GMC SIERRA 1994 User Guide

These symbols are used on warning and indicator lights:
Engine Coolant
Temperature Battery Charging
System
I I RELEASE I
Brake Parking Brake
Release
0
SHIFT
Shift Light
Here are some other symbols you may see:
Fuse
Fuel
Hood Release Lighter
I
Engine Oil
Pressure
Low Coolant
I Horn
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Notes
X
I
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Seats and Safety Belts
Section
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your vehicle and how to use
your safety belts properly
. You can also learn about some things you should
not do with safety belts .
Seats and Seat Controls ...................................... 1-2
Frontseats
............................................. 1-2
Head Restraints
.......................................... 1-5
RearSeats .............................................. 1-8
Safety Belts: They’re For Everyone
........................... 1-10
Why Safety Belts Work .................................. 1-11
Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts ...... ....... 1-14
How
To Wear Safety Belts Properly ........................... 1-15
Adults ................................................... 1-15
Driver Position ......................................... 1-16
Lap-Shoulder Belt ...................................... 1-16
Safety Belt
Use During Pregnancy .......................... 1-23
Passenger Positions
...................................... 1-23
Children ................................................. 1-30
Smaller Children and Babies .............................. 1-30
Child Restraints ........................................ 1-32
Larger Children
......................................... 1-41
Safety Belt Extender
....................................... 1-43
Checking Your Restraint Systems ............................. 1-44
Replacing Your Safety Belts After a Crash ...................... 1-44
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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
If your vehicle has a
manual bucket, split
bench, or full bench
seat,
you can adjust it
with this lever at the
front
of the seat.
Slide the lever at the front
of the seat toward the outer seat support to unlock
it. Using your body, 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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Power Seat
If your vehicle has a
power seat on the
driver's side, you can
adjust it with this
switch at the front of
the seat.
You can use the center switch knob to move the seat where
you want it. To
raise the seat, move the center switch knob up. To lower the seat, move the
center switch knob down.
To move the seat forward, move the center switch
knob toward the inside of the vehicle. To move the seat rearward, move the
center
knob toward the outside of the vehicle.
You can also raise and lower the front and rear of the sear. I'o raise the front
of the seat, move the inner switch lever up. To lower the .front of the seat,
move
the inner switch lever down. To raise the rear of the seat, move the
outer switch lever
up. To lower the rear of the seat, move the outer switch
lever down.
Reclining Front Seatback (Bucket or Split Bench Seat)
To adjust the seatback.
lift the front
of this
lever.
Release
the lever to lock the seatback where you want it. Pull up on the
front of the lever and the seatback
will go to a11 upright position.
Don't have
a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.
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Head Restraints
d the top of your ears.
This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash.
Seatback Latches (Full Bench Seat)
The front seatback folds forward to let you access the rear of the cab. Your
seatback will move back and forth freely, unless you come to a sudden
stop.
Then it will lock in place.
If you have a Crew Cab, your front seatback is designed not to fold forward.
Access to the rear
of the cab is available by using the rear doors.
Seatback Latches (Bench Seat With Armrest)
The front seatback folds forward to let you access the rear of the cab.
If you have a Crew Cab, 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
seatback forward.
To return the seatback to the upright position, just push the seatback
reward until it latches.
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After returning the seatback to its upright position, pull the seatback forward
to make sure it is locked.
Seatback Latches
(Reclining Split Bench and Reclining Bucket Seafs)
The front seatback folds forward to let you access the rear of the cab.
To fold the seatback
forward, lift this lever.
Lift the front of the
lever and the seatback
will fold forward. To
return the seatback to the upright position,
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.
Easy Entry Seat (Extended Cab Only)
The driver and passenger front bucket seat and the 40/60 split bench seat of
your vehicle has an easy entry feature.
This makes it easy to get in and out
of the rear seat.
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To operate the seat
pull forward on the
top of the lever,
located at the side of
the seatback, and tilt
the back forward
toward the front of the
vehicle.
When you do the seat
bottom will release.
Just pull or push the
seat forward until it
stops.
To return the seat to its regular position, return the seatback to its upright
position, then push the whole seat rearward until it latches.
After returning the seat to its regular position, try to move the seat with your
body, to make sure the seat is locked into place.
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Rear Seats
Rear Folding Seat (Extended Cab Models)
The extended cab may have a rear folding seat which can be folded 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 seatback forward
to make sure
it is locked.
To store the seat, pull
forward
on the
RELEASE lever,
under the right-hand
side
of the seat
cushion. Fold the
seatback forward
until
it latches with the seat
cushion. Lift the entire
seat and push
it
rearward into place.
Make sure the seat is secure.
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