1993 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Owners Manual

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To adjust the seatback:
Slide the lever back to- release
the
seatback, then tilt the seatback forward
or backward, as desired. Release the
lever to lock the seatback in place.
Don't have, a seatback reclined,
however,
if your vehicle is moving.
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Sitting in :a reclined po&on wh~~.your.vehicle~~-in;motion-can.be " ': , , . .. . ...
0 dangerous. Even :if y~~'b~c~~.~~p,?j~~~ .s&ty;b&S:,&t, ,do theh-jobi", ' , ..
when you're .reclined like this.
The shoulder belt .can't do its.job.because-it won't beagainst your:,boi?y,' ,
Instead, it will ,be in front of you-,'In .a crash you could ga into it, receiving neck
or other injuries.
The
lap belt can't do its job either. -1.n a crash the belt-could gu up over your
abdomen.
The belt forceswould be there, not at your-pelvkbone-s. This could
cause:serious internal injuries.
.For proper protection when the vehicle
is in motion, have the seatback upright.
Then .sit well back in the seat and wear your safety belt properly.
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Seatback Latches
Both seats fold forward to provide you
access to the rear area. To fold a
seatback forward, lift this latch and fold
the seatback forward. The seatback will
lock in the forward position.
To return the seatback to the upright
position,
just pull up on the latch and
then push the seatback rearward. After
you return the seatback to its original
position,
check to make sure the
seatback is locked.
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If the seatback isn't locked, it
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.
9 Safety Belts:
ney're For Everyone
This part of the manual tells you now to
use safety belts properly. It also teils
you some things you should not do with
safety belts.
And
it explains the Supplemental
Inflatable Restraint,
or "air bag"
system.
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Seats & Safety Belts
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. they -can’t wear a .sdcty
properly:
.If you care in a.crash and . .’
you!re not yearing a safety.belt.,
your iajuries can ,ibe..much worse.
You
can hit things,inside the
vehicle
or be ejected from it. You
can be seriously injured or killed. In
t’hesame crash, you might not be if
you are :buckled up. Always fasten
your
.safety belt, and check that
your -passenger’s.belt is fastened
properly t
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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.
In many states and Canadian provinces,
the law says
to wearsafety belts. Here’s
why: They work.
You never lnow- 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 m be
so serious, 1ike.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 someti-mes
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
-mpfi (16 km/h), so is the child.
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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Seats & Safety Belts
Why Safety Belts Work (CONT.)
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5. Get it up to speed. Then stop the
‘‘car.” The rider doesn’t stop.
8. or the safety belts!
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6. The person keeps going until
stopped
by something. In a real
. vehicle, it could be the windshield. ..
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.

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Here Are Questions Many People
Ask About Safety 8elts-
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.
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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 t.o buckle up to
get the--most protection. That’s true
not
oniy in frontal collisions, but
especially in side and other
collisions.
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Q: If I’m a good driver, and I never
wL drive far from home, why should I
wear safety belts?
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you’re in an accident-even one that
isdt your fault-you and your
passenger
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 la> of home. And the
greatest number
of sixious. injuries
and deaths occur at speeds
of less
than
40 mph (65 km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone;
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Safety Belt Reminder Light
When- the ley is- turned to Run or Start,
a light yill come on for:about eight
s.eeonds to remind people to fasten their
safety
belts, Unless-the driver’s safety
bekis buckled, a chime will also sound..
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How tu Wear Safety Belts
prOQperly-Adu&8
This-section is .only for pe.ople of adult
size.
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‘There are :-spec-id .things- to
ch.ildren. And there are :dif€erent
rules .for bzibies and smaller
children. If a child will be riding in
your Corvette, see the ln.dex under
Children and Safety Belts. Folluw
-thosemles -€or everyone’s
.protection.
0- know about .safety belts and
First, you’ll want to know which
.restraint systems your vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.

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Driver Position
This section describes the driver's
restraint
system.
LapShoufrter Belt
The driver has alap-shoulder bdt.
Here's
how to wear' it properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see h-ow, see the
Index urider Seat C~ntrols) so you
can sit up straight.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the
al belt across you. Don't let it get
twisted.
until it clicks.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle
If the belt isn't long enough, see the
Index under Safety Belt Extender.
Make sure the release button on the
budkle faces ypward or outward so YOU
would be able to unbudlde. it -quickly if
you ever had to.