1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine If your vehicle has a manual
1 bucket, split bench or full
~ bench seat, you can adjust it
with this lever at the front
of the seat.
Power Driver’s Seat (Option)
Slide the lever at the front of the seat toward the
passenger’s 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 in place. If
your vehicle has a power seat on the driver’s side, you
can adjust it with these controls at the outside edge of
the seat.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine You can use the round center knob to move the seat
where you want it.
To raise the seat, move the knob up.
To lower the seat, move the knob down. To move the
seat forward, move the knob toward the front of the
vehicle.
To move the seat rearward, move the 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
lever up.
To lower the front of the seat, move the front
lever down.
To raise the rear of the seat, move the rear
lever up.
To lower the rear of the seat, move the rear
lever down.
Power Lumbar Adjustment
If you have power lumbar
adjustment, you can
increase or decrease lumbar
support in an area
of the
lower seatback.
To increase support, press and hold the front of the
rocker switch. Let
go of the switch when the lower
seatback reaches the desired level of support.
To decrease support, press and hold the rear of the
rocker switch. Let
go of the switch when the lower
seatback reaches the desired level of support.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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. But don’t have a seatback reclined
if your vehicle
is moving.
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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.
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.
Seatback Latches (2-Door Utility)
The front seatback folds forward to let you access the
rear of the vehicle.
To fold a seatback forward,
pull this lever forward and
fold the seatback forward.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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 (2-Door Utility)
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.
A CAUTION:
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.
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.
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.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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. i
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Rear Seats
b, CAUTION:
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If any easy entry seat isn’t locked, it can move. In
a sudden stop or crash, the person sitting there
could be injured. And, even
if there is no crash or
sudden stop,
a driver,sitting in an unlocked easy
entry seat could be startled by the sudden
movement and hit the wrong control or pedal,
causing an accident. After you’ve used it, be sure
to push rearward on any easy entry seat to be
sure it is locked.
If a head restraint is not installed on.the seatback
or stored in the vehicle properly, it could be
thrown about the vehicle in a crash or sudden
maneuver. People in the vehicle could be injured.
Remove the head restraints only when you need
to fold the seat, and be sure that the head
restraints are stored securely in the storage bag
and placed under the rear seat. When the seat is
returned to the passenger position, be sure the
head restraints are installed properly.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Folding the Rear 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.
When folding the seat, first
remove the head restraints.
Push the release button at
the top
of the seat back and
slide the head restraint
out
of the height adjust tubes.
To fold the seat, pull on the' release handle at the bottom
of the seat cushion marked
RELEASE.
Detach the stowage bag from the back of the rear seat.
Then, put the head restraints in the stowage bag and
place the bag
in the rear seat foot well, under the seat.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine When you release the seat cushion, the seatback is
automatically released. Pull the loop on the seatback
forward and fold the seatback onto 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, just lift up
on the seatback 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.
Folding the Rear 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 arm rest. That way, the center
safety belt will be out of
the way when the seat is folded
and also will be 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
adiust Dost and slide the
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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.
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