1994 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Owners Manual

Easy htry Seat (Utility Model Front Seats)
The driver and passenger front bucket seat and 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,
pull forward on the
top
of the lever,
located at the side
of
the seatback, and tilt
the back forward
toward the front of the
vehicle.
When you do, 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 to
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.
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Rear Seats
Easy Entry Seat (Wagon Model Second Seat)
The right side of the rear 60/40 split folding bench seat, available in the
wagon model, has
an easy entry feature. That makes it easy to get in and out
of the third seat, if you have one.
the seatback toward
the front
of the
vehicle.
When you do,
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 to 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.
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Rear Folding Seat (Utility Model)
If your vehicle has a rear seat, the seat can be folded flat for more cargo
space. Before folding, make sure nothing
is under or in front of the seat.
When the seat is folded, it will lay flat on the
floor.
To fold the seat, pull
on the lever at the
front
of the seat
cushion marked
RELEASE.
.... Then, using the handle
at the side
of the
seatback, pull the
seatback forward and
fold it into the seat
cushion.
While the seat is
in the folded position, hang the larch plate end of the outer
passenger position safety belts
on the hooks at the top of each retractor
cover, out of the way.
To return the seat to the passenger position, just lift up on the seatback and
push it rearward until it latches.
After returning the
seat to the passenger position, pull forward on the
seatback to make sure it
is locked in place. Also, return the safety belts
to their original position, so they will be available for rear seat passengers
to use.
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Folding Second Seat (Wagon Models)
If your vehicle has a 60/40 second seat, either side may be folded down to
give you more cargo space. Before folding, push the buckle portion of the
safety belt down into the seat cushion pockets, out of the way. Also, make
sure that nothing is under or in front of the seat. When the seat is folded, it
will lay flat on the floor.
To fold the seat, push
down on the lever at
the outer side
of the
seat cushion and,
using the handle
mounted on the side
of the seat, pull the
seat cushion up and
fold it forward.
After folding the seat
cushion fully forward.
push down on the
lever again and fold
the seatback forward
until it is flat.
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To create a load floor,
release the panels
from the seatback
by
I
pushing rearward on
the latch, and
fold
them out to cover the
rear seat footwell.
To return the seat to
the passenger position,
lift the load floor
panels and latch them
into the seatback.
Then, lift the seatback up and push rearward
until it latches. Lower the seat
cushion until it latches
in position.
After returning the seat to the passenger position, pull forward
on the
seatback and
up on the seat cushion handle to make sure the seat is locked in
place. Also, pull the safety belt buckles out of the seat cushion pockets, so
they will be available for rear seat passengers to use.
Removable Rear (Third) Seat (Wagon Models)
If your vehicle has a rear seat, it can be taken out for more cargo space.
Before removing the seat, unlatch the outside passenger position safety belts
from the seat frame.
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To unlatch the safety
belt, press
in on the
inside of the buckle
cover
sleeve and pull
the latch plate out of
Then, hang the latch
plate end
of the belt
on the hook at the top
of the retractor cover,
out of the way.
To remove the seat, fully open the rear load doors and enter the back of the
vehicle.
Move
the seatback
release lever, at
the
right rear of the seat,
toward the center
of
the vehicle.
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Then, fold the
seatback forward into
the seat cushion.
To unlatch the seat
from
the floor, pull up
on the center release
handle
at the rear of
the seat and lift the
rear of the seat up, out
of the floor.
Turn the seat sideways and take
it out of the vehicle.
To put the seat back in, hold the seat sideways and put it into the vehicle.
Turn
the seat to the forward position and set it down, with the latches at the
bottom
of the seat over the hooks in the floor. Pull up on the center release
handle and let the seat drop into place. Release the handle
to let the seat
latch close and make sure it locks
into place. Then, move the seatback
release lever at the right rear
of the seat toward the center of the vehicle and
raise
the seatback.
After returning the seatback
to the upright position, push the seatback
forward
to make sure it is locked in place.
Then, return the outside passenger position safety belts to the seat frame
buckles,
so they will be available for rear seat passengers to use.
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Safety Belts: They’re 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.
This figure lights up
as a reminder to buckle up. (See “Safety Belt Reminder
Light”
in the Index.)
It will light when you turn the key to RUN or START when your safety belt
isn’t buckled, and you’ll hear
a tone or buzzer, too.
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