1996 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Owners Manual

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 into
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 center switch knob to move the seat where you want it. To
raise the seat, move the center switch knob up. To lower the seat, move the
center switch knob down.
To move the seat forward, move the center switch
knob toward the front of the vehicle. To move the seat rearward, move the
center 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
rear switch lever up.
To lower the rear of the seat, move the rear switch
lever down.
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Power Lumbar Adjustment
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To adjust the power
lumbar, press
the front
of the lumbar switch
at the side of the seat.
Press the front
of the
switch to increase
lumbar support. Press
the rear of the switch
to decrease lumbar
support.
As you press the back of the switch, you will hear air leaving the lumbar
support in the seatback.
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.
Seatback Latches (All Except Base Level Bench Seat)
The front seatback folds forward to let you access the rear of the cab.
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I To fold a seatback
, forward, pull this
~ lever up and fold the
i seatback forward.
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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.
Easy Entry Seat (%Door Uti/ity Model)
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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Easy Entry Seat (Suburban Second Seat)
The right side of the rear 60/40 split folding bench seat, available in the
Suburban, has an easy entry feature. That makes it easy to get
in and out of
the third seat,
if you have one.
,, :: .... . To operate the seat,
move the lever at the
side of the seat down.
Tilt the seatback toward the front of
the vehicle by pulling the top of the
seatback forward.
When
you do, the seat bottom will release. Just pull the seat forward until it
stops.
There
is also a foot
operated release lever
for rear seat
passengers to use
when getting out of
the third seat.
To release the easy entry second seat,
lift up on the top of the release lever
with your foot. Push the top
of the seatback forward and tilt it toward the
front
of the vehicle.
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.
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Rear Folding Seat (2-Door Utility Model)
If your vehicle has a rear seat, the seat can be folded flat for more cargo
space. Before folding, make sure nothing
is under or in front of the seat.
When the seat is folded, it will
lay almost flat on the floor.
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When folding the seat,
first remove the head
restraints.
Push the
release buttons at the
bottom of each head
restraint height adjust
post and slide the head
restraint out
of the
height adjust tubes.
The head restraint stowage bag is attached to the rear seatback, behind the
load
floor flipper panel. Pull the panel slightly rearward and remove the bag
from the seatback.
Then, put the head restraints in
the stowage bag and place the bag under the
center of the rear seat.
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To fold the seat, pull
on the release handle
at the bottom of
the
seat cushion marked
RELEASE.
When you release the
seat cushion, the
seatback is
automatically
released. Pull the loop
on the seatback
forward and fold the
seatback into the seat
cushion.
While the seat is in the folded position, hang the latch plate end of the outer
passenger position safety belts on the hooks at the top
of each retractor
cover, out of
the way.
To return the seat to the passenger position, lift the seatback up with both
hands and push
it rearward until it latches.
After returning the seat to the passenger position, pull forward
on the
seatback to make sure
it is locked in place. Also, return the safety belts and
head restraints
to their original positions, so they will be available for rear
seat passengers
to use. Then, fold the head restraint stowage bag closed and
attach it
to the rear seatback, behind the load floor flipper panel.
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