1997 CHEVROLET S10 Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Seats and Seat Controls
This; section tdls you about the seats -- how to adjust
them,
and fold them up- and down.
For vehicles without easy
Manual Front Seat
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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.
entry seats, move the lever
under the front of the seat
toward the driver’s door 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.
For vehicles with-easy entry
seats, move the lever under
the. front
of the 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 (Option)
If you have this feature,
there
will be a knob on the
outside bf the driver and
passenger
bucket seats.
Reclining Seatbacks
(Bucket Seats or 60/40 Bench)
To adjust the front seatback,
lift the lever
on the outer I
side of the seat. I
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Turn the knob counterclockwise to increase lumbar
support
and clockwise to decrease lumbar support. Release the lever to lock the seatback where you want it.
Pull up
on the lever and the seat will go to an i
upright position. I I

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 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 eation can be dangerous. Even if you buckle
up, your safety belts canV 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. benes.
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.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Seaiback Latches,
The front seatback folds
forward to let-people .get
intathe back seat or reach
the storage area
behind
the seat.
To fold the front seatback
forward, lift the latch
and
push the scat forward.
If the seatback isdt locked, it -could move
forward hasudden stop or crash. That could.
cause injury
to the person sitting there. Always
press rearward on the seatbackto be.sure it
is locked.
To return the seatback ro the uprighl position, push the
s-eatback
all the way back until the latch catches. If the
seatback
was reclined before being folded forward, .it
will return
to the reclined positiori.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine ‘Easy Entry Seat (Extended Cab)
The right front bucket or split-bench seat of your vehicle
.makes it easy to- get -in and out of the rear vehicle area.
a 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
.rea- seat area. Then. move
the seat rearward until
it locks.
If an easy entry right front seat isn’t iocked, 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.
Jump Seat (Extended Cab Models)
Your extended cab pickup
bas a jurnp seat.in the
rear area.
TO fold the jump seat down, pul1:Cfown on the handle -on
the bottom of the -seat until the se.at is in place, then
move:the seatback
‘to a vertical position. To store the
seat, fold the seatback down on the cushion, then push
the entire seat up until
it is flush with the tfirq panels.
Don’t let the- safety belts
be damaged by the hinges’or.
the latches. Safety bellts should be folded
tind stored
between
the seat cushion. and seatback.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Safety Bellts: They’re fo.r Ev.e-r,yone
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 Matable Restrsnt (SIR),
or air bag system.
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A CAUTION:
Don’t. let anyone ride where he or sne can’t wear
a safety belt properly. If you are in a crash and
you’re not wearing
a safety belt,, yo.ur injuries
can be much worse. You can hit things inside the
vehicle
or be ej.ected from it, You can be seriously
injured or killed.
In the same crash, you might
not he if you are buckled up. Always fasten your
safety belt, and check that
your passengers’ belts
are fastened properly too.
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area,
inside or ontside of a’ vehicle.. In a ~ollision,
people riding .in- these areas are more likely30
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
safeiy belt properly.

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 how .if you’ll be.in a crash. If you do have a
crash, you don’t how 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. hmany 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 tacts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does
matter
. . . a lot!
Why Safety Belts Work
Wen you ride in or on anythmg, you go as fast as it .goes.
T& the. simplest-vehicle. Suppose it’s just a seaton wheels.
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Put someone on it. Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider
doesn’t
stop.