1997 CHEVROLET TRACKER belt

GeGED The 1997 Geo Tracker 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 air bag system.
Features and Controls
This section explains how to start and operate your Geo.
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems
This section tells you how to adjust the ventilation and comfort 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 overheated engine., etc.
Service and Appearance Care
Here the manual tells you how to keep your Geo 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 ChevroletlGeo 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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Vehicle Symbols
These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used
on an
original battery:
POSSIBLE A
CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES BY
SHIELDING
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD CAUSE
BA~ERY
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS
OR
FLAMES
SPARK
OR ,\I/,
COULD FLAME
EXPLODE BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle
is
driven:
DOOR LOCK
UNLOCK
FASTEN SEAT
BELTS
POWER
WINDOW
These symbols have
to do with
your lamps:
SIGNALS 9
TURN
FOG LAMPS
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These symbols
are on some
of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING FAN
These symbols are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT -
TEMP -
CHARGING I-1
BAllERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(a)
ENGINE OIL e,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
(@)
BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
FUSE
LIGHTER
D
HORN )tr
SPEAKER
b
FUEL Ja
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Get49 Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your Geo 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.
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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
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Rear
Seat Passengers
Children
Child Restraints
Larger Children
Safety Belt Extender
Checking Your Restraint Systems
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash
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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.
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.
To raise or lower the restraint, push in the release while
you pull up or push down
on the restraint.
Easy Entry Seats (2-Door)
The front seats of your vehicle make it easy to get in and
out
of the rear seat.
0 When you pull up on the recliner release lever, the
seatback will
tilt forward and the whole seat can
slide forward by hand.
After someone gets into the rear seat area, move the
seatback
to its original position. Then move the seat
rearward
until it locks.
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Folding the Rear Seatback (2-Door Models)
The rear seat in your Geo folds to provide more cargo space.
To fold the rear seat, lower the rear seatback and then
flip the whole rear seat
up against the front seats.
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1. Swing the safety belt buckles forward and down.
2. Pull the knobs on both sides of the seatback. If you
have the split rear seat,
you can fold half of the seat
by pulling only the knob
on the side you wish to fold.
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6. Find the support bar on the bottom of the seat. This
7. Pull the inner end of the support off of the seat
bar
keeps the rear seat from unfolding.
bracket and swing it down.
To unfold the seat:
Keep your hands, safety belts and other objects away
from where the seat will rest.
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8. Attach support bar to the floor bracket.
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Pull the support bar out of the floor bracket and
swing it up and toward the bottom of the seat.
Push and secure the support
bar into the bracket on
the bottom
of the seat.
Slowly pull the seat down
to the floor. The seat
should latch into place. Pull up
on the bottom of the
seat to be sure it is locked into position.
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4. Pull the seatback up and push it back to lock it into
place. Push and pull the top
of the seatback to be
sure the seatback
is locked into position.
Folding the Rear Seatback (4-Door Models)
The rear seat in your Geo folds forward to provide more
cargo space.
To fold the rear seat forward:
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Tuck the seatbelts into the storage groove between
the seatbacks.
2. Pull up on the lock knob on the top of each seatback.
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7. Hook the strap to the floor loop to secure the folded
To raise the rear seat: rear
seat.
I. Unhook the strap from the floor loop and snap it on
the back of the passenger’s side rear seatback.
2. Slowly pull the seat down to the floor until it latches
into place. Pull up on the bottom
of the seat to be
sure it is locked into position.
seatback, pull each seatback up
and push it into
place.
Push and pull the top of the seatback to be
sure it
is locked into position.
3. While pulling the lock knob up on each rear
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
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 air bag system.
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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.
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