seats CHEVROLET UPLANDER 2008 1.G Owners Manual

Seats and Restraint Systems........................... 1-1
Front Seats
............................................... 1-2
Rear Seats
............................................... 1-6
Safety Belts
.............................................1-23
Child Restraints
.......................................1-42
Airbag System
.........................................1-77
Restraint System Check
............................1-91
Features and Controls..................................... 2-1
Keys
........................................................ 2-3
Doors and Locks
......................................2-10
Windows
.................................................2-24
Theft-Deterrent Systems
............................2-27
Starting and Operating Your Vehicle
...........2-31
Mirrors
....................................................2-43
Object Detection Systems
..........................2-44
OnStar
®System
......................................2-47
Universal Home Remote System
................2-51
Storage Areas
.........................................2-56
Instrument Panel............................................. 3-1
Instrument Panel Overview
.......................... 3-4
Climate Controls
......................................3-24
Warning Lights, Gages, and Indicators
........3-34
Driver Information Center (DIC)
..................3-50
Audio System(s)
.......................................3-84Driving Your Vehicle....................................... 4-1
Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle
..... 4-2
Towing
...................................................4-27
Service and Appearance Care.......................... 5-1
Service
..................................................... 5-3
Fuel
......................................................... 5-5
Checking Things Under the Hood
...............5-10
Headlamp Aiming
.....................................5-41
Bulb Replacement
....................................5-42
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement
.........5-47
Tires
......................................................5-48
Appearance Care
.....................................5-90
Vehicle Identication
.................................5-98
Electrical System
......................................5-99
Capacities and Specications
...................5-105
Maintenance Schedule..................................... 6-1
Maintenance Schedule
................................ 6-2
Customer Assistance Information.................... 7-1
Customer Assistance and Information
........... 7-2
Reporting Safety Defects
...........................7-14
Vehicle Data Recording and Privacy
...........7-16
Index................................................................ 1
2008 Chevrolet Uplander Owner ManualM

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For example, more than one entertainment system may
be offered or your vehicle may have been ordered
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Front Seats......................................................1-2
Manual Seats................................................1-2
Power Seats..................................................1-3
Heated Seats.................................................1-3
Reclining Seatbacks........................................1-4
Head Restraints.............................................1-6
Rear Seats.......................................................1-6
Rear Seat Operation.......................................1-6
Bucket Seats.................................................1-6
Captain Chairs.............................................1-14
Third Row Seat............................................1-18
Safety Belts...................................................1-23
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone................1-23
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly.................1-28
Lap-Shoulder Belt.........................................1-36
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy..................1-41
Safety Belt Extender.....................................1-42
Child Restraints.............................................1-42
Older Children..............................................1-42
Infants and Young Children............................1-46
Child Restraint Systems.................................1-49
Where to Put the Restraint.............................1-52Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH)......................................1-53
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position....................................1-61
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position............................1-64
Built-In Child Restraint...................................1-68
Airbag System...............................................1-77
Where Are the Airbags?................................1-80
When Should an Airbag Inate?.....................1-82
What Makes an Airbag Inate?.......................1-83
How Does an Airbag Restrain?.......................1-83
What Will You See After an
Airbag Inates?.........................................1-84
Passenger Sensing System
............................1-85
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle...........1-90
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle....................................................1-90
Restraint System Check..................................1-91
Checking the Restraint Systems......................1-91
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash............................................1-92
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
1-1

Front Seats
Manual Seats
Use the lever located on
the front of the seat to
adjust the seat forward or
rearward. Pull up on
the lever to unlock the
seat. Slide the seat
to where you want it and
release the lever.
{CAUTION:
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 do not want to. Adjust the driver’s
seat only when the vehicle is not moving.
To make sure the seat is locked into place, try to move
the seat back and forth with your body.
1-2

