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Section 
0 
This section  tells  you  how to use  your  manual  and  includes 
safety  and  vehicle damage  warnings  and  symbols. 
I 
This section  tells  you how  to use  your  seats  and  safety  belts 
properly. 
2 
This  section  explains  how  to start  and  operate  your vehicle. 
3 
This  section  tells  you  how to adjust  the  ventilation  and comfort 
controls  and  how  to operate  your  audio  system. 
4 
Here you’ll  find helpful  information  and tips  about  the  road and 
how  to drive  under  different  conditions. 
5 
This section  tells  you  what to do if you have a problem  while 
driving,  such  as 
a flat  tire or  engine  overheating. 
Here  the manual  tells you how  to keep  your  vehicle  running 
properly  and looking  good. 
7 
This section  tells you when  to perform  vehicle  maintenance  and 
what  fluids  and lubricants  to use. 
8 
This  section  tells  you  how to contact  your GM division  for 
assistance  and 
how to get  service  publications. It also  gives 
vou  information  on  “Reportina Safetv  Defects”. 
Here’s  an  alphabetical  listing of alr..,st  every subject  in  this 
manual.  You  can  use 
it to  quickly  find something  you want to 
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Seats & Safety Belts 
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Section 
Here  you’ll  find  information  about  the  seats in your  vehicle  and  how  to use 
your  safety  belts  properly 
. You  can  also  learn  about  some  things  you  should 
not do with  safety  belts . 
Seats  and  Seat  Controls ........................................................................\
.............. 1-2 
Front  Seats ........................................................................\
................................ 1-2 
Head  Restraints 
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......................... 1-5 
Rear  Seats .................................................................. ...f61....t.. .......................... 1-9 
Safety  Belts:  They’re 
For Everyone .................................................................. 1-11 
Why  Safety  Belts  Work 
........................................................................\
........... 1-13 
Questions  Many  People  Ask  About  Safety  Belts ......................................... 1-16 
How To Wear  Safety  Belts  Properly ................................................................. 1-18 
Adults 
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........................................... 1-18 
Driver  Position 
........................................................................\
.......................... 1-18 
Lap-Shoulder  Belt 
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.................... 1-19 
Safety  Belt  Use  During  Pregnancy ................................................................ 1-24 
Passenger  Positions 
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................ 1-25 
Children ........................................................................\
........................................ 1-35 
Smaller  Children  And  Babies ........................................................................\
. 1-36 
Child  Restraints ........................................................................\
........................ 1-37 
Larger  Children ........................................................................\
........................ 1-50 
Checking Your Restraint  Systems ...................................................................... 1-52 
Replacing  Safety  Belts 
After a  Crash ............................................................... 1-53 
Safety  Belt  Extender ........................................................................\
................... 1-52 
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Seats & Safety Belts 
Seats and Seat Controls 
This  section  tells  you  about  the seats-how to adjust  them,  and fold them up 
and  down. 
It also  tells  you  about  reclining  front  seatbacks  and  head 
restraints. 
Front Seats 
Manual Front Seat 
1 
You  can  lose  control of the  vehicle if you  try  to  adjust  a  manual 
driver’s  seat  while  the  vehicle  is  moving.  The  sudden  moveme\
nt 
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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K2102 
Slide  the  lever  at  the  front  of the  seat  toward  your  door to unlock it. Slide 
the  seat 
to where  you  want it. Then  release  the  lever  and  try to move  the 
seat  with  your  body, 
to make  sure  the  seat is locked  into  place. 
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Seats & Safety  Belts 
Don’t  have a seatback  reclined if your  vehicle is moving. 
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AN101020 
Ir Sitting  in a reclined  positiin when your vehicle is in motion can. be 
4 dangerous. Even if you  buckle up, your safety belts can’t do their job 
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 you. In  a crash  you could go into 
it, receiving neck or other  injuries. 
The lap  belt  can’t do its job either.  In a crash  the belt  could go up 
ov0f your  abdomen.  The  belt  forces  would be there,  not  at your 
petvic bones. This could cause serious  internal  injuries, 
For proper  protection when the vehicle  is in  motion, have the seat- 
back 
upright. Then  sit  well back in  the seat and wear your safety 
belt properly. 
