1996 GMC SIERRA Owners Manual

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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. It also tells you about
reclining front seatbacks and head restraints.
Mar--a1 Front Seat
CAUTION:
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
don’t want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when
the vehicle
is not moving.
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.
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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
in order to make sure
the seat
is locked in place.
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Power Driver’s Seat (Option)
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.
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 Control
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.
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Reclining Seatbacks
Your vehicle will have one of these reclining
seatback controls.
To adjust a seatback with this lever, move the lever
rearward. Release
the lever to lock the seatback where
you want it. Move the lever again rearward and the
seatback will
go to an upright position.
To adjust a seatback with
this lever, lift the front
of
the 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.
A CAUTION:
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.
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Head traints
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
The front seatback of the base level bench seat folds
forward to let
you access the rear of the cab. Your
seatback will move back and forth freely, unless
you
come to a sudden stop. Then it will lock in place. If you
have a Crew Cab, your front seatback is designed not to
fold forward. Access to the rear of the cab is available
by using the rear doors.
The front seatback of all seats except
the base level
bench seat folds forward
to let you access the rear of the
cab.
If you have a Crew Cab, your front seatback is
designed
not to fold forward. Access to the rear of the
cab is available by using the rear doors.
To fold a seatback forward
on all seats except the base
level bench seat, pull this
lever forward and fold
the
seatback forward.
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.
The rear seatback
of a rear bench seat without a center
armrest can be folded forward
to let you reach the
area behind it. Your seatback will move back and forth
freely, unless you come
to a sudden stop. Then, it will
lock into place.
The Crew Cab rear seatback with a center armrest folds
forward to let.you access the area behind
it.
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To fold a seatback forward,
pull this lever forward and
fold the seatback forward.
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.
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.
Easy Entry Seat (Extended Cab Only)
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 this
lever 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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After returning the seat to its regular position, try to
move the seat with your body in order
to make sure the
seat
is locked into place.
’ A CAUTION: I
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.
Rear Seat (Extended Cab)
Folding the Rear Seat
The extended
cab may have a rear folding seat
which can be folded open for more seating space.
To
use the seat:
1.
Pull the entire seat forward until it is flat.
2. Then pull forward on the
RELEASE lever under
the seat cushion,
on the
passenger’s side of the
rear seat. Push the
seatback rearward until
it latches.
3. After pushing the seatback upright into position, pull
the seatback forward to make sure it is locked.
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The extended cab’s rear seat can also be folded up to
provide more cargo space. To fold the seat:
1. Pull forward on the RELEASE lever at the side of
the seat cushion, behind the passenger’s side front
seat. Fold the seatback forward
until it latches with
the seat cushion.
2. Lift the entire seat
and push it rearward
into place.
3. Make sure the seat is secure.
Rear Seat (Crew Cab)
You can adjust the seat by sliding the lever at the front
of the seat toward the seat support to unlock it. Then,
slide
the seat to where you want it. Release the lever and
try to move the seat with your body in order to make
sure the seat is locked into place.
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use safety belts
properly.
It also tells you some things you should not do
with safety belts.
And
it explains the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
(SIR), or air bag system.
Don’t
let ady6h K de where he or she can‘t wear
a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and
you’re not wearing
a safety belt, your injuries
can be much worse.
You can hit things inside the
vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously
injured or killed. In the same crash, you might
not be if you are buckled up. Always fasten your
safety belt, and check that your passengers’ belts
are fastened properly too.
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