1994 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Owners Manual

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To Lower the Split Folding Rear Seat:
1. There is a release lever on the side of
each seat. Pull the release lever
forward and pull the seatback
forward and down.
2. Push down on the filler panel and the
1 seatback so they lock into a level
position.
To Raise the Split Folding Rear Seat:
1. Push down on the edge of the
seatback and pull up the filler panel.
2. Lift the seatback until it loclts in
place.
Push back and forth on the
Seatback to be sure it is locked in
place.
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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.
This figure lights up as a reminder to
buckle up. (See
Safety Belt Warning
Light
in the Index.)
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 mild, and some
crashes can be
so serious 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 have been
badly hurt or killed.
After more than
25 years of safety belts
in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most
crashes buckling
up does matter ... a lot!
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2. When the bike hits the block, it
stops. But the child keeps going! 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
mph (16 km/h). so is the child.
3. Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose
it's just a seat on wheels.
4. Put someone on it.
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5. Get it up to speed. Then stop the
vehicle. The rider doesn't stop. 6. The person keeps going until stopped
In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield ...
by something.

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8. or the safety belts!
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With safety belts,. you slow down as the
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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HereAre Questions Many
People 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?
A: You could be -whether you’re
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.
Q: Why don’t they just put in air bags
so people won’t have to wear safety
belts?
A: Air bags 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.
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 lun/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
Q: If I’m a good driver, and I never
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Safety Belt Warning
light
When the key is turned to Run or Start,
a chime will come on for about eight
seconds to remind people to fasten their
safety belts, unless the driver’s safety
belt is already buckled. The safety belt
light will also come on and stay on for
20 seconds, then it will flash for an
additional
55 seconds. If the driver’s
belt is already buckled, neither the
chime nor the light will come on.
How To Wear Safety Belts
Properly
Adults
This section is only for people of adult
size.
Be aware that there are special things to
know about safety belts and children.
And there are different rules for smaller
children and babies.
If a child will be
riding in your Chevrolet, see the section
after this one, called
Children. Follow
those rules for everyone’s protection. First,
you’ll want
to know which
restraint systems your vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.
Vehicles First SoldIn 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
...”
etc.) If so, then the rest of Part 1 does
not apply to your vehicle.
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.
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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
Seats in the Index) so you
can sit
up straight.
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The lap belt should be worn as low on
:he hips as possible. In a crash, this
lpplies force to the strong pelvic bones.
2nd you’d be less likely to slide under
:he lap belt.
If you slid under it, the belt
would apply force at your abdomen.
rhis could cause serious or even fatal
njuries. The shoulder belt should go
Iver the shoulder and across the chest.
rhese parts of the body are best able to
.ake belt restraining forces.
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Systems
The safety belt loclts 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. To unbuckle
the automatic belt, just
push the button on the buckle.
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To reattach the automatic belt:
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see Seats
in the Index) so you can sit up
straight.
belt across you. Don't let it get
twisted.
1. Push the latch plate into the buckle
until it cliclts. Pull up
on the latch
plate to make sure it
is secure.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the
Q
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I: What's wrong with this?
,: The shoulder belt is too loose. It
won't give nearly as much protectior
this way.
Q: What's wrong with this?
A: The belt is buclded in the wrong
place.
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