seats CHEVROLET LUMINA 1993 1.G Owners Manual

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Table of Contents
Printed in USA
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Introduction How to Use this Manual ........................
Part I Seats & Safety Belts ............................ 11
Features & Controls ............................. 45
Comfort Controls & Audio Systems. ... 97
Your Driving and the Road ................ 117
Problems on the Road ....................... ’ 163
Service & Appearance Care .............. 191
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Maintenance Schedule ...................... 259
Customer Assistance Information mm.. 281
Includes “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 286
Service Station Information .... Last Page
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Using Your 1993 Chevrolet
Owner's Manual
Many people read their owner's manual
from beginning to end when they first
receive their new vehicle. This will help
you learn about the features and
controls for your vehicle. In this
manual, you'll find that pictures and
words work together to explain things
quickly.
There are nine parts with color-tabbed pages in this manual. Each part begins
with a brief list of contents,
so you can
usually tell at a glance
if that part
contains the information you want.
You can bend the manual slightly to
reveal the color tabs that help you find a
part.
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Part 1: Seats and Safety Belts
This part tells you how to use your seats
and safety belts properly.
Part 2: Features & Controls
This part explains how to start and
operate your Chevrolet.
Part 3: Comfort Controls & Audio
Systems
This part tells you how to adjust the
ventilation and comfort controls and
how
to operate your audio system.
Part 4: Your Driving and the Road
Here you'll find helpful information and
tips about the road and how to drive
under different conditions.
Part 5: Problems on the Road
This part tells you what to do if you
have a problem while driving, such as a
flat tire or engine overheating.
Part 6: Service & Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep
your Chevrolet running properly and looking good.
Part 7: Maintenance Schedule
This part tells you when to perform
vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to use.
Part 8: Customer Assistance
Information
This part tells you how to contact
Chevrolet for assistance and how to get
service publications. It also gives you
information on
Reporting Safety Defects.
Part 9: 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.
Service Station Information
This is a quick reference of service
information. You can find it on the last
page of this manual.

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Here YOU’II find information about
the seats in your Chevrolet
and how
to use your safety belts properly
.
You can also learn about some things
you should not do with safety
Part I
Seats & Safety Belts
Seats and Seat Controls ........................................................................\
................. 12
Safety Belts
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..................................... 15
How to Wear Saf6ty Belts Properly ...................................................................... 20
Driver Position
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........... 21
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
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24
Right Front Passenger Position
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..... 25
Center Passenger Position
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............. 25
Rear Seat Passengers
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..................... 26
Children ........................................................................\
.......................................... 29
Smaller Children and Babies
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......... 29
Child Restraints ........................................................................\
............................ 30
Larger Children ........................................................................\
.............................. 38
Safety Belt Extender ........................................................................\
..................... 40
Replacing Safety Belts After a Crash ............ 1 ....................................................... 41

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This section tells you about the seats-
how to adjust them-and also about
reclining seatbaclts and head restraints.
Manual Front Seat
A 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 male you push a
pedal when you don't want to.
Adjust the driver's seat )only when
the vehicle
is not moving. Move
the control handle under the
front
of the seat to unlock it. Slide the
seat to where you want it. Then release
the handle and
try to move the seat
with your body, to make sure the, seat is
locked into place.

