1996 CHEVROLET S10 Owners Manual

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Also, in this book you will find these notices:
I NOTICE:
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These mean there is something that could
damage your vehicle.
In the notice area, we tell you about something that can
damage your vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your warranty, and it
could be costly.
But
the notice will tell you what to do to help avoid
the damage.
When
you read other manuals, you might see
CAUTION and NOTICE warnings
in different colors or
in different words.
You’ll also see warning labels on your vehicle. They use
the same words, CAUTION or NOTICE.
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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
BURNS
SPARK
OR ,111,
COULD FLAME
EXPLODE BATTERY
These symbols are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your vehicle
is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN SEAT
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols have
to do with
your lights:
SIGNALS e
TURN
RUNNING
* 0
DAYTIME -
LAMPS '.*
FOG LAMPS $0
These symbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER
VENTILATING FAN
These symbols are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT -
TEMP -
CHARGING I-1
BATTERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(0)
COOLANT a
ENGINE PRESSURE OIL e,
ANTI-LOCK (@)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
LIGHTER
m
HORN k3
SPEAKER
b
FUEL B3
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This manual covers these models:
Regular Cab Pickup
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Extended Cab Pickup
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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.
Manual Front Seat
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is
moving. The sudden movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you
1 don't want to. Adjust the driver's seat only when
~ the vehicle is not moving.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine For vehicles without easy
entry seats, move
the lever
under the front
of the seat I
toward the driver’s door to
unlock it. Slide the seat to
where you want it. For vehicles
with easy entry
seats, move the lever under
the front
of the seat up 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. Then release the lever and try
to move the seat
with your
body to make sure the seat is locked into
place.

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If you have this feature,
there will be a knob on the
outside
of the driver and
passenger bucket seats.
Turn the knob counterclockwise to increase lumbar
support and clockwise to decrease lumbar support.
Reclining Seatbacks (Bucket Seats
or 60/40 Bench)
To adjust the front 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
an upright position.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving. 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.
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The front seatback folds
forward to let people get
into
the back seat or
reach
the storage area
behind the seat.
To fold the front seatback
forward, lift the latch and
push the seat forward.
To return the seatback to the upright position, push the
seatback all the way back until the latch catches. If the
seatback was reclined before being folded forward, it
will return to the reclined position.
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A C WTION:
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.