belt CHEVROLET TRACKER 2003 2.G Owners Manual

Seats and Restraint Systems........................... 1-1
Front Seats
............................................... 1-2
Rear Seats
............................................... 1-7
Safety Belts
.............................................1-11
Child Restraints
.......................................1-31
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
.........1-54
Restraint System Check
............................1-61
Features and Controls..................................... 2-1
Keys
........................................................ 2-2
Doors and Locks
....................................... 2-8
Windows
.................................................2-12
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
...........2-14
Mirrors
....................................................2-34
Storage Areas
.........................................2-35
Sunroof
..................................................2-38
Convertible Top
.......................................2-40
Instrument Panel............................................. 3-1
Instrument Panel Overview
.......................... 3-2
Climate Controls
......................................3-18
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
.........3-24
Audio System(s)
.......................................3-37Driving Your Vehicle....................................... 4-1
Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
........ 4-2
Towing
...................................................4-47
Service and Appearance Care.......................... 5-1
Service
..................................................... 5-3
Fuel
......................................................... 5-4
Checking Things Under the Hood
................. 5-9
Rear Axle
...............................................5-52
Four-Wheel Drive
.....................................5-53
Bulb Replacement
....................................5-55
Tires
......................................................5-59
Appearance Care
.....................................5-79
Vehicle Identi®cation
.................................5-88
Electrical System
......................................5-89
Capacities and Speci®cations
.....................5-93
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts
......5-95
Maintenance Schedule..................................... 6-1
Maintenance Schedule
................................ 6-2
Customer Assistance Information.................... 7-1
Customer Assistance Information
.................. 7-2
Reporting Safety Defects
...........................7-10
Index................................................................ 1
2003 Chevrolet Tracker Owner ManualM

Front Seats......................................................1-2
Manual Seats................................................1-2
Manual Lumbar..............................................1-3
Reclining Seatbacks........................................1-3
Head Restraints.............................................1-5
Easy Entry Seat.............................................1-5
Rear Seats.......................................................1-7
Rear Seat Operation.......................................1-7
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..............................................1-16
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy..................1-25
Right Front Passenger Position.......................1-26
Center Passenger Position.............................1-26
Rear Seat Passengers..................................1-28
Safety Belt Extender.....................................1-30
Child Restraints.............................................1-31
Older Children..............................................1-31
Infants and Young Children............................1-34
Child Restraint Systems.................................1-37
Where to Put the Restraint.............................1-40
Top Strap....................................................1-41Top Strap Anchor Location.............................1-43
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System)...........................1-44
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for
the LATCH System....................................1-46
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Seat Position................................1-46
Securing a Child Restraint in a Center
Rear Seat Position....................................1-49
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position....................................1-51
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)..............1-54
Where Are the Air Bags?...............................1-56
When Should an Air Bag In¯ate?....................1-57
What Makes an Air Bag In¯ate?.....................1-57
How Does an Air Bag Restrain?.....................1-58
What Will You See After an
Air Bag In¯ates?.......................................1-58
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle.........1-60
Adding Equipment to Your
Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle...........................1-61
Restraint System Check..................................1-61
Checking Your Restraint Systems...................1-61
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash............................................1-62
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
{CAUTION:
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
when 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.
For proper protection when the vehicle is in
motion, have the seatback upright. Then sit
well back in the seat and wear your safety belt
properly.
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Rear Seats
Rear Seat Operation
{CAUTION:
If a head restraint is not installed on the
seatback or stored in the vehicle properly,
it could be thrown about the vehicle in a crash
or sudden 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 their proper storage location.
When the seat is returned to the passenger
position, be sure the head restraints are
installed properly.
Folding the Seatback
The rear seat in your vehicle folds to provide more
cargo space. To fold the rear seats do the following:
1. Fold the safety belt buckles and center safety belt
(if equipped) into the pocket of the rear seatback.
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6. Secure the two black
straps attached to the
back of the folded
seat cushion by
hooking them onto the
knobs on the back
of the seatback when
folded down.To raise the rear seat do the following:
1. Unhook the two black straps from the buttons on
the seatback.
2. Fold the rear seatback up. Push and pull on the
seatback to ensure it's locked in position.
3. Reinstall the head restraints by inserting them into
the seatback. Make sure the head restraints are
secure in the seatback.
4. Insert the plates of the two black straps into their
storage slots on the bottom of the seat cushion.
5. Fold the seat cushion back and make sure it is
locked into position.
6. Remove the safety belt buckles and center safety
belt (if equipped) from the seatback pocket.
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Safety Belts
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use safety
belts properly. It also tells you some things you should
not do with safety belts.
{CAUTION:
Don't let anyone ride where he or she can't
wear a safety belt properly. If you are in a
crash and you're not wearing a safety belt,
your injuries can be much worse. You can hit
things inside the vehicle or be ejected from it.
You can be seriously injured or killed. In the
same crash, you might not be, if you are
buckled up. Always fasten your safety belt,
and check that your passengers' belts are
fastened properly too.
{CAUTION:
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo
area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a
collision, people riding in these areas are more
likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not
allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle
that is not equipped with seats and safety
belts. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is in a
seat and using a safety belt properly.
Your vehicle has a light
that comes on as a
reminder to buckle up.
See
Safety Belt Reminder
Light on page 3-26.
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In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law
says to wear safety belts. Here's why:They work.
You never know if you'll be in a crash. If you do have a
crash, you don't know if it will be a bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so
serious that even buckled up, a person wouldn't survive.
But most crashes are in between. In many of them,
people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk
away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt
or killed.
After more than 30 years of safety belts in vehicles,
the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up
does matter... a lot!Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as
it goes.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it's just a seat on
wheels.
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or the safety belts!
With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does.
You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance,
and your strongest bones take the forces. That's why
safety belts make such good sense.
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts
Q:Won't I be trapped in the vehicle after an
accident if I'm wearing a safety belt?
A:Youcouldbe ± whether you're wearing a safety
belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt,
even if you're upside down. And your chance
of being conscious during and after an accident,
so you
canunbuckle and get out, ismuchgreater
if you are belted.
Q:If my vehicle has air bags, why should I have to
wear safety belts?
A:Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be
in most of them in the future. But they are
supplemental systems only; so they work
with
safety belts ± not instead of them. Every air bag
system ever offered for sale has required the
use of safety belts. Even if you're in a vehicle that
has air bags, you still have to buckle up to get
the most protection. That's true not only in frontal
collisions, but especially in side and other
collisions.
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Q:If I'm a good driver, and I never drive far from
home, why should I wear safety belts?
A:You may be an excellent driver, but if you're in an
accident ± even one that isn't your fault ± you and
your passengers can be hurt. Being a good
driver doesn't protect you from things beyond your
control, such as bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km) of
home. And the greatest number of serious injuries
and deaths occur at speeds of less than 40 mph
(65 km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
This part is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things to know about
safety belts and children. And there are different rules for
smaller children and babies. If a child will be riding in your
vehicle, see
Older Children on page 1-31orInfants and
Young Children on page 1-34. Follow those rules for
everyone's protection.
First, you'll want to know which restraint systems your
vehicle has.
We'll start with the driver position.
Driver Position
This part describes the driver's restraint system.
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Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here's how to wear it
properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat so you can sit up straight. To see
how, see ªSeatsº in the Index.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Don't let it get twisted.The shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt
across you very quickly. If this happens, let the
belt go back slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt
across you more slowly.
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 on page 1-30.
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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