1993 CHEVROLET LUMINA Owners Manual

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In 2-door Chevrolets, the front seat
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 facing down a
fairly steep hill.
To fold a 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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. Safety BeS:
Ilzeyke 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:
Zlwy’re For Everyone (Cont.)
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
tone, too. It’s the reminder to buckle
up. In many states and Canadian
provinces, the law says to wear safety
belts. Here’s why:
They work.
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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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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.
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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5. Get it up to sped. Then stop the
G6ar.y' The rider doesn't stup.
8. or the safety bdtd
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6. The person keeps going until
stopped by something- In a real
vehicle, it could be the
wind&". 0 0

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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?
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.

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Safety Belt Warning Light How to Wear Safety Belts
When the key is turned to Run or Start, ProperEy--Adults
a chime will come on for about eight This section is only for people of adult
seconds to remind people to fasten their size.
safetv belts. unless the driver’s safetv
Vehicles First Sold in Canada
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
...”
not apply to your vehicle.
etc.)
If
so, then the rest of Part 1 does
belt [s bucied. The safety belt light bill
I also come on and stay on until the
driver’s belt
is buckled.
I CAUTION
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If your safety belt light ever
the front doors are closed
and the
driver’s belt is buckled, have vour
/A comes on or stays on after
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There are special things to
-, know about safety belts and
ddren. And there are different 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.
I rules for babies and smaller
children.
If a child will be riding in
your Chevrolet, see the Index under
Children. Follow those rules for
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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. And you
don’t have to unbuckle when
you get out.
Just get into your vehicle. Then close
and lock the door. Adjust the seat (to
see how, see the
Index under Seat
Controls) so you can sit up straight.

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Automatic LapShoulder Belt (CONTI)
Thelap 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.
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It's possible that .an automatic belt
could
keep youfrom'€ully opening a
door. That
cm 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 will always keep your
automatic belt buckled. However, you
may need to unbuckle it
in an
emergency.
And you would need to unbuckle it to
let someone
get into the center front
seat position,
if your vehicle has one.
To Unbuckle the Automatic Belt:
Just push the button on the buckle. -