1996 PONTIAC GRAND-AM Owners Manual

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your
Pontiac 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 also about reclining seatbacks and head
restraints.
Manual Seats
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A 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
confuLse 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.
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Move the control lever under the front of the seat to
unlock it. 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.
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Manual Lumbar Support (Option). Power Seat Controls (Option)
Turn the knob on the right front of the driver’s seat
cushion clo’ckwise
or counterclockwise to adjust support
for the lower back.
To adjust the power seat on some models:
FRONT CONTROL (A): Raise the front of the seat by
hblding the switch up. Lower the front of the seat by
holding the switch down.
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CENTER CONTROL (B): Move the seat forward or
back by holding the control
to the front or back.
Move the seat higher by holding the control
up. Lower
the seat by holding the control
down.
REAR CONTROL (C): Raise the rear of the seat by
holding the switch up. Lower the rear of the seat by
holding the switch down.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the outer side
of the seat and move the seatback where you want it.
Release the lever to lock the seatback. Pull up on the
lever and the seat will go to an upright position.
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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 OF other injuries.
The lap belt can’t do its job either. In a crash the
belt c&ld go up over your abdomen. The belt
forces wouldl be there, not at your .pelvic bones.
This could’ cause seri’ous 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 Restraints Seatback
Latches (2-Door Models)
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.
On some models, the head restraints tilt forward and
rearward
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The front seatback folds forward to let people get into
the back seat.
To fold a front seat forward, lift the seatback latch.
When
you return the seatback to its original position, the
seatback will lock.
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Easy Entry Seat (2-Door Models)
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Q:
11 an easy entry rlgnr rronr seat isn’t locked, it
can move. In a sudden stop or crash, the person
sitting there could be injured. After you’ve used
it,
be sure to push rearwa‘rd on an easy entry seat
to be sure it is locked.
Rear Seats
The right front seat of your vehicle makes it easy to get
in and out of the rear seat.
Tilt the right front seatback Completely forward and
whole seat will slide forward.
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Move the right front seatback to its original position
after someone
gets into the rear seat area. Then move TO open, pull forward on the seat tab.
the seat rearward until it locks. To close, push the seatback up to its original. position.
Push the seatback completely up against the back plate
to ensure that the latch will, hook. Tilt the seatback completely forward again to get
out.
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Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use safety b’elts
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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A CAUTION:
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. 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 anything, you go as fast as it
goes.
Put someone on it.
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