1996 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE Owners Manual

Removing LEFT ONLY and
CENTER OR LEFT Seats

2. Push down on the rear release bar (located behind
the seat) and
tilt the entire seat forward.
1. Lift the upper lever to fold the seatback forward.
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3. From behind the seat, support the top portion of the
seat with one hand as you squeeze the front release
bar toward the crossbar. The seat will release from
the floor pins.
'ting Rear Seats
Each rear seat location has two sets of floor pins. Seats
equipped with the built-in child restraint option must be
secured in the rear set of floor pins. Seats that don't have
the built-in child restraint can be secured in either set of
floor pins. Move
the position of these seats up or back to
provide a little more room behind or in front of a seat.
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Replacing Rear Bucket Seats
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CAUTION-
TO HELP AVOID PERSONAL INJURY.
SECURELY LATCH SEAT IN LocATlON SHOWN. SEE OWNERS MANUAL FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Follow the diagram on the back of the seats to replace
the seats in their proper location.
The LEFT ONLY seats fit only in the left positions. The
RIGHT ONLY seats fit only in the right positions. The
CENTER OR LEFT seat fits in the center position and
in either left position.
Don’t try to place the seats in backward, because they
won’t latch that way.
A seat that isn’t locked into place properly can
move around in
a collision or sudden stop. People
in the vehicle could be injured. Be sure to lock
the seat into place properly when installing it.

1. With the entire seat tilted forward, place the front
hooks of the seat latch onto the front
floor pins.
2. Firmly press the rear hooks onto the rear floor pins.
The seat should lock into position.
3. Push and pull on the seat to check that it is locked.
4. Lift the upper lever and pull up on the seatback until
it locks upright. Push and pull on the seatback to be
sure that it is locked.
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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.
5. Check to see that you have put the seats into the
proper location, according to the label on each seat.
If not, the seats may not latch properly, and your
passengers may not have the proper safety belt.
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 Restraint System
(SRS), or air bag system.
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Don’t let anyone ride 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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Your vehicle has a light
that comes on as a reminder
to buckle up. (See “Safety
Belt Reminder Light” in
the Index.)
In most states and Canadian provinces, the law says to
wear safety belts. Here’s why:
They work.
You never know if you’ll be in a crash. If you do have a
crash,
you don’t know if it will be a bad one.
A
few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so
serious that even buckled up a person wouldn’t survive.
But most crashes are in between. In many of them,
people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk
away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt
or killed.
After more than
25 years of safety belts in vehicles,
the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does
matter
. . . a lot !
Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as
it goes.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’s just a seat
on wheels.
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Put someone on it.
Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider
doesn’t stop.
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The person keeps going until stopped by something.
In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield ...
or the instrument panel . . .
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or the safety belts!
With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle
does.
You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance,
and your strongest bones take the forces. That’s why
safety belts make such good sense.
Here Are Questions Many People Ask
About Safety Belts -- and the Answers
@ Won’t I be trapped in the vehicle after an
accident if
I’m wearing a safety belt?
A: You could be -- whether you’re wearing a safety
belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt,
even
if you’re upside down. And your chance of
being conscious during and after an accident,
so
you cun unbuckle and get out, is much greater if
you are belted.
If my vehicle has air bags, why should I have to
wear safety belts?
A: Air bags are in many vehicles today and will be in
most of them
in the future. But they are
supplemental systems only;
so they work with
safety belts -- not instead of them. Every air bag
system ever offered for sale has required the
use of
safety belts. Even if you’re in a vehicle that has air
bags, you still have
to buckle up to get the most
protection. That’s true not only in frontal collisions,
but especially in side and other collisions.
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