tow GMC SAVANA 1997 Owners Manual

Power Seat (Option) To lower it, move the right lever down. To raise the rear
of the seat, move the left lever up.
To lower it, move the
I left lever down.
I Reclining Seatbacks
If your vehicle
has a power seat on the driver or
passenger’s side, you can adjust
it with this switch at the
front center cushion of
the seat.
You can use these switches
to move the seat where you want
it.
To raise the seat, move the center knob up. To lower the
seat, move the center knob down.
To move the seat forward,
move the center knob toward the right.
To move the seat
rearward, move the center
knob toward the left.
You can raise and lower the front and rear of the seat.
To raise the front of the seat, move the right lever up.
To adjust the seatback, lift the front of this lever which
is located at the inner edge of the seat cushion.
Move the seatback with your body and release the lever
to lock the seatback where you want it. Lean forward
and pull up
on the front of the lever and the seatback
will go
to an upright position.
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3. Locate the red handle on the inboard side of the seat
base, rotate the red handle up.
4. Once the red handle is rotated up, pull the handle
to remove the locking pin.
5. Stow the locking pin on the rear of the seat base
in the hole that is provided.
6. Repeat this procedure for the pin on the other
seat base.
7. Remove the seat from the vehicle.
8. Install the trim covers to the floor rails.
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9. Stow the seat belt latch plate on the clip at the
window trim.
Replacing the Rear Seat
1. Remove the trim covers from the floor rails.
2. Position the seat into the open slots in both rails.
Push the seat forward in the rail, hooking both seat
bases onto the pins inside of
the rails.
3. Both locking pins that lock the seat into place must
be installed before operating the vehicle.
4. To install the locking pin at the rear of the seat base,
pull the carpedmat flap back
on the inboard side to
locate the hole in the rail for the pin.
5. Remove the pin from its stowed position on the seat
base while holding the carpet/mat flap back.
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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
-- in
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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A CAUTION:
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.
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.
0 Your vehicle is equipped with a crash sensing and
diagnostic module, which records information about
the air bag system. The module records information
about
the readiness of the system, when the sensors are
activated and driver’s safety belt usage at deployment.
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I A CAUTION:
Never do this.
Here two children are wearing the same belt. The
belt can’t properly spread the impact forces. In
a
crash, the two children can be crushed together
and seriously injured.
A belt must be used by
only one person at
a time.
&= What if a child is wearing a lap-shoulder belt,
but the child is
so small that the shoulder belt is
very close to the child’s face
or neck?
A: Move the child toward the center of the vehicle, but
be sure that the shoulder belt still is on the child’s
shoulder,
so that in a crash the child’s upper body
would have the restraint that belts provide. If the
child is
so small that the shoulder belt is still very
close
to the child’s face or neck, you might want to
place the child in a seat that has a lap belt,
if your
vehicle
has one.
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Your Doors and How They Work
Front Doors
To open the door from the outside, pull the handle and
pull the door open.
To open the door from the inside, pull the lever toward
you and push the door open.
60140 Swing-Out Side Door
To open the “60” (front) portion of a 60/40 door from
the inside, pull the handle toward
you and push open
the door.
To open the ”60” (front) portion of a 60/40 door from
the outside, pull up
on the handle and pull the handle
toward
you.
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To open the “40” (rear) portion of a 60/40 door from the
outside, pull the handle on the side of the rear door and
pull it toward you.
To close the side doors, close the “40” (rear) door first.
Then
close the “60” (front) door. Check to make sure
both doors are completely closed.
The front side swing-out door has a check strap assembly
in the door frame to keep
the door from opening beyond
90 degrees.
To open the door beyond 90 degrees, close the door
partially, pull the check strap outward at the spring hole
and then open the door. When you close the door, the
check strap will automatically re-engage.
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Sliding Side Door (Option)
To open the sliding side door from outside, pull the
handle toward the rear of the vehicle. Then, slide the
door toward the rear of the vehicle to open. To
close the sliding side door from outside, use the
outside door handle to slide the door toward the front of
the vehicle.
When the door slides closed completely, it will be flush
with the side
of the body.
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To open the sliding door from inside, rotate the handle
upward and toward the rear
of the vehicle. Then, slide
the door toward the rear
of the vehicle to open.
To close the sliding door from inside, grasp the inside
handle and slide the door toward the front
of the vehicle
to a closed position.
Make sure the door
is completely closed before driving
your vehicle.
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Rear Doors
To open the driver side rear door, pull the latch release
lever at the inside edge of the door.
To open the rear doors from the outside, open the
passenger side rear door first. Pull the handle toward
you
to open the door.
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