1996 PONTIAC FIREBIRD Owners Manual

4-Way Manual Seat 6-Way Power Seat (Option)
There are two levers at the front of the seat, The left
lever adjusts the seat forward and back. The right lever
adjusts
the angle sf the front of the seat.
To adjust the seats forward and rearward, lift the lever
under the left front
of the seat. 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
into place.
To raise or lower the entire seat, lift the lever under the
right front of the seat and lean forward or backward. The
driver’s seat has
three controls on the left side.
The front control makes the front
of the seat go up
and down.,
The back control makes the back
of the seat go up
and down.
The center control
makes the whole seat go up and down
or forward and backward.
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Fully Articulating Spori Seat (Option) The switch pads on the ‘outer side of the seats “inflate”
and “deflate” parts
of your seatback. If your Pontiac has these seats, the driver’s seat has the
four-way manual seat adjuster. See
“4-Way Manual The two buttons that have “dots” inflate and deflate the
Seat” earlier in this part. The passenger seat has the outer parts of the seatback. To inflate, press the raised
two-way manual seat adjuster. See “Manual Front Seat” button.
TO deflate, Press the hdented button.
earlier in this part. The two buttons without dots inflate and deflate
the lumbar (lower part of the seatback) support.
inflate, press the raised button. To deflate, press
indented
button.
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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 original upright position.
If you have fully articulating sport seats, your recliner
lever looks like this.
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But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is moving.
1 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. 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.
On some models, the head restraints tilt forward
and
rearward also.
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Front Seatback Latches Folding Rear Seatback
The front seatback
folds
forward to let
people get
into the
back seat. TQ fold a
seatback forward,
lift the latch located
on the lower backside
of the seatback.
Then the seatback
will fold forward.
When you return the seatback to its original position,
make sure the seatback is locked.
The latch must be
down for the seat to work properly.
/I CAUTION: I
I€ the seatback isn’t locked, it codd 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. .
The rear seatback in your Pontiac folds down to provide
more storage space.
To fold the seatback down:
1. Pull forward on both levers.
2. Fold the seatback down.
To raise the seatback:
1. Pull it up to the locked, upright position.
2. Be sure both latches hold the seatback in place. Have
them fixed if they don’t.
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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 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 yon are buckled up. Always fasten your
satety belt, and check
that your passengers’ belts
are fastened properly too.
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!
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Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anythmg, you go as fast as it goes.
. ....
rake the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’s just a seat on wheels.
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Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider
doesn’t stop. The
person keeps going until stopped by something.
In
a real vehicle, it could be the windshield . . .
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