seats CHEVROLET BLAZER 1998 2.G Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Supplement to the 1998 Chevrolet Blazer, GMC Jimmy and
Oldsmobile Bravada Owner’s Manuals
This information replaces the Heated Front Seats text in
the “Seats and Restraint Systems” section of your
owner’s manual.
Heated Front Seats (If Equipped)
., If you have this feature, the
control is located on the
side of the seat. This feature
will quickly heat the lower
cushion and lower back of
the driver
and front
passenger seats for
added comfort. Press the lower part
of the switch to
turn the heater on
low. Press the upper part of
the switch to turn the heater
on high. Put the switch in the center position to turn the
heater
off.
The passenger’s safety belt musI oe engaged for the
heated seat feature to work on the passenger’s seat.
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Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the “SIR’ system.
Features and Controls
This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort controls and how to operate your audio system.
Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road\
and how to drive under different conditions.
Problems on the Road
This section tells what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated engine, etc.
Service and Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good\
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Maintenance Schedule
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to u\
se.
Customer Assistance Information
This section tells you how to contact Chevrolet for assistance and how to get service and owner publications.
It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page
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Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something
you want to read.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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 air bags and safety belts.
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Seats and Seat Controls
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
Here Are Questions Many People Ask
About Safety Belts
-- and the Answers
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Driver Position
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
Right Front Passenger Position
Supplemental Inflatable
Restraint (SIR) System
Center Front Passenger Position
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Seat Passengers
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children
and Small Adults (4-DOOr Models)
Center Rear Passenger Position (4-Door Models)
Children
Child Restraints
Larger Children
Safety Belt Extender
Checking Your Restraint Systems
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust
them, and fold them
up and down.
Manual Front Seat
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is
moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse 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 of the manual seat up 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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If you have this feature,
there will be a knob on the
outside of the driver and
passenger bucket seats.
Turn the knob to the left to
increase lumbar support and
to the right to decrease
lumbar support.
Power Driver’s Seat (If Equipped)
If you have this feature, there will be a control pad on
your driver’s seat.
Horizontal Control: Raise the front of the seat by
raising the forward edge of the button. Lower the front
of the seat by lowering the forward edge of the button.
Move the seat forward by moving the whole button
toward the front of the vehicle.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Heated Front Seats (If Equipped)
If you have this feature,
the control is located on
the side of the seat. This
feature will quickly heat
the lower cushion and lower back
of the driver
and front passenger seats
for added comfort.
Press the lower part of the switch to turn the heater
on
low. Press the upper part of the switch to turn the heater
on high. Put the switch in the center position to turn the
heater
off.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
Release the lever to lock the seatback where you
want it.
Pull up on the lever and the seat will go to an
upright position.
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If an easy entry right front seat isn’t locked, it
can move. In a sudden stop or crash, the person
sitting there could be injured. After you’ve used
it, be sure to push rearward
on an easy entry seat
to be sure it is locked.
0 Tilt the seatback completely forward again to
get out.
Rear Seats
Your vehicle has a’folding rear seat which lets you fold
the seatbacks down for more cargo space. The rear seat release handles are
on the rear of the
seatbacks. Push back on the seatbacks as you pull up
on the handles. The head restraint will automatically
fold out of the way when the seatback is folded down.
To raise the seatbacks, just lift up the seatbacks and
push until they lock in the upright position. Push and
pull on the seatbacks to check that the latches have
locked in the upright position. If they haven’t, have
them fixed immediately.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To return the head restraints to the upright position,
reach behind the seats and pull the head restraint up
until
it locks into position.
On two-door models with an inside mounted spare tire,
the driver’s side rear seat head restraint must be lifted
and held upright as the seatback is raised. Otherwise, the
head restraint will hit the spare tire and prevent the
seatback from properly latching.
Push and pull on the head restraints to check that they
have locked in the upright position. If they haven’t, have
them fixed immediately.
The rear seat head restraints are adjustable. Push the
button located under the head restraint to raise or lower
it. Slide the head restraint up or down
so that the top of
the head restraint is closest to the top of your ears. After
releasing the button, push and pull
on the head restraint
to make sure it’s locked in place.

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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.
And it explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
(SIR), or air bag system.
A 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.
A 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. (See “Safety
Belt Reminder Light” in
the Index.)
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine &: 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 km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Adults
This part is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things to know about safety
belts and children. And there are different rules for smaller children and babies. If a child
will be riding in your
vehicle, see the part of
this manual called “Children.”
Follow those rules for everyone’s protection.
First, you’ll want to know which restraint systems your
vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.
Driver Position
This part describes the driver’s restraint system.
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here’s how to wear
it properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat
(to see how, see “Seats” in the Index)
so you can sit UD straight.
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