1994 GMC SIERRA Owners Manual

Head Restraints
d the top of your ears.
This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash.
Seatback Latches (Full Bench Seat)
The front seatback folds forward to let you access the rear of the cab. Your
seatback will move back and forth freely, unless you come to a sudden
stop.
Then it will lock in place.
If you have a Crew Cab, your front seatback is designed not to fold forward.
Access to the rear
of the cab is available by using the rear doors.
Seatback Latches (Bench Seat With Armrest)
The front seatback folds forward to let you access the rear of the cab.
If you have a Crew Cab, 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
seatback forward.
To return the seatback to the upright position, just push the seatback
reward until it latches.
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After returning the seatback to its upright position, pull the seatback forward
to make sure it is locked.
Seatback Latches
(Reclining Split Bench and Reclining Bucket Seafs)
The front seatback folds forward to let you access the rear of the cab.
To fold the seatback
forward, lift this lever.
Lift the front of the
lever and the seatback
will fold forward. To
return the seatback to the upright position,
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.
Easy Entry Seat (Extended Cab Only)
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.
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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
Rear Folding Seat (Extended Cab Models)
The extended cab may have a rear folding seat which can be folded 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 seatback forward
to make sure
it is locked.
To store the seat, pull
forward
on the
RELEASE lever,
under the right-hand
side
of the seat
cushion. Fold the
seatback forward
until
it latches with the seat
cushion. Lift the entire
seat and push
it
rearward into place.
Make sure the seat is secure.
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Rear Seat (Crew Cab)
You can adjust the seat by sliding the adjuster lever at the front of the seat
toward the seat support 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.
Rear Seat Seatback Latch (Except Bench With Armrest)
The rear seatback can be folded forward to let you reach the area behind it.
Your seatback will move back and forth freely, unless
you come to a sudden
stop. Then, it will lock into place.
Rear Seat Seatback Latch (Bench Seat With Armrest)
The rear seatback folds forward to let you access the area behind it.
To fold a seatback
forward, pull this
lever up and fold the
seatback 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.
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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.
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.
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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!
Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes.
For example, if the
bike is going
10 mph
(16 lun/h), so is the
child.
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When the bike hits the
block, it stops. But the
child keeps going!
Take the simplest
“vehicle.” Suppose it’s
just
a seat on wheels.
Put someone on it.
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