1996 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Owners Manual

Rear Folding Seat (4-Door Utility Model)
If your vehicle has a 60/40 rear seat, either side may be folded down to give
you more cargo space.
Before folding, place the latch plate portion of the center safety belt in the
center
ann rest. That way, the center safety belt will be out of the way when
the seat is folded and also will easily available for passengers to use when
the seat is returned to the passenger position. Also, make sure that nothing is
under or in front of the seat. When the seat is folded,
it will lay flat on the
floor.
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.
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Set the head restraints aside for now. You will stow them in their proper
position after
you are done folding the seat.
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To fold the seat, pull
up on the strap loop at
the rear
of the seat
cushion.
Then, pull the seat
cushion up and fold it
forward.
After folding the seat cushion fully forward, pull the seatback forward and
fold the seatback down until it is flat.
Then, stow the head
restraints by sliding
them into the rear
of
the seatback.
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Make sure the posts
go in all the way.
To return the seat to the passenger position, first remove the head restraints
by sliding them out
of the seat cushion. Lift the seatback up and push
rearward all the way. Then, lower the seat cushion until it latches in
position.
After returning the seat to the passenger position, return the head restraints
to the top of each seatback. Pull forward on the seatback and up on the seat
cushion to make sure the seat is securely in place.
If the latch plate portion of the center safety belt was put in the center arm
rest when the seat was folded, take the latch plate portion out and place it on
the seat. That way, the center seat position safety belt will be available for
center rear seat passengers to use.
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Folding Second Seat (Suburban)
If your vehicle has a 60/40 second seat, either side may be folded down to
give you more cargo space. Before folding, push the buckle portion of the
safety belt down into the seat cushion pockets, out of the way. Also, make
sure that nothing is under
or in front of the seat. When the seat is folded, it
will lay flat
on the floor.
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.
Set the head restraints aside for now. You will stow them in their proper
position after you are done folding the seat.
To fold the seat, pull
up on the strap loop at
the rear outer edge of
the seat cushion.
Then, pull the seat
cushion up and fold it
forward.
After folding the seat cushion fully forward, push down on the lever at the
side of the seatback and fold the seatback forward until it is flat.
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Then, stow the head restraints
by sliding
them into the rear
of
the seatback. Make
sure the posts go in all
the way.
To create a load floor,
release the panels
from the seatback by
pushing rearward
on
the panel latch.
Fold the panels
rearward
to cover the
rear (third) seat
footwell.
To return the seat to the passenger position, first remove the head restraints
by sliding them out of the seat cushion storage tubes.
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Fold the load floor panels forward and latch them into the seatback. Lift the
seatback up and push rearward until
it latches. Then, lower the seat cushion
until it latches in position.
After returning the seat to the passenger position, return
the head restraints
to the top of each seatback. Pull forward on the seatback and up on the seat
cushion to make sure the seat
is securely in place.
Also, pull the safety belt buckles
out of the seat cushion pockets, so they
will be available for rear seat passengers to use.
Removable Rear (Third) Seat (Suburban)
If your vehicle has a rear seat, it can be taken out for more cargo space.
Before removing the seat, unlatch the outside passenger position safety belts
from the seat frame.
To unlatch the safety
belt, press
in on the
inside of the buckle
cover sleeve and pull
the latch plate out
of
the buckle.
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Then, hang the latch
plate end of the belt
on the hook at the top
of the retractor cover,
out of the way.
To remove the seat, fully open th
vehicle.
.e rear load doors and enter the back of the
Move the seatback
release lever, at the
right rear of the seat,
toward the center
of
the vehicle.
Then, fold the
seatback forward into
the seat cushion.
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To unlatch the seat
from the floor, pull up
on the center release
handle at the rear of
the seat and lift the
rear of the seat up, out
of the floor.
Turn the seat sideways and take it out of the vehicle.
To put the seat back in, hold the seat sideways and put it into the vehicle.
Turn the seat to the forward position and set it down, with the latches at the
bottom
of the seat over the hooks in the floor. Pull up on the center release
handle and let the seat drop into place. Release the handle to let the seat
latch close and make sure it locks into place. Then, move the seatback
release lever at the right rear of the seat toward the center of the vehicle and
raise the seatback.
After returning the seatback to the upright position, push the seatback
forward to make sure it is locked in place.
Then, return the outside passenger position safety belts to the seat frame
buckles,
so they will be available for rear seat passengers to use.
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