1993 CHEVROLET S10 Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Reclining Front Seatbacks (Bucket Seats or 60140
Split-Bench)
To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the outer side of the seat. Release
the lever to lock the se’atback where you want it. Pull up on the lever and
the seat
will go to an upright position.
But don’t have a seatback reclined
if your vehicle is moving.
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Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can I:
dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts can’t do their JL
when you’re reclined like this
The shoulder belt can’t
do its job because it won’t be against your
body. Instead,
it will be in front of ;--u. In a crash you coul 2” into
it, receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt can’t
do its job, either. In a crash the belt could go
over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at you\
r pelvic bones. 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
safetv belt DroDerlv.
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Manual Lumbar Adjustment
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If you have this feature, there will be a knob with six settings\
on the outside
of the driver and passenger bucket seats.
Turn the knob counter-clockwise
to increase lumbar support and clockwise to
decrease lumbar support.
Fronf Seafback Latches
The front seatback folds forward to let people get into the b\
ack seat or reach the storage area behind the seat. Your seatback will move back and forth
freely, unless you come
to a sudden stop. Then it will lock in place.
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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 mus\
t be down for
the seat
to work properly.
Easy Entry Seat (Extended Cab)
KO304
The right front bucket or split-bench seat of your vehicle mak\
es it easy to get
in and out
of the rear vehicle area.
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When you tilt the right front seatback fully forward, the whole seat wi\
ll
slide forward.
After someone gets into the rear seat area, move the right fr\
ont
seatback to its original position. Then move the seat rearward until it
locks.
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, If an easy entry right front seat isn't locked, it can move. In a I
sudden stop or crash, the person sitting there could be injure\
d. 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.
Jump Seat (Extended Cab Models)
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KO808
Your extended cab pickup may have jump seats in the rear area. To fold the
jump seat down, pull down on the handle on the bottom of the\
seat until the
seat is in place.
To store the seat, push it up until it is flush with the trim
panels. Don't let the safety belts be damaged by the hinges o\
r the latches.
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Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of the restraint is closest
to the top of your ears. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in
a crash.
Safety Belts: They9re 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.
CAUTION
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Don’t let anyone ride where they can’t wear a safety bel\
t properly. If
you are in a crash and you’re not wearing a safety belt, your injuries\

can be
much worse. You can 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 passenaers’ belts are fasten\
ed properly, too.
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AM110001
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 wear
safety belts. Here’s why:
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 cr\
ashes 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.
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buckling up does matter . . . a lot!
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Why Safety Belts Work
AM115001 AM115002
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes.\
For example, if
the bike
is going 10 mph (16 km/h), so is the child. When the bike hits the
block, it stops. But the child keeps going!
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Take the simplest “vehicle”. Suppose it’s just a seat on wh\
eels. Put someone
on
it.
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Get it up to speed. Then stop the “vehicle”. The rider doesn’\
t stop.
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