1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER seats

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 0 The 1997 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner’s Manual
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Seats and Restraint Systems
This section tells you how to use your seats and safety belts properly. It also explains the “SRS” system.
Features and Controls
This section explains how to start and operate your Chevrolet.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfo\
rt controls and how to operate your audio system.
Your Driving and the Road
Here you’ll find helpful information and tips about the road\
and how to drive under different conditions.
Problems on the Road
This section tells what to do if you have a problem while driving, such as a flat tire or overheat\
ed engine, etc.
Service and Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep your Chevrolet running properly and looking good.
Maintenance Schedule
This section tells you when to perform vehicle maintenance and \
what fluids and lubricants to use.
Customer Assistance Information
This section tells you how to contact Chevrolet for assistance \
and how to get service and owner publications.
It also gives you information on “Reporting Safety Defects” on page
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Index
Here’s an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. You can use it to quickly find
something you want to read.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your Chevrolet and how to use your safety belts properly. You can also
learn about some things you should nut do with air bags and safety belts.
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and Seat Controls
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About
Safety Belts
-- and the Answers
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Driver Position
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
Right Front Passenger Position
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
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Belt Comfort Guides for Children
and Small Adults
Center Passenger Position
Children
Child Restraints
Larger Children Safety Belt Extender
Checking Your Restraint Systems
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Seats r---d Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -- how to
adjust them
-- and also about reclining seatbacks and
head restraints.
Manual Front Seats
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
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. Lift
the lever on the front of the driver’s 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.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Your Cavalier will be equipped with one of the
following passenger seat adjusters.
Slide the lever under the passenger's seat
to the right 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.
If your Cavalier is equipped with easy-entry seats, this is
your front passenger seat adjuster. Pull up on the lever at
the front
of the passenger's seat to unlock it. Slide the
seat to a comfortable position. Then release the lever
and try
to move the seat with your body, to make sure
the seat is locked into place.
Manual Lumbar Support (If Equipped)
The manual lumbar support control is located at the
front
of the driver's seat, toward the right. Turn the knob
clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease
the amount of support to your lower back.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Easy Entry Seat (If Equipped)
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.
Rear Seats
Folding the Rear Seat
On some two-door models, 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 the whole seat will slide forward.
Move the right front seatback to its original position after someone gets into the rear seat area. Then move
the seat rearward until it locks.
Tilt the seatback completely forward again to get out. To
open the fold-down rear seat, pull forward on the
seat tab.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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.
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
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
Adults
This part is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there
are special things to know about
safety belts and children. And there are different rules for
smaller children and babies.
If a child will be riding in
your Chevrolet, see the part
of this manual called
“Children.” Follow those rules for everyone’s protection,
First, you’ll want to know which restraint systems your
vehicle has.
We’ll start with the driver position.
Driver Position
This part describes the driver’s restraint system.
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The driver has a lap-shoulder belt. Here’s how to wear
it properly.
1. Close and lock the door.
2. Adjust the seat (to see how, see “Seats” in the Index)
so you can sit up straight.
3. Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt across you.
Don’t let it get twisted.
The shoulder belt may lock if
you pull the belt across
you very quickly. If this happens, let the belt go back
slightly to unlock it. Then pull the belt across you
more slowly.
4. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured if the right front passenger’s
air bag inflates. This is because the back of
a
rear-facing child restraint would be very close to
the inflating air bag. Always secure a rear-facing
child restraint
in the rear seat.
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier part
about the top strap if the child restraint has one.
1. Because your vehicle has a right front passenger air
bag, always move the seat
as far back as it will go
before securing a fonvard-facing child restraint. (See
“Seats” in the Index.)
2. Put the restraint on the seat. Follow the instructions
for the child restraint. Tilt the
latch plate to adjust the belt if needed.
If the shoulder belt goes in front of the child’s face or
neck, put it behind the child restraint.
3. Secure the child in the child restraint as the
instructions say.
4. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder
portions
of the vehicle’s safety belt through or
around the restraint. The child restraint instructions
will show you
how.