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Pull the lever under the front seat toward the 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.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the outer side of
the seat. Release the lever to lock the seatback where
you want
it. Pull up on the lever, and the seat will go to
its original upright position.
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But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
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Head Restraints
Head restraints are fixed on some models and adjustable
on others. Slide an adjustable 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.
To raise or lower the restraint, push in the release while
you pull up or push down on the restraint. The
front seats
of your vehicle make it easy to get in and
out
of the rear seat.
0 When you pull up on the recliner release lever, the
seatback will tilt forward and the whole seat will
slide forward.
After someone gets into the rear seat area, move the
seatback
to its original position. Then move the seat
rearward until it locks.
Easy Entry Seats
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To get out, pull the release handle on the rear of the
passenger’s side front seat.
Folding Rear Seat
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The rear seat in your Geo folds to provide more cargo
space.
To fold the rear seat, lower the rear seatback and then
flip the whole rear seat up against the front seats.
1. Swing the safety belt buckles forward and down.
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2. Pull the knobs on both sides of the seatback. If you
have the split rear seat, you can
fold half of the seat
by pulling only the
knob on the side you wish to
fold.
3. Fold the seatback down.
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4. Unlock the bottom part of the seat:
0 On the one-piece rear seat, pull out the release
On the split rear seat, lift the release lever on
5. Lift the bottom of the seat up and push it toward the
ring.
either sea
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front of the vehicle.
6. Find the support bar on the bottom of the seat. This
7. Pull the inner end of the support off of the seat
bar keeps
the rear seat from unfolding.
bracket and swing it down.
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To unfold the seat:
Keep your hands, safety belts and other objects away
from where the seat will rest.
1. Pull the support bar out of the floor bracket and
swing it up and toward the bottom of the seat.
2. Push and secure the support bar into the bracket on
the bottom of the seat.
3. Slowly pull the seat down to the floor. The seat
should latch into place. Pull up on the bottom
of the
seat to be
sure it is locked in position.
4. Pull the seatback up and push it back to lock it into
place. Push
and pull the top of the seatback to be
sure
the seatback is locked in position.
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.
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Your vehicle has a
light that comes
on as
a reminder to buckle
up. (See “Safety Belt
Reminder 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!
Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it
goes.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’s just a seat on
wheels.
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