fold seats CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO 2006 6.G Owners Manual

Front Seats......................................................1-2
Manual Passenger Seat..................................1-2
Power Seat...................................................1-2
Manual Lumbar..............................................1-3
Heated Seats.................................................1-3
Reclining Seatbacks........................................1-4
Head Restraints.............................................1-6
Seatback Latches...........................................1-7
Easy Entry Seat.............................................1-8
Rear Seats.......................................................1-9
Split Folding Rear Seat...................................1-9
Safety Belts...................................................1-11
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone................1-11
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts......1-15
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly.................1-16
Driver Position..............................................1-17
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy..................1-23
Right Front Passenger Position.......................1-24
Rear Seat Passengers..................................1-24
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides....................1-26
Safety Belt Pretensioners...............................1-28
Safety Belt Extender.....................................1-29
Child Restraints.............................................1-29
Older Children..............................................1-29
Infants and Young Children............................1-32Child Restraint Systems.................................1-35
Where to Put the Restraint.............................1-39
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH)..................................................1-40
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat
Position...................................................1-47
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front
Seat Position............................................1-50
Airbag System...............................................1-54
Where Are the Airbags?................................1-56
When Should an Airbag Inate?.....................1-59
What Makes an Airbag Inate?.......................1-60
How Does an Airbag Restrain?.......................1-60
What Will You See After an Airbag Inates?.....1-61
Passenger Sensing System............................1-62
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle...........1-67
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle....................................................1-68
Restraint System Check..................................1-69
Checking the Restraint Systems......................1-69
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash............................................1-70
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Seatback Latches
There is a lever located on the back of both front seats
near the top on the outboard side.
These are used to fold the seatbacks forward for easy
entry and exit of the rear seats. The front passenger’s
seat has an easy entry feature which allows the
entire seat to move forward. SeeEasy Entry Seat on
page 1-8.
To fold the seatback forward, lift the lever and push the
seatback forward.
{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.
To return the seatback to the upright position, push the
seatback rearward until it locks in place. Push and
pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked.
Passenger’s Seat shown, Driver’s Seat similar
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{CAUTION:
If the easy entry right front seat is not locked,
it can move. In a sudden stop or crash, the
person sitting there could be injured. After you
have used it, be sure to push rearward on an
easy entry seat to be sure it is locked.
5. Try to slide the entire seat back and forth to make
sure the seat is locked into place.
Rear Seats
Split Folding Rear Seat
If your vehicle has this feature, you can fold either side
of the seatback down for more cargo space. Make
sure the front seat is not reclined. If it is, the rear
seatback will not fold down all the way.
Notice:Folding a rear seat with the safety belts
still fastened may cause damage to the seat or the
safety belts. Always unbuckle the safety belts
and return them to their normal stowed position
before folding a rear seat.
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If things like suitcases, tools, packages, or anything else
are put inside the vehicle, they will go as fast as the
vehicle goes. If you have to stop or turn quickly,
or if there is a crash, they will keep going.
{CAUTION:
Things you put inside your vehicle can strike
and injure people in a sudden stop or turn, or
in a crash.
Put things in the trunk of your vehicle. In a
trunk, put them as far forward as you can.
Try to spread the weight evenly.
Never stack heavier things, like suitcases,
inside the vehicle so that some of them
are above the tops of the seats.
Do not leave an unsecured child restraint
in your vehicle.
When you carry something inside the
vehicle, secure it whenever you can.
Do not leave a seat folded down unless
you need to.
Towing
Towing Your Vehicle
Consult your dealer or a professional towing service if
you need to have your disabled vehicle towed. See
Roadside Assistance Program on page 7-5.
If you want to tow your vehicle behind another vehicle
for recreational purposes (such as behind a motorhome),
see “Recreational Vehicle Towing” following.
Recreational Vehicle Towing
Recreational vehicle towing means towing your vehicle
behind another vehicle — such as behind a motorhome.
The two most common types of recreational vehicle
towing are known as “dinghy towing” (towing your vehicle
with all four wheels on the ground) and “dolly towing”
(towing your vehicle with two wheels on the ground and
two wheels up on a device known as a “dolly”).
With the proper preparation and equipment, many
vehicles can be towed in these ways. See “Dinghy
Towing” and “Dolly Towing,” following.
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Safety Belt
Passenger Reminder Light............................3-27
Pretensioners..............................................1-28
Reminder Light............................................3-26
Safety Belts
Care of ......................................................5-88
Driver Position............................................1-17
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-16
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-15
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides...................1-26
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-24
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-24
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-29
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-23
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-11
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seatback Latches............................................. 1-7
Seats
Easy Entry Seat............................................ 1-8
Head Restraints............................................ 1-6
Heated Seats............................................... 1-3
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-3
Manual Passenger......................................... 1-2
Power Seat.................................................. 1-2
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4Seats (cont.)
Seatback Latches.......................................... 1-7
Split Folding Rear Seat.................................. 1-9
Securing a Child Restraint
Rear Seat Position......................................1-47
Right Front Seat Position..............................1-50
Security Light.................................................3-37
Service........................................................... 5-3
Accessories and Modications......................... 5-3
Adding Equipment to the Outside of Your
Vehicle..................................................... 5-4
California Proposition 65 Warning.................... 5-3
Doing Your Own Work................................... 5-4
Engine Soon Light.......................................3-34
Publications Ordering Information...................7-15
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle..............1-67
Setting the Time.....................................3-60, 3-61
Sheet Metal Damage.......................................5-91
Shifting Into Park (P).......................................2-26
Shifting Out of Park (P)...................................2-27
Signals, Turn and Lane-Change.......................... 3-7
Spare Tire
Compact....................................................5-85
Installing....................................................5-77
Removing...................................................5-76
Storing.......................................................5-83
Specications, Capacities...............................5-100
Speedometer..................................................3-26
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