1996 CHEVROLET EXPRESS Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Head Restraints
Head restraints are fixed OB 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.
Rear Seats
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A seat that isn't locked into place properly can
move around in a collision or sudden stop. People
in the vehicle could be injured. Be sure to lock
,
the seat into place properly when installing it.
I A CAUTION:
A safety belt that is twisted or not properly
attached won't provide the protection needed in
1 a crash. The person wearing the belt could be
i seriously injured. After installing the seat, always
i check to be sure that the safety belts are not
' twisted and are'properly attached.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Removing the Rear Seat
I. Disconnect the quick release latch plates for the lap
shoulder belts
on the bench seat to be removed. To
do this, press the tip of a key into the release hole of
the safety belt end release buckle while pulling
up on
the safety belt.
2. At the floor, remove the plastic trim covers in front
of and behind the seat supports.
3. Lift up on the latch lever located at the front of
each seat support. The latch lever
will stay in the
up position.
4. Roll the scat toward the open slots in both rails. Lift
the seat up and out of both rails.
5. Remove the seat from the vehicle.
6. Install long trim covers to the front portion of the
floor rails.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Replacing the Rear Seat
1. Position the seat into the open slots in both rails.
Make sure that
the latch levers at the front of the seat
are in the up position.
2. Roll the seat to the set location and lock into place. '
3. Lower the latch lever by lifting up on the release
located at the mid-position of each seat support.
Check that both sides
of the seat are locked securely
by trying to
move the seat forward and backward. A
click should be heard when the seat is locked in place.
4. At the floor, replace the plastic trim covers in front
of and behind the seat supports.
5. Connect the quick release latch plates for the lap
shoulder belts by inserting the latch plates into the
buckles attached at the outboard positions of the
bench seat.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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.
And it explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
(SIR),
or air bag system.
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,/1 CAUTION:
Don’t let anyone ride where he or she can’t wear
a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and
you’re not wearing a safety belt, your injuries
can be
much worse. You can hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously
injured or killed. In the same crash,
you might
not be if you are buckled
up. Always fasten your
safety belt, and check that your passengers’ belts
are fastened properly
too.
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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 most 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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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as
it goes.
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Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’s just a seat
on wheels. Put someone
on it.
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Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider
doesn't
stop.
The person keeps going until stopped by something.
In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield ...
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or the instrument panel . . . or the safety belts!
With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does.
You get more time to stop. 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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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Here Are Questions Many People Ask
About Safety Belts -- and the Answers
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 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 ~?zuch greater if
you are belted.
&= If my vehicle has air bags, why should I have to
wear
safety belts?
A: Air bags are in many vehicles today and will
be in most
of them in the future. But they are
supplemental systems only;
so they work ~:ith
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.
@ If I’m a good driver, and I never drive far from
A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you’re in an
home, why should I wear safety belts?
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 km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
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