CHEVROLET ASTRO PASSENGER 1993 1.G Owner's Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 3. Pull up on the seatback latch on the right rear of the front seat. Push
the seatback down until it locks in place (non-touring bench seats only).
4. Lift up on the seat release latch. The latches are near the floor on the
rear legs
of the seat. To relieve pressure on the latch, pull back on the
seat.
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5. Lift up on the rear of the seat to remove the seat assembly from the
rear latch pins. Then, pull back and
lift the seat out of the vehicle.
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To install the seat:
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3.
Lower the seat into position. Make sure the front retainers ar\
e hooked
onto the anchor pins.
Do the same for the rear retainers. Make sure the
seat is locked in by pulling up and down on the seat.
Raise the seatback by pushing forward on the latch at the rig\
ht rear of
the seat. Pull up on the seatback until it is locked securely in the up
position.
Attach the quick release latch plate
to the buckles in the roof. If you are
installing the center seat, connect the right lap-shoulder belt \
to the
attachment on the seat cushion. If you have a safety belt gui\
de on your
seat, pull the belt through the guide before reattaching the l\
ap-shoulder
belt
to the side of the seat. The release hole should be facing outward.
If you installed the safety belt with the release hole facing inw\
ard
(toward the seat), slide the plastic cover
up so you can see the buckle.
Disconnect the seat belt. Slide the cover back down and reinst\
all the
belt correctly.
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To avoid personal injury, do not ride in the right position of the
center seat unless the safety belt is securely anchored. Be sure the
buckle on the free end of the belt is fastened securely to the latch
plate mounted at the base of the seat.
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NOTICE
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Be sure to put the correct seats back in the proper positions so the safety
belts will work properly.
Head Restrahts
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If your vehicle has the optional touring package, you have adjusta\
ble 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 chances
of a neck injury in a crash.
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Safety Belts: They’= For Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts pr\
operly. It also tells
you some things
you should not do with safety belts.
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A Don’t let anyone ride where they can’t wear a safety bel\
t properly. If
- b 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 faste\
ned
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This figure lights up when you turn the key to RUN or START when your
safety belt isn’t buckled, and you’ll hear a chime too.
It’s the reminder
to buckle up. In many 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 very mild. In them, you won’t get hurt eve\
n if you’re not
buckled up. And some crashes can be
so serious, like being hit by a train,
that even buckled up a person wouldn’t survive. But most cr\
ashes are in
between. In many
of them, people who buckle up can survive and sometimes
walk away. Without belts they could be badly hurt
or killed.
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buckling up
does matter . . . a lot!
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Why Safety Belts Work
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When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes. For example, if
the bike is going 10 mph (16 km/h), so is the child. When the bike hits the
block, it stops. But the child keeps going!
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Take the simplest “vehicle.” Suppose it’s just a seat on wheels. Put someone
on it.
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Get it up to speed. Then stop the “vehicle.” The rider doesn’\
t stop.
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The person keeps going until stopped by something. In a real \
vehicle, it could be the windshield
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or the instrument panel . . .
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or the safety belts!
With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does. You get more time to
stop. You stop over more distance, and your strongest bones take the\
forces.
That’s why safety belts make such good sense.
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety
Belts-and the Answers
Q: Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident if I’m wearing a
safety belt?
A: You could be-whether you’re wearing a safety belt or not. But you can
easily unbuckle a safety belt, even
if you’re upside down. And your chance of
being conscious during and after an accident,
so you can unbuckle and get
out, is
much greater if you are belted.
Q: Why don’t they just put in air bags so people won’t have to wear
safety belts?
A: “Air bags,” or Supplemental Inflatable Restraint systems, are in some
vehicles today and will be in more of them in the future. But they are
supplemental systems only-so they work
with safety belts, not instead of
them. Every “air bag” system ever offered for sale has r\
equired the use of
safety belts. Even
if you’re in a vehicle that has “air bags,’’ you still have to
buckle up to get the most protection. That’s true not only in frontal collisions,
but especially in side and other collisions.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Q: If I’m a good driver, and I never drive far from home, why should I
wear safety belts?
A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you’re in an accident-even one
that isn’t your fault-you and your passengers can be hurt. \
Being a good
driver doesn’t protect you from things beyond your control, \
such as bad
drivers.
Most accidents occur within
25 miles (40 km) of home. And the greatest
number of serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds of less than
40 mph
(65 kmlh).
Safety belts are for everyone.
Safety Belt Reminder Light
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When the key is turned to RUN or START, a light will come on for about
eight seconds to remind people to fasten their’ safety belts. Unless the driver’s
safety belt is buckled,
a chime will also sound.
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How To Wear Safety Belts Prroperiy
Adults
This section is only for people of adult size.
I CAUTION
There are special things to know about safety belts and childr\
en. And
there are different rules for babies and smaller children.
If a child will
“Children.” Follow those rules for everyone’s protection.\

I be riding in your vehicle, see the part after this one, called
st, you’ll want to know which restraint systems your vehicle has. We’ll start
with the driver position.
Driver Position
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This part describes the driver’s restraint system.
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