seats GMC SONOMA 2002 Owner's Manual

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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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 air bags and safety belts.
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-2 Seats and Seat Controls
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-11 Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
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-15 Here Are Questions Many People Ask About
Safety Belts
-- and the Answers
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-16 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
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-16 Driver Position
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-23 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
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-24 Right Front Passenger Position
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-24 Air Bag System
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-34 Center Passenger Position1
-36 Rear Seat Passengers (Extended Cab
Jump Seats)
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-37 Rear Seat Passengers
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-40 Children
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-44 Restraint Systems for Children
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-59 Older Children
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-62 Safety Belt Extender
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-62 Checking Your Restraint Systems
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-63 Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash

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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.
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
don't want to. Adjust the driver's seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
Move the lever under the front of a manual seat up to
unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release
the lever. Try to move the seat with your body to make
sure the seat is locked into place.

1-3 Manual Lumbar Support (If Equipped)
If your vehicle has this
feature, there will be a knob
located on the outboard side
of the driver's seat.
Turn the knob counterclockwise to increase lumbar
support and clockwise to decrease lumbar support.
Power Seats (If Equipped)
If your vehicle has this feature, there will be a control on
the outboard side of the front seat(s).

1-6 Heated Front Seats (If Equipped)
If your vehicle has this
feature, the controls are
located on the outboard
side of the front seats.
This feature will quickly heat the seat cushion and lower
back of the driver's and front passenger's seats for
added comfort.
Press the lower part of the control to turn the heater on
low. Press the upper part of the control to turn the heater
on high. Move the control to the center position to turn
the heater off.
The passenger's safety belt must be engaged for the
heated seat feature to work on the passenger's seat.
Reclining Seatbacks
If your vehicle is equipped with power seats, see ªPower
Seatsº earlier in this section for information on reclining
the seatback.
To adjust a manual
front seatback, lift the
lever on the outboard side
of the seat.
Release the lever to lock the seatback where you want it.
Pull up on the lever without pushing on the seatback and
the seat will go to an upright position.

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Safety Belts: They're for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts
properly. It also tells you some things you should not do
with safety belts.
And it explains the air bag system.
CAUTION:
Don't let anyone ride where he or she can't wear
a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and
you're not wearing a safety belt, your injuries
can be much worse. You can hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously
injured or killed. In the same crash, you might
not be if you are buckled up. Always fasten your
safety belt, and check that your passengers' belts
are fastened properly too.
CAUTION:
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area,
inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision,
people riding in these areas are more likely to be
seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to
ride in any area of your vehicle that is not
equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure
everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and using a
safety belt properly.

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Q:If I'm a good driver, and I never drive far from
home, why should I wear safety belts?
A:You may be an excellent driver, but if you're in an
accident
-- even one that isn't your fault -- you and
your passengers can be hurt. Being a good driver
doesn't protect you from things beyond your
control, such as bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km)
of home. And the greatest number of serious
injuries and deaths occur at speeds of less than
40 mph (65 km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Adults
This part is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things to know about
safety belts and children. And there are different rules
for smaller children and babies. If a child will be riding
in your vehicle, see the part of this manual called
ªChildren.º Follow those rules for everyone's
protection.
First, you'll want to know which restraint systems your
vehicle has.
We'll start with the driver position.
Driver Position
This part describes the driver's restraint system.
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here's how to wear it
properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat so you can sit up straight. To see
how, see ªSeatsº in the Index.

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Rear Seat Passengers
(Extended Cab Jump Seats)
Lap Belt
These are reserve seating positions equipped with lap
belts only. (If your extended cab pickup has the optional
side access panel, there's only one reserve seating
position.)
It's very important for rear seat passengers to buckle up!
Accident statistics show that unbelted people in the rear
seat are hurt more often in crashes than those who are
wearing safety belts.Rear passengers who aren't safety belted can be thrown
out of the vehicle in a crash. And they can strike others
in the vehicle who are wearing safety belts.
Each jump seat has a lap belt with no retractor. To make
the belt longer, tilt the latch plate and pull it along the belt.

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To make it shorter, pull the belt as shown until it is snug.
Buckle and position it the same way as the lap part of
the driver's safety belt. See ªDriver Positionº in the
Index. Make sure the release button on the buckle is
positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety
belt quickly if you ever had to. To unlatch the belt, just
push the button on the buckle.
Don't use child restraints on these seats. They won't
work properly.
Rear Seat Passengers
It's very important for rear seat passengers to buckle up!
Accident statistics show that unbelted people in the rear
seat are hurt more often in crashes than those who are
wearing safety belts.
Rear passengers who aren't safety belted can be thrown
out of the vehicle in a crash. And they can strike others
in the vehicle who are wearing safety belts.
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions
(Crew Cab)

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A forward-facing child seat (C-E) provides restraint
for the child's body with the harness and also sometimes
with surfaces such as T
-shaped or shelf-like shields.
A booster seat (F-G) is a child restraint designed to
improve the fit of the vehicle's safety belt system. Some
booster seats have a shoulder belt positioner, and some
high
-back booster seats have a five-point harness. A
booster seat can also help a child to see out the window.

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To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle's
safety belt and let it go back all the way. The safety belt
will move freely again and be ready to work for an adult
or larger child passenger.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Center
Front Seat Position (Regular Cab &
Extended Cab Models) and in the Center
Rear Seat Position (Crew Cab Models)
Don't use child restraints in these positions. The
restraints won't work properly.Jump Seats (Extended Cab)
Don't use child restraints in these positions. The
restraints won't work properly.