1997 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN Owners Manual

Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust
them and fold them up and down. It also tells you about
reclining front seatbacks and head restraints.
Manual Front Seat
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.
If your vehicle has a manual
bucket, split bench or full
bench seat,
you can adjust it
with this lever at the front
of the seat.
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Slide the lever at the front of the seat toward the
passenger’s side to unlock it. Using your body, 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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Power Driver’s Seat (If Equipped)
If your vehicle has a power seat on the driver’s side, you
can adjust it with these controls at the outside edge of
the seat. You
can use
the round center knob to move the seat to
where you want it.
To raise the seat, move the knob up.
To lower the seat, move the knob down. To move the
seat forward, move the knob toward the front
of the
vehicle.
To move the seat rearward, move the knob
toward the rear of the vehicle.
You can also raise and lower the front and rear of the
seat.
To raise the front of the seat, move the front
lever up.
To lower the front of the seat, move the front
lever down.
To raise the rear of the seat, move the rear
lever up.
To lower the rear of the seat, move the rear
lever down.
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Power Lumbar Adjustment (If Equipped)
If you have power lumbar
adjustment, you can
increase or decrease lumbar
support in an area of the
lower seatback.
To increase support, press and hold the front of the
rocker switch. Let go
of the switch when the lower
seatback reaches the desired level
of support.
To decrease support, press and hold the rear of the
rocker switch. Let
go of the switch when the lower
seatback reaches the desired level
of support.
Reclining Front Seatbacks
To adjust the seatback, move the lever rearward.
Release the lever to lock the seatback where you want it.
Move the lever again rearward and the seatback will
go
to an upright position.
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But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle
is moving.
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
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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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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.
Seatback Latches (2-Door Utility)
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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.
The front seatback folds forward to let you access the
rear of the vehicle.
To fold a seatback forward,
pull this lever forward and
tilt the seatback forward.
To return the seatback to the upright position, just push
the seatback rearward until it latches.
After returning the seatback to its upright position, pull
the seatback forward to make sure it is locked.
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Easy Entry Seat (2-Door Utility)
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If any easy entry seat isn’t locked, it can move. In
a sudden stop or crash, the person sitting there
could be injured. And, even if there is no crash or
sudden stop, a driver sitting in an unlocked easy
entry seat could be startled by the sudden
movement and hit the wrong control or pedal,
causing an accident. After you’ve used it, be sure
to push rearward on any easy entry seat to be
sure it is locked.
The driver and passenger front bucket seat and the
60/40 split bench seat of your vehicle have an easy
entry feature. This makes it easy
to get in and out of
the rear seat. On vehicles equipped with the power
driver’s seat, only the passenger’s front seat will have
the easy entry feature. To
operate the seat, pull
forward
on the top of the
lever located at the side of
the seatback, and tilt the
back forward toward the front
of the vehicle.
When you do, the seat bottom will release. Just pull
or push the seat forward until it stops.
To return the seat to its regular position, return the
seatback
to its upright position, then push the whole
seat rearward until it latches.
After returning the seat to its regular position, try
to
move the seat with your body, to make sure the seat is
locked into place.
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Rear Seats
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~ If a head restraint is not installed on the seatback
~ or stored in the vehicle properly, it could be
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maneuver. People in the vehicle could be injured.
Remove the head restraints only-when you need
to fold the seat, and be sure that the head
restraints are stored securely in the storage bag
and placed under the rear seat. When the seat is
returned to the passenger position, be sure the
head restraints are installed properly. Folding
the Rear Seat (2-Door Utility Model)
If your vehicle has a rear seat, the seat can be folded flat
for more cargo space. Before folding, make sure that
nothing is under or in front of the seat. When the seat is
folded, it will lay almost flat on the floor.
When folding the seat, first
remove the head restraints.
Push the button at the top of
the seat back and slide the
head restraint out of the
height-adjust tubes.
Detach the stowage bag from the back of the rear seat.
Then, put the head restraints in the stowage bag and
place the bag in the rear seat footwell, under the seat.
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To fold the seat, pull on the release handle at the bottom
of the seat cushion marked
RELEASE.
When you release the seat cushion, the seatback is
automatically released. Pull the loop on the seatback
forward and fold the seatback onto the seat cushion.
While the seat
is in the folded position, hang the latch
plate end of the outer passenger position safety belts
on the hooks at the top of each retractor cover, out of
the way.
To return the seat to the passenger position, just lift up
on the seatback and push it rearward
until it latches.
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