1996 CHEVROLET S10 seats

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine The 1996 Chevrolet S-Series Owner’s Manual
Seats and Restraint Systems ............................................................. 1-1
. This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the\
“SIR’ system.
FeaturesandControls .................................................................. 2-1
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems ..................................................... 3-1
This section explains how to start and operate your vehicle.
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfo\
rt controls and how
to operate your
audio system.
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road\
and how to drive under different conditions.
This section tells
you what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheated
engine, etc.
Here the manual tells
you how to keep your vehicle running properly and looking good.
This section tells
you when to perform vehicle maintenance and what fluids and lubricants to u\
se.
This section tells
you how to contact Chevrolet for assistance and how to get service publica\
tions.
It
also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page 8-8.
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something
you want to read.
YourDrivingandtheRoad .............................................................. 4-1
ProblemsontheRoad .................................................................. 5-1
Service and Appearance Care ............................................................ 6-1
Maintenanceschedule........ .......................................................... 7-1
Customer Assistance Information ........................................................ 8-1
Index ........................................................................\
........ 9-1
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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.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Manual Lumbar Support (Option)
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 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Adults
This part is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things to know about safety
belts and children. And there
are different rules for smaller
children and babies. If a child will be riding in your
vehicle, see the part of this manual called “Children.”
Follow those rules for everyone’s protection.
First,
you’ll want to know which restraint systems your
vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.
Driver Position
This part describes the driver’s restraint system.
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here’s how to wear
it properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see “Seats’’ in the Index)
so you can sit up straight.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
Don’t let it get twisted.
Pull up
on the latch plate to make sure
it is secure.
If the belt isn’t long enough, see “Safety Belt
Extender” at the end
of this section.
Make sure the release button
on the buckle is
positioned
so you would be able to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly if you ever had
to.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Rear Seat Passengers (Extended Cab
Jump Seats)
Lap Belt
These are reserve seating positions equipped with lap
belts only.
(If your extended cab pickup has the
optional side access panel, there’s only one reserve
seating position.)
It’s very important for rear seat passengers to buckle,up!
Accident statistics show that unbelted people in the rear
seat are hurt more often in crashes than those who are
wearing safety belts.
Rear passengers who aren’t safety belted can be thrown
out of the vehicle in a crash. And they can strike others
in the vehicle who are wearing safety belts.
,!
Each jump seat has a lap belt with no retractor. To
make the belt longer, tilt the latch plate a little and pull
the belt.
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Everyone in a vehicle needs protection! That includes
infants and all children smaller than adult size. In fact, the law in every state
in the United States and in every
Canadian province says children up to some age must be
restrained while in a vehicle.
Smaller Children and Babies
To make it shorter, pull the belt as shown until it is snug.
Buckle
and position it the same way as the lap part of
the driver’s safety belt (see “Driver Position” in the
Index), Make sure the release button on the buckle is
positioned
so you would be able to unbuckle the safety
belt quickly
if you ever had to. To unlatch the belt, just
push the button on the buckle.
Don’t use child restraints on these seats. They won’t
work properly.
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Smaller children and babies should always be,
restrained in
a child or infant restraint. The
instructions for the restraint will say whether it is
the right type aqd size for your child.
A very
young child’s hip bones are
so small that a
regular belt might not stay low on the hips, as it
should. Instead, the, belt will likely be over the
child’s abdomen. In
a crash, the belt would apply
force right on the child’s abdomen, which could
cause serious or fatal injuries.
So, be sure that
any child small enough for one is always properly
restrained in
a child or infant restraint. 1 ,
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Don’t use child restraints in these positions. The
restraints won’t work properly.
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part
about the top strap if the child restraint has
one.
1. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
for the child restraint.
2. Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions say.
3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder
portions of the vehicle’s safety belt through or
around
the restraint. The child restraint instructions
will show
you how. .
If the shoulder belt goes in front of the child’s face or
neck, put it behind the child restraint.