3. Release the plastic strip sewn along the bottom edge
of the window by gently pulling down and out then
release the plastic along the front edge
of the
window
by pulling it forward and out.
4. Unzip the zipper the rest of the way and remove the
side window.
Reverse the steps to install the side window.
Please note that during installation:
You may want to start by zipping the zipper about
3 inches (8 cm), to hold the window in place. When
zipping, place the rear bottom corner
of the window
inside the rear part
of the vehicle body to help you
engage the zipper end.
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Be sure to:
Fit the side and rear part of the window into the
frame before completely zipping the window.
Push the inner lip of the canvas top all the way in
while zipping.
After completing installation, make sure that the front
and bottom ends are securely hooked and the rear top
end of the window is under the canvas top.
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Lowering and Raising the Canvas Top
1. Remove the side windows of the canvas top as
shown previously.
2. Open the rear window and hang it down inside the
luggage compartment.
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4. Unfasten the snaps that secure the canvas top to the
roof piece. The snaps are located
on either side of the
dome lamp.
3. Unfasten the snaps on the driver’s and passenger’s
sides
of the roof side tension belts, located above the
doors on the outside
of the vehicle, underneath the
canvas
top.
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6.
Lower the sun visors
and push both sides
of
the lock buttons on the
front latches.
7. Pull back the swing am, unfasten the five snaps that
secure the canvas
to the swing arm and remove the
canvas from the swing
arm.
Unhook the latches.
8. Return the swing arm forward and hook it securely
with the latches.
9. Pull the tension belts located above the door frame
out
through their rings.
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10. Lay the front half part of the canvas top onto
the rear half
of the top. Then, fold it forward so it
is in “half.”
11. Put the rear bottom corners of the canvas top into
the luggage compartment.
12. Lower the top bows. Y
Make sure that the lower top bow rests on the
rubber support without pinching
any part of the
canvas
top.
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13. Lower the folded canvas behind the rear
seatback(s). Make sure that the rear seat belts
around the shoulder anchor are clear from the
folded top.
14. Fasten the upper top
bow with the belt
on the driver’s
side
seat belt shoulder
anchor bracket.
Reverse the steps
to raise your canvas top.
After raising the canvas top,
make sure that the canvas
extension is located outside the roof rail.
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Removing and Installing the Canvas Top
1. Complete the steps listed previously for lowering the
2. Detach the rear bottom corners of the canvas top.
canvas top.
3. Unfasten the VelcroB
fastener.
4. Unsnap the canvas top to remove it all the way.
See “Preparing Your Canvas Top for Storage” in this
section for the correct storage procedure.
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Preparing the Canvas Top fur Storage
2. Fold the side windows onto the top.
1. Lay the canvas top inside-up on a clean, dry,
flat surface.
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3. Fold the front part of the canvas top over
4. Lay the rear window on top of the folded canvas top.
the windows.
5. Roll the canvas top around the rear window.
6. Store in a clean, dry location.
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