Power Seats
If the vehicle has power
seats, the controls used to
operate them are located
on the outboard side of
the seats.
To adjust the seat, do any of the following:
Move the seat forward or rearward by sliding the
control forward or rearward.
Raise or lower the front part of the seat cushion by
moving the front of the control up or down.
Raise or lower the rear part of the seat cushion by
moving the rear of the control up or down.
Heated Seats
Your vehicle may have this feature. If it does, the heated
seat buttons are located on the climate control panel.
This feature will heat the lower cushions of the driver’s
and front passenger’s seats.
Press this button once
to turn the heated seat
on to the high setting.
Both indicator lights next to the heated seat symbol
will be lit to indicate that it is on the high setting.
Press the button a second time to go to the low setting.
One indicator will be lit. Press the button a third time
to turn the heated seat off.
This feature will turn off automatically when the
ignition is turned off.
Driver’s Side Button
shown, Passenger’s
Side similar
1-3

Reclining Seatbacks
{CAUTION:
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 do not want to. Adjust the driver’s
seat only when the vehicle is not moving.
{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.
Your seats have manual reclining seatbacks. The lever
used to operate them is located on the outboard side of
the seats.1. Lift the recline lever.
2. Move the seatback to the desired position, then
release the lever to lock the seatback in place.
3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it
is locked.
To return the seatback to an upright position, do the
following:
1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the
seatback and the seatback will return to the upright
position.
2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it
is locked.
1-4

Head Restraints
Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the restraint
is at the same height as the top of the occupant’s
head. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury
in a crash.
The height of the head restraints can be adjusted on
the rst and second row seats. Pull the head restraint
up or push it down to adjust it.
The head restraints on the third row seat cannot be
adjusted.
Rear Seats
Rear Seat Operation
The rear seats in your vehicle have levers and straps
used to adjust, remove, and reinstall the seats. By using
the levers and straps in the correct order, you can
easily remove the seats from the vehicle. If your vehicle
has second row captain chairs with airbags, the seats
cannot be removed.
When reinstalling the seats, make sure the seats are in
the proper positions.
If your vehicle has a second row center console, it can
be removed. SeeSecond Row Center Console on
page 2-59. Do not put a seat in the center position
because the safety belt cannot be worn properly in this
position. SeeSafety Belts: They Are for Everyone
on page 1-23.
Bucket Seats
Your vehicle may have bucket seats in the second row.
These seats can be adjusted several different ways.
1-6

Fold and Tumble Feature
{CAUTION:
Using the third row seating position while the
second row is folded, or folded and tumbled,
could cause injury in a sudden stop or crash.
Be sure to return the seat to the passenger
seating position. Push and pull on the seat to
make sure it is locked into place.
The second row bucket seats can be folded and
tumbled forward. Use this feature for exiting and
entering third row seats, if the vehicle has them.
1. Make sure the adjustable head restraints are in
the fully lowered position.
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.2. Fold the seatback at
on the seat.
You can do this by either pulling on the nylon strap,
located on the rear right hand side of the seat, or
by lifting the recline lever, located on the front right
hand side of the seatback.
3. Slide the seat all the way back in this position.
1-7

4. Release the rear set of
seat hooks from the
oor pins by pulling the
nylon strap, located
at the base of the seat.
Use the strap to
guide the seat forward.
To return the seat to the original position, do the
following:
1. Align the seat so that the rear hooks on the seat
are over the rear oor pins. Push down rmly on
the rear of the seat so that the rear hooks attach
to the rear oor pins.
2. Try to raise the seat to check that it is locked to
the oor.3. Pull the nylon strap, located on the rear right hand
side of the seat, or lift the recline lever, located
on the front right hand side of the seatback, to
raise the seatback to the upright position.
{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.
4. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it
is locked.
One of the bucket seats may be equipped with a built-in
child restraint. SeeBuilt-In Child Restraint on page 1-68.
1-8

Adjusting the Bucket Seats Forward
and Rearward
There are two adjustment levers on the second row
bucket seats that enable them to move forward or
rearward.
One is located below the front of the seat.The other lever is located
on the rear of the seat.
To adjust the second row bucket seats forward or
rearward, do the following:
1. Lift up either lever and slide the seat forward or
rearward.
2. Release the lever when the seat is in the desired
position.
3. Push and pull on the seat to make sure it is locked.
1-9