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In 1932 Chevrolet
introduced the
Synchro-Mesh transmission and
ofSered a host
of
accessories -- including
such niceties as a clock!
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The legacy of America's favorite sportscar I
began in 1953, when 319 hand-assembled ;
white Corvettes :
launched the I
first use of a I
fiberglass body in :
a production car
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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
Q
CAUSTIC
BURNS AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR ,\I/,
COULD FLAME
EXPLODE BA'ITERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN SEAT
BELTS
POWER
WlNDOW
These symbols
have to do with
your lamps:
SIGNALS e
TURN
FOG LAMPS
& 0
These symbols
are on some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD WIPER
WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING FAN
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT -
TEMP -
CHARGING I-1
BAllERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(0)
COOLANT
a
ENGINE OIL e,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
(@)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
LIGHTER m
HORN b
SPEAKER
cr
FUEL B
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Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust
them, take them out, put them back in and fold and
unfold them.
Driver’s 4-Way Manual Seat
Use the lever on the front left side of the seat to adjust the
seat forward
or backward. Pull up the lever on the front of
the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it.
To make sure the seat is locked into place, release the
lever and try to move the seat with your body.
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To raise the seat, pull up on the lever on the front right
side
of the seat. To lower the seat, push the lever down.
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.
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Driver’s 6-Way Power Seat (Option) Folding Driver’s Seatback
A 6 C
To adjust the driver’s six-way power seat:
Front Control (A): Raise the front of the seat by
holding the switch up. Hold the switch down
to lower
the front
of the seat.
Center Control (B): Move the seat forward or rearward
by holding the control to the front or rear. Raise or lower
the seat by holding the control up or down.
Rear Control (C): Raise the rear of the seat by holding
the switch up. Hold the switch down to lower the rear of
the seat. The seatback
on the driver’s
seat folds forward to put
items behind the seat. Lift
the lever and fold the
seatback forward. The
seatback will lock into place
when you push it back to
the upright position.
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Manual Front Passenger Seats
To use, pull up the lever on
the front
of the seat to
unlock it.
Slide the seat to where you want it.
To make sure the
seat is locked into place, release the lever and try to
move the seat with your body.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
All front seats recline.
To adjust the seatback,
rotate this knob. It
is easier
to recline the seat if you
lean
forward, taking your
weight
off the seatback.
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Second Row Solid Bench Seats
Folding the Seatback
To fold down the seatback,
pull the nylon strap on the
back of the seat.
Removing the Second Row Solid Bench Seat
With the seatback in the upright position, unhook the
side attachment for the safety belt.
This mini-buckle is
located on the right side
of the seat.
Push up the red center on
the buckle with a small
pointed object like a key
or pen.
To raise the seatback, pull the nylon strap on the back of
the seat while raising the seatback until it locks upright.
Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is locked. 1. Pull the nylon strap on the back of the seat to fold
the seatback forward.
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2. From behind the bench seat, pull the nylon strap at
the base
of the seat to release the rear latches from
the floor pins.
the way forward.
3. Do not let go of the straps until the seat is folded all
4. Unhook the front latches by rolling up the gray
handle under the seat until
the handle locks.
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5. Remove the seat by
rocking it slightly at the
top towards the rear
of
the vehicle and then lift
at the front latch release
lever. This should be
done
in one motion.
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the bench seat onto the
front two floor pins. To
do this, the seat will
need to be angled so that
the front hooks clear the
floor pins.
Replacing the Second Row Solid Bench Seat 2. With the seat still folded forward, roll down the gray
handle underneath the seat to lock the front latches.
Don’t put the bench seat
in so it faces rearward because
it won’t latch that way.
The solid benches have seat position labels, located on
the back of the seat, showing where the seat must
go.
Follow that diagram. Use the A, C and E sets of floor
cups.
See “Seat Controls” in the beginning of this
section for more details. The seat must be placed
in the
proper location for the legs to attach correctly.
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3. If the front legs are not attached correctly, the rear
legs will not attach to the rear set
of floor pins.
4. Firmly push the rear hooks into the rear floor pins by
5. Try to raise the bench seat to check that it is
pushing down on the rear of the seat.
locked down.
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/1 CAUTION:
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.
6. Pull the nylon strap on the back of the seat and raise
7. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is
the seatback until it locks upright.
locked into place.
A CAUTION:
If the seatback isn’t locked, it could move
forward in
a sudden stop or crash. That could
cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
press rearward on the seatback
to be sure it
is locked.
1 8. Attach the mini-buckle so that the safety belt is
ready for use when a passenger uses the seat.
The buckle reattaches
by pushing the latch into the
buckle until the red center
pops out again.
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A safety belt that is twisted or not properly
attached won’t provide the protection needed in
a
crash. The person wearing the belt could be
seriously injured. After installing the seat, always
check to be sure that the safety belts
are not
twisted and
are properly attached.
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