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To Raise the Split Folding Rear Seat:
1. Push down on the edge of the
seatback and pull up
the filler panel.
2. Lift the seatback until it locks in
place. Push back and forth on the
seatback to be sure
it is locked in
place.
To Lower the One-Piece Rear Seat:
1. Pull down on the release lever located
on the right side
of the seat.
2. Pull the seatback forward and down.
Once folded, the weight of the one-
piece seatback
will hold it down.
To Raise the One-Piece Rear Seat:
1. Lift the seatback until it locks in
place. Push back and forth on the seatback to be sure
it is locked in
place.
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.
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Safety Belts:
Z7iey’re For Everyone (Cant.)
* Don’t let anyone ride where
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properly. If you are in a crash and
you’re not wearing a safety belt,
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vour iniuries can be much worse.
?ou c2 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. I
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This figure lights up when you turn the
key to
Run or Start when your safety
belt isn’t buckled, and you’ll hear a
chime, too. It’s the reminder to buckle
UP.
n many states and Canadian provinces,
le law says to wear safety belts. Here’s
rhy:
They work.
You never know if you’ll be in a crash.
If you do have a crash, you don’t know
if it will be a bad one.
A few crashes are very mild. In them,
you won’t get hurt even if you’re not
buckled up. And some crashes can be
so
serious, like being hit by a train, that
even buckled up a person wouldn’t
survive. But most crashes are in
between. In many
of them, people who
buckle up can survive and sometimes
walk away. Without belts they could be
badly
hurt or killed.
After
25 years of safety belts in vehicles,
the facts are clear.
In most crashes
buckling up does matter.
. . a lot!
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Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you
go as fast as it goes.
1. For example, if the bike is going
10 mph (16 km/h), so is the child.
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2. When the bike hits the block, it
stops.
But the child keeps going!
3. Take the simplest “car.” Suppose
it’s just a seat on wheels.
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Why Safety Belts Work (CONI:)
4. Put someone on it.
6. The person keeps going until stopped by something. In a real
vehicle,
it could be the
windshield..
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5. Get it up to speed. Then stop the
44car.” The rider doesn’t stop.
With safety belts, you slow down as the
vehicle does.
You get more time to stop.
You stop over more distance, and your
strongest bones
take the forces. That’s
why safety belts make such
good sense.
7. or the instrument panel.. .
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8. or the safety belts!

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Ask About Safety Belts- and the Answers
Q: Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle
after an accident if I’m wearing a
safety belt?
wearing a safety belt or not. But you
can easily unbuckle a safety belt,
even if you’re upside down. And
your chance of being conscious
during and after an accident,
so you
can unbuckle and get out, is much
greater if you are belted.
A: You could be-whether you’re
Q: Why don’t they just put in air
bags
so people won’t have to wear
safety belts?
Inflatable Restraint systems, are in
some vehicles today and will be
in
more of them in the future. But they
are supplemental systems only-so
they work
with safety belts, not
instead of them. Every “air bag”
system ever offered for sale has
required the use
of safety belts. Even
if you’re in a vehicle that has “air
bags,” you still have
to buckle up to
get
the most protection. That’s true
not only in frontal collisions, but
especially
in side and other
collisions.
A: ‘Air bags,’’ or Supplemental
Q: If I’m a good driver, and I never
drive far from home, why should
I
wear safety belts?
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.
A: You may be an excellent driver, but
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rw Safety Belt Warning Light I
When the key is turned to Run or Start, Wrn~~J$~ A 0 1’
a chime will come on for about eight If your safety belt light ever
seconds to remind people to fasten their comes on
or stays on after the
safety belts, unless the driver’s safety ont
doors are closed and the
belt is buckled. iver’s
belt is buckled, have your
The safety belt light will
also come on
and stay on for about a minute. If the If you don’t, you might not have
driver’s belt is buckled, neither the the protection you’d need in a
chime nor the light will come
on. crash. vehicle fixed.
rn How to Wear Safety
Belts
Properly-Adults
This section is only for people of adult
size.
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There are special things to
know about sakty belts and
children. And there are different
des-fbr babies and smaller
children. If a child will be riding
in your Chwrolet, see the Index
under Children and &f&y Belts.
Fbllow those rules fix everyone’s
protection.
First, you’ll want to know which
restraint systems your vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.

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Was your Chevrolet first sold, when
new,
in Canada? (If it was, a sticker on
the driver’s door will say “conforms to
all applicable Canada motor
vehicle.
. . ” etc.) If so, then the rest of
Part 1 does not apply to your vehicle.
To learn how to use your safety belts,
please read
the Owner’s Manual
Safety Belt Supplement.
It comes with
every new Chevrolet first sold
in
Canada.
Driver Position
This section describes the driver’s
restraint system.
Automatic Lap-Shoulder Belt
This safety belt is called “automatic”
because you don’t have to buckle
up
when you get into your vehicle.
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Automatic Lap-Shoulder Belt
(CON 1)
And you don't have to unbuckle when
you get out.
Just get into the vehicle. Then close and
lock the door. Adjust the seat
so you can
sit
up straight. (To see how, see the
Index under Seat Controls.)
The lap belt should be worn as low on
the hips as possible. In a crash, this
applies force to
the strong pelvic bones.
And you'd be less likely to slide under
the lap belt. If you slid under
it, the belt
would apply force at your abdomen.
This could cause serious or even fatal
injuries. The shoulder belt should go
over
the shoulder and across the chest.
These parts of the body are best able to
take belt restraining forces.
The safety belt locks
if there's a sudden
stop or a crash. It's possible that
an automatic belt could
keep you from fully opening a door.
That can happen if the door was
slammed shut very hard. Just close the
door all the way, then slowly open it.
If
that doesn't fix it, then your Chevrolet
needs service.
We hope you'll always keep your
automatic belt buckled. However, you
may need to unbuckle it in an
emergency.