fold seats GMC SIERRA 1993 Owners Manual

Seats & Safety Belts
Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats-how to adjust them, and fold them up
and down.
It also tells you about reclining front seatbacks and head
restraints.
Front Seats
Manual Front Seat
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You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual
driver’s seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden moveme\
nt
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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Slide the lever at the front of the seat toward your door 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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Seats & Safety Belts
If you have a Four Door Model, your front seatback is designe\
d not to fold
forward. Access to the rear of the cab is available by using the rear doors.
There’s one time the seatback may not fold without some help from you.
That’s
if your vehicle is parked going down a fairly steep hill. If this happens,
push the seatback toward the rear as you
lift this latch. Then the seatback
will fold forward. The latch must be down for the seat to work properly.
Seatback Latches (Bench Seat With Armrest)
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The front seatback folds forward to let you access the rear of the cab.
If you have a Four Door
Model, your front seatback is designed not to fold
forward. Access
to the rear of the cab is available by using the rear doors.
To fold a seatback forward, pull this lever up and fold the seat\
back forward.
To return the seatback to the upright position, just push the seatback
rearward until it latches.
After returning the seatback
to its upright position, pull the seatback forward
to make sure it is locked.
1 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 1 it is locked.
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Seatback Latches (Reclining Split Bench and
Reclining Bucket Seats)
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The front seatback folds forward to let you access the rear of the cab.
To fold the seatback forward, lift this lever. If your vehicle has a passenger
side easy entry seat, your seatback lever will be slightly lar\
ger, but will work
the same way. Lift the front of the lever and the seatback will fold forward.
To return the seatback to the upright position, just push the sea\
tback
rearward until
it latches.
After returning the seatback to its upright position, pull the seatback forward
to make sure
it is locked.
A If the seatback isn’t locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop
b or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always
Dress rearward on the seatback
to be sure it is locked. I
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Rear Seats
Rear Folding Seat (Extended Cab Models)
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The extended cab may have a rear folding seat which can be f\
olded down
for more seating space.
To use the seat, pull the entire seat forward until it is flat. Pull forward on
the,
RELEASE lever, under the right-hand side of the seat cushion. Push the\

seatback rearward until it latches.
After pushing the seatback upright into position, pull the seat\
back forward to
make sure it is locked.
Rear Seat (Four Door Models)
You can adjust the seat by sliding the adjuster lever at the fron\
t of the seat
toward the 'door to unlock
it. Slide the seat to where yau 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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Seats & Safety Belts
Rear Seatback Latch (Except Bench With Armrest)
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The rear seatback can be folded forward to let you reach the \
area behind it.
Your seatback will move back and forth freely, unless you come to a sudden
stop. Then, it will lock into place.
There’s one time the seatback may
not fold without some help from you.
That’s
if your vehicle is parked going down a fairly steep hill. If thi\
s happens,
push the seatback toward the rear as you
lift this latch. Then the seatback
will fold forward. The latch must be down for the seat to work properly\
.
Rear Seatback Latch (Bench Seat With Armrest)
The rear seatback folds forward to let you access the rear of the cab.
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Service & Appearance Care
A Do not load your vehicle any heavier than the GWR or the
- b maximum front and rear GAWRs. If you do, parts on your vehicle
can break, or it can change the way your vehicle handles. These
could cause you to lose control.
Also, overloading can shorten the
life
of your vehicle.
Using heavier suspension components to get added durability migh\
t not
change your weight ratings. Ask your dealer to help you load \
your vehicle the right way.
.,ur warranty does
nnt cover par nr componentg that fail becausl
overloading.
If you put things inside your vehicle-like suitcases, tools, packag\
es, or
anything else-they will go as fast as the vehicle goes. If you have to stop
or turn quickly, or if there is a crash, they’ll keep going.
* Things you put inside your vehicle can strike and injure peopl\
e in a
9 Put things in the cargo area of your vehicle. Try to spread the
9 Never stack heavier things, like suitcases, inside the vehicle so
d sudden stop or turn, or in a crash.
weight evenly.
that some
of them are above the tops of the seats.
When you
carry something inside the vehicle, secure it
whenever you can.
Don’t have a seat folded down unless you need to.
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