tow CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1997 Owners Manual

Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust
them and fold them up and down. It also tells you about
reclining front seatbacks and head restraints.
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.
If your vehicle has a manual
bucket, split bench or full
bench seat,
you can adjust it
with this lever at the front
of the seat.
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Slide the lever at the front of the seat toward the
passenger’s side to unlock it. Using your body, 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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Power Driver’s Seat (If Equipped)
If your vehicle has a power seat on the driver’s side, you
can adjust it with these controls at the outside edge of
the seat. You
can use
the round center knob to move the seat to
where you want it.
To raise the seat, move the knob up.
To lower the seat, move the knob down. To move the
seat forward, move the knob toward the front
of the
vehicle.
To move the seat rearward, move the knob
toward the rear of the vehicle.
You can also raise and lower the front and rear of the
seat.
To raise the front of the seat, move the front
lever up.
To lower the front of the seat, move the front
lever down.
To raise the rear of the seat, move the rear
lever up.
To lower the rear of the seat, move the rear
lever down.
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Easy Entry Seat (2-Door Utility)
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If any easy entry seat isn’t locked, it can move. In
a sudden stop or crash, the person sitting there
could be injured. And, even if there is no crash or
sudden stop, a driver sitting in an unlocked easy
entry seat could be startled by the sudden
movement and hit the wrong control or pedal,
causing an accident. After you’ve used it, be sure
to push rearward on any easy entry seat to be
sure it is locked.
The driver and passenger front bucket seat and the
60/40 split bench seat of your vehicle have an easy
entry feature. This makes it easy
to get in and out of
the rear seat. On vehicles equipped with the power
driver’s seat, only the passenger’s front seat will have
the easy entry feature. To
operate the seat, pull
forward
on the top of the
lever located at the side of
the seatback, and tilt the
back forward toward the front
of the vehicle.
When you do, the seat bottom will release. Just pull
or push the seat forward until it stops.
To return the seat to its regular position, return the
seatback
to its upright position, then push the whole
seat rearward until it latches.
After returning the seat to its regular position, try
to
move the seat with your body, to make sure the seat is
locked into place.
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Rear Seats
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~ If a head restraint is not installed on the seatback
~ or stored in the vehicle properly, it could be
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maneuver. People in the vehicle could be injured.
Remove the head restraints only-when you need
to fold the seat, and be sure that the head
restraints are stored securely in the storage bag
and placed under the rear seat. When the seat is
returned to the passenger position, be sure the
head restraints are installed properly. Folding
the Rear Seat (2-Door Utility Model)
If your vehicle has a rear seat, the seat can be folded flat
for more cargo space. Before folding, make sure that
nothing is under or in front of the seat. When the seat is
folded, it will lay almost flat on the floor.
When folding the seat, first
remove the head restraints.
Push the button at the top of
the seat back and slide the
head restraint out of the
height-adjust tubes.
Detach the stowage bag from the back of the rear seat.
Then, put the head restraints in the stowage bag and
place the bag in the rear seat footwell, under the seat.
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After returning the seat to the passenger position, pull
forward on the seatback to make sure it is locked into
place. Also, return the safety belts and head restraints
to
their original positions, so they will be available for rear
seat passengers to use.
Folding the Rear Seat (&Door Utility Model)
If your vehicle has a 60/40 rear seat, either side may be
folded down
to give you more cargo space.
Before folding, place the latch portion of the center
safety belt in the center armrest. That way, the center
safety belt will be out of the way when the seat is folded
and also will be easily available for passengers to use
when the seat is returned to the passenger position. Also,
make sure that nothing is under or in front of the seat.
When the seat is folded, it will lay flat on the floor. When folding
the seat,
first remove the head
restraints. Push the release
buttons at the bottom of
each head restraint height
adjust post and slide the
head restraint out of the
height-adjust tubes.
Set the head restraints aside for now. You will stow them
in their proper position after you are done folding the seat.
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To fold the seat, pull up on
the strap loop at the rear of
the seat cushion.
Then, pull the seat cushion up and fold it forward.
After folding the seat cushion fully forward, pull
the seatback forward and fold the seatback down
until it is flat. Then,
stow the head
restraints by sliding them
into the rear of the seatback.
Make sure the posts go
in
all the way.
To return the seat to the passenger position, first remove
the head restraints by sliding them
out of the seat cushion.
Lift the seatback up and push rearward
all the way. Then,
lower the seat cushion until it latches in position.
After returning the seat to the passenger position, return
the head restraints to the top
of the seatback. Pull
forward on the seatback and up on the seat cushion
to
make sure that the seat is securely in place.
If the latch plate portion
of the center safety belt was put
in the center armrest when the seat was folded, take the
latch plate portion out and place
it on the seat. That way,
the center position safety belt will be available for the
center rear seat passenger to use.
