1997 CHEVROLET BLAZER Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust
them, and fold them
up and down.
Manual Front Seat
I A CAUTION:.
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
ad,just
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
orrlg when
the vehicle
is not moving.
I Move the lever under the
x. '2 front of the standard seat
, . .. toward the driver's door to
unlock it. Slide the seat to
where
you want it. Then
I release- the lever and try to
I move the seat with your
I
body to make sure the seat
- is locked into place.
Move the lever under the
front
of the easy entry seat
up 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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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Manual Lumbar Support
If you have this feature,
there
will be a knob on the
outside
of the driver and
passenger bucket seats.
Turn the knob
counterclockwise to increase lumbar support
and clockwise to decrease
lumbar support.
Power Driver’s Seat (Option)
If you have this feature, there will be a control pad on
your driver’s seat.
To make the front of the seat move up or down, use
control
A.
To make the rear of the seat move up or down, use
control
C.
Use control B to move the whole seat up, down, forward
or backward.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Power Lumbar Control (Option)
-1 If you have this control, it is
located on the
side of the
driver’s seat.
Press and hold the
front of the control until you have the
desired
lumbar support. To decrease lumbar support,
press the rear
of the control.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
To adjust the seatback, lift
the lever
on the outer side
Release the lever to lock the seatback where
you want it.
PulI up on the lever and the seat will go to an
upright position.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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.
Your adjustable head restraint may also be tilted forward
for greater
comfort.
Seatback Latches
To return the seatback to the upright position, push the
seatback all the way back
until the latch catches. If the
seatback was reclined before being folded forward,
it
will return to the reclined position.
I A CAUTION:
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.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Easy Entry Seat (2-Door Models)
The right front seat of your vehicle makes it easy to get
in and
out of the rear seat.
0 Tilt the right front seatback completely forward and
the whole seat will slide forward.
Move the seatback to its original position after
someone gets
into the rear seat area. Then move the
seat rearward until
it locks.
A CAUTION:
If an easy entry right front 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 rearward on an easy entry seat
to be sure it
is locked.
Tilt the seatback completely forward again to get out.
Rear Seats
Your vehicle has a folding rear seat which lets you fold
the seatbacks down for more cargo space.
The rear seat release handles are in the upper center of
the rear of the seatbacks. Push back on the seatbacks as
you pull up on the handles.
To raise the seatbacks, just lift up the seatbacks and push
until they lock in the upright position.
Push and pull
on the seatbacks to check that the latches
have locked in
the upright position. If they haven’t, have
them
fixed immediately.
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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 Intlatable Restraint (SIR),
x air bag system.
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.
A CAUTION:
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area,
inside or outside of
a vehicle. In a collision,
people riding in these areas are more likely to be
seriously injured or killed.
Do not allow people to
ride in any area of your vehicle that
is not
equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure
everyone in your vehicle is in a seat and using
a
safety belt properly.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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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