1996 CHEVROLET TRACKER Owners Manual

Reclining Front Seatbacks
To adjust the 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
its oripinal 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
Head restraints are fixed on some models and adjustable
on others. Slide an adjustable 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.
To raise or lower the restraint, push in the release while
you pull up or push down on the restraint.
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Easy Entry Seats (2-Door)
The front seats of your vehicle make it easy to get in and
out of the rear seat.
When you pull up on the recliner release lever, the
seatback will tilt forward and
the whole seat can
slide
forward by hand.
After someone gets into the rearseat area, move the
seatback
to its original position. Then move the seat
rearward until it locks.
A 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 ta be
sure
it is locked.
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0 To get out, pull the release handle on the rear of the
passenger’s side front seat.
Folding the Rear Seatback (2-Door Models)
The rear seat in your Geo folds to provide more
cargo space.
To fold the rear seat, lower the rear seatback and then
flip the whole rear seat up against the front seats.
1. Swing the safety belt buckles forward and down.
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2. Pull the knobs on both sides of the seatback. If
you have the split rear seat, you can fold half of the
seat by pulling only the knob on the side you wish
to fold.
3. Fold the seatback down.
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4. Unlock the bottom part of the seat:
0 On the one-piece rear seat, pull out the
0 On the split rear seat, lift the release lever on
release
ring.
either seat.
5. Lift the bottom
of the seat up and push it toward the
front of the vehicle.
6. Find the support bar on the bottom of the seat. This
bar keeps the rear seat from unfolding.
7. Pull the inner end of the support off of the seat
bracket and swing it down.
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8. Attach support bar to the floor bracket.
To unfold the seat:
Keep your hands, safety belts
and other objects away
from where
the seat will rest.
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Pull the support bar out of the floor bracket and
swing
it up and toward the bottom of the seat.
Push and secure the support bar into the bracket
on
the bottom of the seat.
Slowly pull the seat down to the
floor. The seat
should latch into place. Pull up
on the bottom of the
seat to be sure
it is locked in position.
Pull
the seatback up and push it back to lock it into
place. Push and pull the top of the seatback
to be
sure the seatback is locked in position.
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The rear seat in your Geo folds forward to provide more
cargo space.
To fold the rear seat forward:
1. Tuck the seatbelts into the storage groove between
the seatbacks.
2. Pull up on the lock knob on the top of each seatback
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