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Seats & Safety Belts 
If  you  have  a  Four  Door  Model,  your  front  seatback  is  designe\
d  not to fold 
forward.  Access to the  rear of the  cab  is  available  by  using  the  rear  doors. 
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. If this  happens, 
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. 
Seatback  Latches  (Bench  Seat  With Armrest) 
K2547 
The  front  seatback  folds  forward to let  you  access  the  rear  of  the  cab. 
If  you  have  a  Four  Door 
Model, your  front  seatback  is designed  not to fold 
forward.  Access 
to the  rear of the  cab is available  by  using  the  rear  doors. 
To fold  a  seatback  forward,  pull  this  lever  up  and  fold  the  seat\
back  forward. 
To return  the  seatback to the  upright  position,  just  push  the  seatback 
rearward  until  it  latches. 
After  returning  the  seatback 
to its  upright  position,  pull  the  seatback  forward 
to make  sure  it  is  locked. 
1 CAUTION 
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 1 it is  locked. 
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Seatback  Latches (Reclining Split  Bench  and 
Reclining  Bucket  Seats) 
PO191 
The  front  seatback  folds  forward  to  let  you  access  the  rear  of the  cab. 
To fold  the  seatback  forward,  lift  this  lever.  If  your  vehicle  has  a  passenger 
side  easy  entry  seat,  your  seatback  lever  will  be  slightly  lar\
ger,  but  will  work 
the  same  way. Lift  the  front  of the  lever  and  the  seatback  will  fold  forward. 
To return  the  seatback  to  the  upright  position,  just  push  the  sea\
tback 
rearward  until 
it latches. 
After  returning  the seatback  to its  upright  position,  pull  the  seatback  forward 
to  make  sure 
it is  locked. 
A If the  seatback  isn’t  locked, it could  move  forward  in  a  sudden  stop 
b or  crash.  That  could  cause  injury  to  the  person  sitting  there.  Always 
Dress  rearward  on  the  seatback 
to be sure it is  locked. I 
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Seats & Safety Belts 
Easy  Entry  Seat  (Extended Cab Only) 
K2406 
The  right  front  bucket  seat  or  the  right  side  of  the 40/60 split  bench  seat of 
your  vehicle  has  an  easy  entry  feature.  This  makes  it  easy  to\
  get  in  and  out 
of the  rear  seat. 
To  operate  the  seat  push  down  on  the  rear 
of the  lever,  located  at  the  side 
of  the  seat.  When 
you do,  the  seatback  will  move  fully  forward  and  the  seat 
bottom  will  release.  Just  pull  or  push  the  seat  forward  until \
 it  stops. 
To return  the  seat  to  its  regular  position,  return  the  seatback  t\
o  its  upright 
position,  then  push  the  whole  seat  rearward  until  it  latches. 
After  returning  the  seat  to  its  regular  position,  try  to  move \
 the  seat  with  your  body,  to  make  sure  the  seat  is  locked  into  place. 
If an  easy  entry  right  front  seat  isn’t  locked, it can  move.  In a 
 sudden  stop or crash,  the  person  sitting  there  could  be  injured. Aft€- 
you’ve  used  it,  be  sure  to  push  rearward on an  easy  entry  seat tn 
be  sure it is  locked. 
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Rear Seats 
Rear  Folding  Seat  (Extended Cab Models) 
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PO491 
The  extended  cab  may  have  a  rear  folding  seat  which  can  be  f\
olded  down 
for  more  seating  space. 
To use  the  seat,  pull  the  entire  seat  forward  until it is  flat.  Pull  forward  on 
the, 
RELEASE lever,  under  the  right-hand  side  of  the  seat  cushion.  Push  the\
 
seatback  rearward  until  it  latches. 
After  pushing  the  seatback  upright  into  position,  pull  the  seat\
back  forward  to 
make  sure  it  is  locked. 
Rear  Seat  (Four Door Models) 
You  can  adjust  the  seat  by  sliding  the  adjuster  lever  at  the  fron\
t  of the  seat 
toward  the  'door  to unlock 
it. Slide  the  seat to where  yau  want  it.  Then 
release  the  lever  and 
try to move  the  seat  with  your body, to make  sure the 
seat is locked  into  place. 
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