CHEVROLET AVEO 2004 1.G User Guide

Head Restraints
Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint
is closest to the top of your head. This position reduces
the chances of a neck injury in a crash.
Pull up the head restraint in order to adjust the position
upward.Push in the release button and press down on the head
restraint in order to adjust the position downward.
To remove the head restraint, pull the head restraint all
the way up. Then push in the release button and lift
the head restraint from the guide sleeve.
Replace the head restraint and reset it in the original
position before driving.
Your vehicle may have adjustable rear seat head
restraints. Push in the release button and move the
head restraint to the desired position.
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Rear Seats
Rear Seat Operation (Hatchback)
Folding the Seatback
The rear seatbacks can be folded down to increase
cargo space.
To fold down the seatback, do the following:
1. If your vehicle has adjustable head restraints,
push the head restraints down all the way.
2. Pull up the release knob located on top of the rear
seatback.3. Fold the rear seatback forward and down.
4. Move the safety belts and safety belt buckles out of
the space between the seatback and the seatback
cushion.
5. Pull the release handles on the rear side of the seat
cushion to unlock the rear seat cushion.
6. Lift and fold up the seat.
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7. Clip the hook to the head restraint of the front seat
to keep the rear seat secure.
8. Store the rear safety belts and buckles in the
storage area under the floor mat.
{CAUTION:
If the seatback isn’t locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
press rearward on the seatback to be sure it is
locked.
{CAUTION:
A safety belt that is improperly routed, not
properly attached, or twisted won’t provide
the protection needed in a crash. The person
wearing the belt could be seriously injured.
After raising the rear seatback, always check
to be sure that the safety belts are properly
routed and attached, and are not twisted.
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To return the seatback to the upright position, do the
following:
1. Remove the safety belts and buckles from the
storage area.
2. Unclip the hook from the head restraint of the
front seat.
3. Push the rear seat cushion downward to its original
position until it latches securely.
4. Lift up the seatback and push it to its original
position. Ensure that the safety belts are not twisted
or caught under the seatback.
5. Push down firmly on the top of the seatback until it
latches securely in the fully upright position.
6. Place the rear safety belts and buckles in their
original position between the rear seatback and
the seat cushion.Rear Seat Operation (Sedan)
Folding the Seatback
The rear seatbacks can be folded down to increase
cargo space.
To fold down the seatback, do the following:
1. Pull up the release knob located on top of the rear
seatback.
2. Fold the rear seatback forward and down.
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{CAUTION:
If the seatback isn’t locked, it could move
forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
press rearward on the seatback to be sure it is
locked.
{CAUTION:
A safety belt that is improperly routed, not
properly attached, or twisted won’t provide
the protection needed in a crash. The person
wearing the belt could be seriously injured.
After raising the rear seatback, always check
to be sure that the safety belts are properly
routed and attached, and are not twisted.To return the seatback to the upright position, do the
following:
1. Lift up the seatback and push it to its original
position. Ensure that the safety belts are not twisted
or caught under the seatback.
2. Push down firmly on the top of the seatback until it
latches securely in the fully upright position.
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Safety Belts
Safety Belts: They Are 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.
{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.
{CAUTION:
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.
SeeSafety Belt Reminder
Light on page 3-25.
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In most states and in all 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 30 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.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’s just a seat on
wheels.
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Put someone on it. 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...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.
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts
Q:Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle after an
accident if I’m wearing a safety belt?
A:Youcouldbe – whether you’re wearing a safety
belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt,
even if you’re upside down. And your chance
of being conscious during and after an accident,
so youcanunbuckle and get out, ismuchgreater
if you are belted.
Q:If my vehicle has air bags, why should I have to
wear safety belts?
A:Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in
most of them in the future. But they are supplemental
systems only; so they workwithsafety belts – not
instead of them. Every air bag system ever offered
for sale has required 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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