1995 GMC SIERRA Owners Manual

Seats and Restraint Systems
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 air bags and 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.
Manual Front Seat
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If your vehicle has a
manual bucket, split
bench, or full bench
seat, you can adjust it
with this lever at the
front of the seat.
Slide the lever at the front of the seat toward the passenger side to unlock it.
Using your body, 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 in
place.
Power Driver's Seat (Option)
If your vehicle has a
power seat on the
driver's side, you can
adjust it with this
switch at the outside
edge of the seat.
You can use the round center switch
knob to move the seat where you want
it.
To raise the seat, move the knob up. To lower the seat, move the knob
down.
To move the seat forward, move the knob toward the front of the
vehicle.
To move the seat rearward, move the knob toward the rear of the
vehicle.
You can also raise and lower the front and rear of the seat.
To raise the front
of the seat, move the front switch lever up. To lower the front of the seat,
move the front switch lever down.
To raise the rear of the seat, move the
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I rear switch lever up. To lower the rear of the seat, move the rear switch
lever down.
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Power Lumbar Adjustment
If you have power
lumbar adjustment,
you can increase or
decrease lumbar support in an area
of
the lower seatback.
To increase support, press and hold the front of the rocker switch. Let go of
the switch when the lower seatback reaches the desired level of support.
To decrease support, press and hold the rear of the rocker switch. Let go of
the switch when the lower seatback reaches the desired level of support.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
To adjust the seatback,
lift the front
of this
lever.
Release the lever to lock the seatback where
you want it. Pull up on the
front of the lever and the seatback will
go to an upright position.
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But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.
A CAUTION:
Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can
be 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 over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at
your pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries.
For proper protection when the vehicle
is in motion, have the
seatback upright. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your
safety belt properly.
Seatback Latches (Base Level 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.
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Seatback Latches (All Except Base Level Bench
Seat)
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.
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To fold a seatback
forward, pull this
lever forward 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.
A 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
011 the seatback to be sure it is locked.
Easy Entry Seat (Extended Cab On/y)
The driver and passenger front bucket seat and the 60/40 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.
A CAUTION:
If any easy entry seat isn’t locked, it can move. In a sudden stop
or crash, the person sitting there could be injured. And, even
if
there is no crash or sudden stop, a driver sitting in an unlocked
easy entry seat could be startled by the sudden movement and
hit the wrong control or pedal, causing an accident. After you’ve
used it, be sure to push rearward
on any easy entry seat to be
sure
it is locked.
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Head Restraints
Slide the 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.
Rear Folding Seat (Extended Cab)
The extended cab may have a rear folding seat which can be folded open for
more seating space.
To use the seat, pull
the entire seat forward
until it is flat. Then,
pull forward on the
RELEASE lever at the
side
of the seat
cushion, located
behind the passenger side front seat. Push
the seatback rearward
until it latches.
To store the seat, pull
forward on the
RELEASE lever at the
side
of the seat
cushion, behind the
After pushing the
seatback upright into position, pull the seatback forward
to make
sure it is locked.
passenger side front
seat.
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 lever at the front of the seat toward the
seat
support to unlock it. Then, slide the seat to where you want it. Release
the lever and try
to move the seat with your body, to make sure the seat is
locked into place.
Seatback Latch (Rear Bench Seat Without Center
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.
Seatback Latch (Rear Bench Seat With Center
Armrest)
The rear seatback folds forward to let you access the area behind it.
To fold a seatback
forward, pull this
lever forward 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.
A 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 it
is locked.
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