lock CHEVROLET TRACKER 1994 Owners Manual

Seats and Restraint Systems
Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -
how to adjust them, and also about
reclining front seatbacks, head restraints,
seatback latches, easy entry seats and the
folding rear seatback.
Front Seat
Move the lever under the front seat 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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Reclining Front Seatbacks
To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the
Iuter side
of the seat. Release the lever to
ock
the seatback where you want it. Pull
1p on the lever, and the seat will go to its
Iriginal upright position. But don’t have
he seatback reclined
if your vehicle is
noving.
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To raise or lower the restraint, push in the
release while you pull up or push down
on the restraint. Easy Entry Seats
The front seats of your vehicle make it
easy to get
in and out of the rear seat.
0 When you pull up on the recliner
release lever, the seatback will tilt
forward and the whole seat will slide
forward.
After someone gets into the rear seat
area, move the seatback to its original
position. Then move the seat rearward
until it locks.
0 To get out, pull the release handle on
the rear of the right front seat.
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4. Unlock the bottom part of the seat.
On the one-piece rear seat, pull ou
On the split rear sear, lift the
the release
ring.
release lever on either seat.
5. Lift the bottom of the seat up and pus1
it toward the front of the vehicle.
i. Find the support bar on the bottom of
the seat. This bar keeps the rear seat
from unfolding.
’. Pull the inner end of the support off of
the seat bracket and swing it down.
’. Push the support bar into the floor
bracket.
Be sure the support bar is
secured.
‘0 unfold the seat:
ieep your hands, safety
belts and other
bjects away from where the seat
will
:st.
Pull the support bar out of the floor
bracket and swing
it up and toward the
bottom of the seat.
Push the support bar into the bracket
on the bottom
of the seat.
Slowly pull the seat down to
the floor.
The seat should latch into place. Pull
up
on the bottom of the seat to be sure
it is locked in position.
Pull the seatback
up and push it back.
Push and pull the
top of the seatback
to
be sure it is locked in place.
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Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go
as fast as it goes.
For example, if the bike is going 10 mph
( 16 km/h), so is the child.
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When the bike hits the block, it stops. But
the child keeps going!
Fdke the simplest vehicle. Suppose it's
just a seat on wheels.
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First, you’ll want to know which restraint
systems
your vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.
Driver Position
This section describes the driver’s
restraint system.
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shouldcr bclt. Here‘s
how 10 wear il properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see
“Seats”
in the Index) so you can sit up
straight.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the
belt across you. Don’t
let it get
twisted.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle
until it clicks.
Pull up
on the latch plate to make sure
it is secure. If the belt isn’t long
enough, see “Safety Belt Extender” at
the end of
this section.
Make sure the release button on the
buckle is positioned
so you would be
able
to unbuckle the safety belt
quickly
if you ever had to.
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5. To make the lap part tight, pull down
on the buckle end of the belt as you
pull
up on the shoulder belt. The
lap part
of the belt should be worn
low and snug
on the hips, just touching
the thighs.
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 crash, or
if you pull the belt very
quickly out of the retractor.
2: What’s wrong with this?
\: The shoulder belt is too loose. It won’t
give nearly as much protection this
way.
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To unlatch the belt, just push the button
on the buckle. The belt should go back
out of the way.
Before you close
the door, be sure the belt
is out of the way. If you slam the door on
it, you can damage both the belt and your
vehicle.
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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Passenger Positions
Right Front Passenger Position
The right front passenger’s safety belt
works the same way as
the driver’s safety
belt. See “Driver Position,’’ earlier in this
part.
When the shoulder belt is pulled out all
the way, it will lock.
If it does, let it go
back all the way and start again.
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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.
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The rear seats have lap-shoulder belts.
Here’s how
to wear one properly.
1. Pick up the latch plate and pull the
belt across you. Don’t
let it get
twisted.
2. Push the latch plate into the buckle
until it clicks.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it
is secure.
When the shoulder belt
is pulled out all
the way,
it will lock. If it does, let it go
back all the way and start again.
If the belt is not long eqough, see “Safety
Belt Extender” at the end of this section.
Make sure the release button
on the
buckle is positioned
so you would be able
to unbuckle the safety belt quickly
if you
ever had to.
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3. To make the lap part tight, pull down
on the buckle end of the belt as you
pull up on the shoulder part. The lap
part of the belt should be worn
low and snug on the hips, just touching
the thighs. 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, or if you pull
the belt veri
quickly out of the retractor.
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5. Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the
way out of the retractor to set the lock. 6. To tighten the belt, feed the shoulder
belt into the retractor while you push
down on the child restraint. 7. Push and pull the child restraint in
different directions to be sure it is
secure.
To remove the child restraint, just
unbuckle the vehicle’s safety belt and let
it
go back all the way. The safety belt will
move freely again and be ready to work
for an adult or larger child passenger.
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