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Folding the Second Seat (Suburban)
If your vehicle has a 60/40 rear seat, either side may be
folded down to give
you more cargo space.
Before folding, place the latch portion
of the center
safety belt in the center armrest. That way, the center
safety belt will be out of the way when the seat is folded
and also will be easily available for passengers to use
when the seat is returned to the passenger position. Also,
make sure that nothing is under or in front of the seat.
When the seat is folded, it will lay flat on the floor.
When folding the seat, first
remove the head restraints.
Push the release buttons at
the bottom
of each head
restraint height-adjust
post and slide the head
restraint
out of the
height-adjust tubes.
Set the head restraints aside for now.
You will stow
them in their proper positions after you are done folding
the seat. To
fold the seat, pull up on
the strap loop at the rear
outer edge
of the seat
cushion. Then, pull the seat
cushion up.
After folding the seat cushion forward, push down on
the lever at the side
of the seatback and fold the seatback
forward until it is flat.
Then, stow the head
restraints by sliding them
into the rear of the seatback.
Make sure the posts go in
all the way.
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Entry to the Rear Seat (Suburban Second Seat)
The right side of the rear 60/40 split folding bench seat,
has an easy entry feature. That makes it easy to get in
and
out of the third seat, if you have one.
To operate the seat, move the lever at the side of the
seat down.
Tilt the seatback toward
the front of the vehicle by
pulling the top
of the seatback forward.
When you do, the seat bottom will release. Just pull the
seat forward until it stops.
There is a foot-operated
release lever for rear seat
passengers to use when
getting out of the third seat. To
release the easy entry second seat, lift up on the
top of the release lever with your foot. Push the top
of the seatback forward and tilt it toward the front of
the vehicle.
To return the seat to its regular position, return the
seatback
to its upright position, then push the whole seat
rearward until it latches.
After returning the seat to its regular position, try
to
move the seat with your body, to make sure the seat is
locked into place.
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A seat that isn’t locked into place properly can
move around in a collision or sudden stop. People
in the vehicle could be injured. Be sure to lock
the seat into place properly when installing it.
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Move the seatback release
lever, at the right rear
of the
seat, toward the center
of
the vehicle.
Then, fold the seatback forward into the seat cushion.
To unlatch the seat from the
floor, pull up on the center
release handle at the rear of
the seat and lift the rear seat
up, off of the floor.
Turn the seat sideways and
take it out of the vehicle.
Replacing the Rear Seat
To put the seat back in, hold the seat sideways and put it
into the vehicle. Turn
the seat to the forward position
and set it down, with the latches at the bottom
of the seat
over the hooks in the floor. Pull up
on the center release
handle and let the seat drop into place. Release the
handle to let the seat latch close and make sure it locks
into place. Then, move the seatback release lever at the
right rear of the seat toward the center
of the vehicle and
raise the seatback.
After returning the seatback to the upright position, push
the seatback forward to make sure it is locked into place.
Then, return the outside passenger position safety belts
to the seat frame buckles, so they will be available for
rear seat passengers to use.
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How does an air bag restrain?
In moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal collisions,
even belted occupants can contact the steering wheel or
the instrument panel.
Air bags supplement the protection
provided by safety belts.
Air bags distribute the force of
the impact more evenly over the occupant’s upper body,
stopping the occupant more gradually. But air bags would
not help you in many types
of collisions, including
rollovers, rear impacts and side impacts, primarily
because an occupant’s motion is not toward those air
bags. Air bags should never be regarded as anything
more than a supplement to safety belts, and then
only in
moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal collisions.
What will you see after an air bag inflates?
After an air bag inflates, it quickly deflates, so quickly
that some people may not even realize the air bag
inflated. Some components of the air bag module
-- the
steering wheel hub for the driver’s air bag, or the
instrument panel for the right front passenger’s
bag
-- will be hot for a short time. The parts of the bag
that come into contact with
you may be warm, but not
too hot to touch. There will be some smoke and dust
coming from vents in the deflated air bags. Air bag
inflation doesn’t prevent the driver from seeing or from
being able to steer the vehicle, nor does it stop people
from leaving the vehicle.
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When an air bag inflates, there is dust in the air.
This dust could cause breathing problems for
people with a history of asthma or other
breathing trouble.
To avoid this, everyone in the
vehicle should get out as soon as it
is safe to do so.
If you have breathing problems but can’t get out
of the vehicle after an air bag inflates, then get
fresh air by opening a window or door.
In many crashes severe enough to inflate an air bag,
windshields are broken by vehicle deformation.
Additional windshield breakage may also occur from the
right front passenger air bag.
Air bags are designed to inflate only once. After they
inflate, you’ll need some new parts for your air bag
system. If
you don’t get them, the air bag system
won’t be there to help protect you in another crash.
A new system will include air bag modules and
possibly other parts. The service manual for your
vehicle covers the need to replace other parts.
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