1996 CHEVROLET EXPRESS tow

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 3. Locate the red handle on the inboard side of the seat
base, rotate the red handle up.
4. Once the red handle is rotated up, pull the handle to
remove the locking pin.
5. Stow the locking pin on the rear of the seat base in
the hole that is provided.
6. Repeat this procedure for the other seat base.
7. Remove the seat from the vehicle.
8. Install the trim covers to the floor rails.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine You can use these switches to move the seat where you
want it. To raise the seat, move the center knob up. To
lower the. seat, move the center knob down. To move the
seat forward, move the center knob toward the right.
To
move the seat rearward, move the center knob toward
the left.
You can raise and lower the front and rear of the seat. To
raise the front of the seat, move the right lever up. To
lower it, move the right lever down. To raise the rear of
the seat, move the left lever up. To lower it, move the
left lever down.
Reclining Seatbacks
To adjust the seatback, lift the front of this lever which
is located
at the inner edge of the. seat cushion.
Move the
seatback with your body and release the lever
to lock the seatback where yo11 want it. Ixan forward
and pull up on the front of' the lever and the seatback
will
go to an upright position.
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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 How does an air bag restrain?
In moderate to severe frontal or near-frontal collisions,
even belted occupants can contact the steering wheel or
the instrument panel. The air bag supplements the
protection provided
by safety belts. Air bags distribute
the force
of the impact more evenly over the occupant’s
upper body, stopping the occupant more gradually.
But
air bags would not help you in many types of collisions,
including rollovers, rear impacts and side impacts,
primarily because
an occupant’s motion is not toward
the air bag. Air bags should never be regarded as
anything more than
a supplement to safety belts,
and then only
in moderate to severe frontal or
near-frontal collisions.
What will you see after an air bag inflates?
After the air bag inflates, it quickly deflates. This occurs
so quickly that some people may not even realize the air
bag inflated. Some components of the air bag module
in the steering wheel hub for the driver’s air bag, or the
instrument panel for the right front passenger’s bag, will
be
hot for a short time. The part of the bag that comes
into contact with you may be warm, but it will never be
too hot to touch. There will be some smoke and dust
coming from vents in the deflated air bags.
Air bag inflation
will
not prevent the driver from seeing or from
being able
to steer the vehicle, nor will it stop people
from leaving the vehicle.
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When an air bag inflates, there is dust in the air.
This dust could cause breathing problems for
people with a history of asthma or other
breathing trouble.
To avoid this, everyone in the
vehicle should get out as soon as
it is safe to do so.
If you have breathing problems but can’t get out
of the vehicle after an air bag inflates, then get
fresh air by opening a window or door.
The air bags are designed to inflate only once. After
they inflate, you’ll need some new parts for
your air
bag system. If you don’t get them,
the air bag system
won’t be there
to help protect you in another crash.
A new system
will include air bag modules and
possibly other parts. The service manual for your
vehicle covers the need to replace other parts.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Accident statistics show that children are safer if they
are restrained in the rear seat. But they need to use the
safety belts properly.
Children who aren’t buckled up can be thrown out in
a crash.
Children who aren’t buckled up can strike other
people who are.
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Never do this.
Here two children are wearing the same belt. The
belt can’t properly spread the impact forces. In
a
crash, the two children can be crushed together
and seriously injured.
A belt must be used by
only one person at
a time.
Q: What if a child is wearing a lap-shoulder belt,
but the child is
so small that the shoulder belt is
very close
to the child’s face or neck?
A: Move the child toward the center of the vehicle, but
be sure that the shoulder belt still
is on the child’s
shoulder,
so that in a crash the child’s upper body
would have the restraint that belts provide. If the
child
is so small that the shoulder belt is still very
close
to the child’s face or neck, you might want to
place the child
in a seat that has a lap belt, if your
vehicle has one.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Your Doors and How They Work
Front Doors
To open the door from the outside, pull the handle and
pull the
door open.
To open the door from the inside, pull the lever toward
you and push the door open.
60140 Swing-Out Side Door
To open the “60” (front) portion of a 60/40 door from
the inside, pull the handle toward you and push open
the door.
To open the “60” (front) portion of a 60/40 door from
the outside, pull up on the handle and pull the handle
toward
you.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To open the door beyond 90 degrees, close the door
partially, pull the check strap outward at the spring hole
and then open the door. When you close the. door, the
check strap will automatically re-engage.
Sliding Side Door (Option)
To open the “40” (rear) portion of a 60/40 door from the
outside, pull the handle on the side of the rear door and
pull
it toward you.
To close the side doors, close the “40” (rear) door first.
Then close the
“60” (front) door. Check to make sure
both doors are completely closed.
The front side swing-out door has
a check strap
assembly
in the door frame to keep the door from
opening beyond
90 degrees.
To open the sliding side door from outside, pull the
handle toward the rear
of the vehicle. Then, slide the
door toward the rear
of the vehicle to open.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To close the sliding side door from outside, use the
outside door handle to slide the door toward the front of
the vehicle.
When the
door slides shut completely, it will be flush
with the side of the body.
To open the sliding door from inside, pull the handle and
slide
the door toward the rear of the vehicle.