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Seats & Safety Belts
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Reclining Front Seatbacks (CONT.)
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be
dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts can’t do their job
you’re reclined like this.
The shoulder belt can’t do its job because it won’t be against your body.
Instead, it will be in front of you. In a crash you could go into it, receiving neck
or other injuries.
The lap belt can’t
do its job either. In a crash the belt could go up over your
abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones. This could
cause serious internal injuries.
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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 chance
of a
neck injury in a crash.
For proper protection when the vehicle is in motion, have the seatbaclc uprij
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Then sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly.
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5. Get it up to sped. Then stop the
G6ar.y' The rider doesn't stup.
8. or the safety bdtd
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6. The person keeps going until
stopped by something- In a real
vehicle, it could be the
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Safety Belt Warning Light How to Wear Safety Belts
When the key is turned to Run or Start, ProperEy--Adults
a chime will come on for about eight This section is only for people of adult
seconds to remind people to fasten their size.
safetv belts. unless the driver’s safetv
Vehicles First Sold in Canada
Was your Chevrolet first sold, when
new, in Canada?
(If it was, a sticker on
the driver’s door
will say “conforms to
all applicable Canada motor vehicle
...”
not apply to your vehicle.
etc.)
If
so, then the rest of Part 1 does
belt [s bucied. The safety belt light bill
I also come on and stay on until the
driver’s belt
is buckled.
I CAUTION
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If your safety belt light ever
the front doors are closed
and the
driver’s belt is buckled, have vour
/A comes on or stays on after
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There are special things to
-, know about safety belts and
ddren. And there are different To learn how
to use your safety belts,
please read the Owner’s Manual Safety
Belt Supplement. It comes with every
new Chevrolet first sold in Canada.
I rules for babies and smaller
children.
If a child will be riding in
your Chevrolet, see the Index under
Children. Follow those rules for
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Automatic LapShoulder Belt (CONTI)
Thelap belt should be worn as low on
the hips as possible.
In a crash, this
applies force
to the strong pelvic bones.
And you'd be less likely to slide under
the lap belt.
If you slid under it, the belt
would apply force at your abdomen.
This could cause serious or even fatal
injuries. The shoulder belt should
go
over the shoulder and across the chest.
These
parts of the body are best able to
take belt restraining forces.
The safety belt locks if there's a sudden
stop or a crash.
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It's possible that .an automatic belt
could
keep youfrom'€ully opening a
door. That
cm happen if the door was
slammed shut very hard. Just close
the
door all the way, then slowly open it. If
that doesn't fix it, then your Chevrolet
needs service.
We hope
you will always keep your
automatic belt buckled. However, you
may need to unbuckle it
in an
emergency.
And you would need to unbuckle it to
let someone
get into the center front
seat position,
if your vehicle has one.
To Unbuckle the Automatic Belt:
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Automatic Lap-Shoulder Belt (corn)
Q: What's wrong with this?
A The shoulder belt is worn under the
arm. It should be worn over the
shoulder at all times.
A You can be seriously injured
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under your arm. In a crash, your
body would move too far forward,
which would increase the chance of
head and neck injury. Also, the belt
would apply too much force to the
ribs, which aren't as strong as
shoulder bones. You could also
severely injure internal organs like
vour liver or sdeen.
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Q: What's wrong with this?
A: The belt is twisted across the body.
CAUTION
You can be seriously injured
/- by a twisted belt. In a crash,
you wouldn't have the full width of
the belt to take impact forces.
If a
belt is twisted, make it straight
so it
can work properly, or ask your
dealer to fix it.
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Safety Belt Use During
Pregnancy
Safety belts work for everyone,
including pregnant women. Like all
occupants, they are more likely to be
seriously injured if they don't wear
safety belts.
A pregnant woman should wear a
lap-shoulder belt, and the lap portion
should be worn
as low as possible
throughout the pregnancy.
The best way to protect the fetus is to
protect the mother. When a safety belt
is worn properly, it's more likely that
the fetus won't be hurt in a crash. For
pregnant women, as for anyone, the key
to making safety belts effective is
wearing them properly.

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Center Passenger Position
(CONT.)
To make the belt longer, tilt the latch
plate and pull it along the belt.
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To make the belt shorter, pull its free
end as shown until the belt is snug.
Buckle, position and release it the same
way as the lap part
of a lap-shoulder
belt.
If the belt isn't long enough, see the
Index under Safety Belt Extender.
Make sure the release button on the
buckle faces upward or outward
so you
would be able to unbuckle it quickly if
you ever had to.
Rear Seat Passengers
It's very important for rear seat
passengers to buckle up! Accident
statistics show that unbelted people in
the rear seat are hurt more often in
crashes than those who are wearing
safety belts.
Rear passengers who aren't safety
belted can be thrown out of the vehicle
in a crash. And they can strike others in
the vehicle who are wearing safety belts.