1976 CHEVROLET VEGA fold seats

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Front side doors can be locked
from the inside by depressing the
passenger guard door lock buttons
located
on the upper door panel.
All doors can be locked from the
outside by first depressing the door
lock button and closing the door.
The doors can also be locked by
using the key.
All models have as a standard
safety feature overriding door locks.
When the doors are locked, the door
latch mechanism
is inoperative, pre­
venting inadvertent opening of the
door by movement of the inside
handle.
Adjustable Front Seat Back
-Driver's Side
The optional adjustable front
seat back (driver's side) can be
adjusted to two positions by means
of a control handle located at
the right rear of the driver's seat
ADJUSTABLE SEAT BACK
CONTROL HANDLE
cushion. With the control handle
in the full rearward position the
seat back
is adjusted to the full
rearward position; when the control
handle
is actuated (rotated) for­
ward the seat back
is adjusted for­
ward to a normal position.
REMINDER: Avoid hanging ob­
jects on the right hand coat hook
in such a way that you block the
driver's
VISIOn to the right rear
quarter.
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REMINDER: Always lock the
doors when driving, for greater
security in the event of an accident,
to help keep children from open­
ing door, and for greater security
against entry by unwelcome per­
sons while momentarily stopped.
Front Seat Back Lock
Front seat backs are equipped
with a self-locking mechanism to
keep the seat back locked in place
while in the up position.
The lock
release lever
is located at the lower
rear of the seat back nearest the
door.
To tilt the seat back forward,
lift the lock release lever
and" tilt
the seat back forward. When the
seat back
is returned to ~he up
position, the seat back
wn1 auto­
matically lock.
Keep belt restraint webbing and
hardware clear
of mechanism when
tilting folding seats forward
or back-

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• To set parking brake, pull up
the handle located between the
seats.
• For maximum holding power,
depress regular brake pedal at
the same time.
• To release parking brake, de­
press the button in the handle
tip and push the handle down.
• As a reminder, the brake system warning
light
is designed to come
on whenever the parking brake
control
is not fully released, and
the ignition ·
is on.
• Never drive car with parking
brake set
as this may overheat
or otherwise damage rear brakes.
NOTE: "Riding the brake" by
resting your foot on the brake pedal
when not intending to brake can
cause abnormally high brake tem­
peratures, excessive lining wear and
possible damage to the brakes.
REMINDER:
Front disc brakes
have a built-in wear indicator that
is designed to make a high fre­
quency, squealing,
or cricket-like
warning sound when the linings are
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worn where replacement is required.
The sound will occur intermittently
or continuously when wheels are
rolling, but will disappear when the
brake pedal
is applied firmly. See
also the various brake checks listed
in the Chevrolet maintenance sched­
ule folder.
Clutch Adjustment
Clutch adjustment should be
checked and adjusted periodically
as necessary to compensate for
clutch facing wear.
To check,
depress pedal by hand until resist­
ance
is felt. Free travel of pedal
should be approximately one inch;
if very little
or no free travel is
evident , clutch adjustment is re­
quired.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To lower the folding seatback:
• Pull seatback latch lever forward
to unlock.
• Swing the seatback forward and
down to form deck.
To raise seatback:
• Lift the seatback and push firmly
in place . To prevent interference,
it may be necessary to slightly
raise the center panel while lift­
ing the seatback in place.
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Kammback Wagon Tailgate
and Hatchback Coupe
NOTE: Keep belt restraint
webbing and hardware clear of
mechanism when folding seats, to
help prevent damage to these belt
systems.