driver seat adjustment CHEVROLET KODIAK 2007 Owners Manual

Front Seats..................................................... 9
Bucket Seats................................................ 9
Split Bench Seat (80/20 Split)..................... 13
Air Suspension Seats.................................. 13
Rear Seats.................................................... 20
Rear Seat Operation................................... 20
Safety Belts.................................................. 21
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone........... 21
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts............................................. 25
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly............. 26
Driver Position............................................. 26
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment................. 35
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.............. 36
Right Front Passenger Position................... 36
Center Passenger Position.......................... 37
Rear Outside Passenger Positions
(Crew Cab).............................................. 38
Safety Belt Extender................................... 41Child Restraints............................................ 42
Older Children............................................. 42
Infants and Young Children......................... 45
Child Restraint Systems.............................. 49
Where to Put the Restraint
(Regular Cab Models).............................. 54
Where to Put the Restraint
(Crew Cab Models).................................. 55
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH).................................... 57
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Outside Seat Position
(Crew Cab Models).................................. 58
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Rear Seat Position (Crew Cab)
or Center Front Position............................ 60
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position......................... 63
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Front Seats
Bucket Seats
If your vehicle has bucket seats, you can adjust
the seats several different ways.
Fore-and-Aft Adjustment
{CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you
try to adjust the seat while the vehicle is
moving. The sudden movement could
startle and confuse you, or make you
push a pedal when you do not want to.
Adjust the driver’s seat only when the
vehicle is not moving.You can adjust the seat forward or rearward with
the bar located under the front of the seat cushion.
Lift the bar to unlock the seat. Slide the seat to
where you want it and release the bar. Try to move
the seat with your body to be sure the seat is
locked in place.
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Lumbar Adjustment
Your seats may have this feature.
The lumbar adjustment
knob is located on the
seatback, on the
inboard side of the
driver’s seat and on the
outboard side of the
passenger’s seat.
For more support to your lower back, turn the
lumbar adjustment knob clockwise. To decrease
the amount of lumbar support, turn the knob
counterclockwise.
Seatback Adjustment
{CAUTION:
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 do
not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only
when the vehicle is not moving.
{CAUTION:
If the seatback is not locked, it could
move forward in a sudden stop or crash.
That could cause injury to the person
sitting there. Always push and pull on
the seatback to be sure it is locked.
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Split Bench Seat (80/20 Split)
If your vehicle has a split bench seat, the
passenger seat is not adjustable.
There is a storage area underneath the seat
cushion. SeeStorage Areas on page 135.
Air Suspension Seats
Your vehicle may have a low-back or high-back
air suspension seat. There are several ways
to adjust the seat.
Fore-and-Aft Adjustment
If your vehicle has
this lever it is located
underneath the front
of the driver’s seat.
To slide the seat forward or rearward, move
the lever toward the outboard side of the seat.
The seat will lock in at 1/2 inch (1.5 cm)
increments.
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Lumbar Adjustment
If your vehicle has a lumbar adjustment knob,
it is located on the inboard side of the driver’s
seatback, or on the outboard side of the
passenger’s seatback.
Lumbar
Adjustment KnobLumbar Adjustment Switch
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