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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you will
find
on your vehicle. For example, these
symbols are used on an original battery:
Caution Possible Injury
Protect Eyes by Shielding
Caustic Battery Acid
Could Cause Burns
Avoid Sparks or Flames
Spark or Flame Could
Explode Battery
These symbols are important for you
and your passengers whenever your
vehicle
is driven: These
symbols have to do with your
lights:
Fasten Safety Belts
Door LocWUnlock ai
Master Lighting Switch
w Turn Signal Direction
Hazard Warning Flashers Headlight High Beam
Parking Lights
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Seats & Safety Belts
Mama/ 4- Way Adjustab/e Driver’s
Seat
(OPTION)
There are two levers at the front of the
seat. The left lever adjusts the seat
forward and back. The right lever
adjusts
the angle of the front of the seat.
To Adjust the Seat’s Forward and
Rearward Movement:
Lift the left lever up and adjust the seat
forward or back. Then release the lever
and
try to move the seat to be certain
that
it is locked in place.
To Raise or Lower the Front of the
Seat:
Lift the right lever, and lean forward or
backward.
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You can lose control of the
b 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.
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I Front Seatback Latches
(2-DOOR MODELS)
In 2-door models, the front seatback
folds forward
to let people get into the
back seat. Your seatback will move back
and
forth freely, unless you come to a
sudden stop. Then it will lock
in 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.
To fold a front seatback forward, 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.
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4 L 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 it is locked.
Easy-Entry Seat
(RS 2-DOOR AND 2-24 MODELS)
The right front seat of your vehicle
makes it easy to get
in and out of the
rear seat.
When you push down on the rear latch
and tilt the right front seatback fully
forward, the whole seat will slide
forward.
After someone gets into the rear seat
area, move the right front seatback to
its original position. Then move the
seat rearward until it locks.
If an easyentry right front
b seat isn’t locked, it can move.
In a sudden stop or crash, the
person sitting there could be
injured, After you’ve used it, be
sure to push rearward on an
easy-entry seat to be sure it is
locked.
To get out, again tilt the seatback
fully forward.
Split Fbld-Down Rear Seat
(OPTION)
To Open:
Pull forward on the seat tab.
To Close:
Push the seatback up to its original
position.
Push seatback solidly up against the
back plate to ensure inertial latch will
hook.
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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.
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push the button
on the buckle.
To Reattach the Automatic Belt:
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat so you can sit up
straight. To see how, see the
Index
under Seat Controls.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the
belt across
you. Don’t let it get
twisted.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle
until it clicks.
Q: What’s wrong with this?
A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It
won’t give nearly as much protection
this way.
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You can be seriously hurt if
your shoulder belt is too
loose. In a crash
you would move
forward too much, which could
significantly increase injury. The
shoulder belt should fit against
your body.
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Keys
vehicle-with the ignition key
is dangerous for many reasons. A
child or others could be badly
injured or even killed.
They could operate power
windows
or other controls or even
make the vehicle move. Don’t leave
the
keys in a vehicle with young
children. The
ignition keys are for the ignition
only. When
a new Chevrolet is delivered, the
dealer removes the plugs from the keys, and gives them to the first owner.
Each plug has a code on it that tells your
dealer
or a qualified locksmith how to
make extra keys. Keep the plugs in a
safe place.
If you lose your keys, you’ll
be able
to have new ones made easily
using these
plugs.
The door keys are for the doors and all
other locks.
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A~ Unlocked doors can be
- dangerous.
Passengers-especially children-
can easily open the doors and fall
out. When
a door is locked, the
inside handle won't open it.
Outsiders can easily enter
through
an unlocked door when you slow
down or stop your vehicle.
This may not be so obvious: You
increase
the chance of being
thrown
out of the vehicle in a crash
if the doors aren't locked. Wear
dty belts properly, lock your
doors, and you will be fat better
off whenever you drive your
vehicle. There
are several ways to
lock and
unlock your vehicle.
From the Outside:
Use your door key.
From the Inside:
To lock the door, pull the sliding
locking lever back.
To unlock the door, push the sliding
locking lever forward.
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You can lock or unlock all doors of your
vehicle from the driver or passenger
door lock switch.
On 4-door models, the switch on each rear door works only that door’s lock. It
won’t lock (or unlock) all of the
doors-that’s a safety feature.
Automatic Door Locks
Just close your doors and turn on the
ignition. If you have an automatic
transaxle, all
of the doors will lock
when you move your shift lever out of
P (Park) or N (Neutral). If you have a
manual transaxle, all of the doors will
lock when the vehicle goes about
8 mph
(13km/h). Each time you close your
doors and turn on the ignition, the doors
will lock automatically only once. If
someone needs to get out while the
vehicle is running, have that person use
the manual or power lock. When the
door
is closed again, it will not lock
automatically. Just use the manual or
power lock to lock the door again.
ures & Controls
Leaving Your Vehicle
If you are leaving the vehicle, open your
door and set the locks from inside. Then
get out and close the door.
Illuminated Entry/Exit System
When you lift the handle of either front
door, the lights inside your vehicle will
go on. (On the wagon, the rear
compartment light will not
go on when
the doors are opened.) These lights will
go off after about 40 seconds, or when
the ignition
is turned on.
If the ignition has been off for less than
two minutes, the lights inside your vehicle will stay on for about four
seconds to provide an illuminated exit.
The illuminated entry/exit system is
deactivated when the dome light lever is
moved to the
OFF position.
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