1998 CHEVROLET ASTRO Owners Manual

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Manual Lumbar Support (If Equipped) Power Seats (If Equipped)
If you
have this feature, there will be a control pad
on the inboard side
of the driver and passenger
bucket seats.
If you have this feature, there will be a knob on the
inboard side of the driver and passenger bucket seats.
Turn the knob toward the front
of the vehicle to increase
lumbar support. Turn the knob toward the rear of the
vehicle
to decrease lumbar support. The
front control makes the front of the seat go up
and down.
The center control makes the whole seat go forward,
rearward, up or down.
The rear control makes the rear
of the seat go up
and down.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Reclining Seatbacks
There is a lever on the inside of the seat to adjust
the seatback.
You can adjust the
seatback
by lifting the
lever. Release the lever to
lock the seatback where
you want it. Pull up on the
lever and the seat will go
to an'upright position.
But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle
is moving.

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Sit ---lg in a reclined position wl- - n 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.
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.
Seatback Latches
(Non-Touring Bench Seats)
The seatback lever is on
the right rear of your seat.
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RELEASE
To fold your non-touring
seatback forward, pull up on
the latch release lever while
pulling the seatback toward
the rear
of the vehicle.
After the latch has been released, push the seatback
toward the front of the vehicle until it locks in place.
To
raise the seatback, unlock the seatback latch by pushing
up
on the lever while pushing down on the upper edge
of the seatback. Move the seatback into the upright
position. Make sure the seatback is locked when it is
back
in the upright position.
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.
Rear Seats
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A seat that isn’t locked into place properly can
move around in a collision or sudden stop. People
in the vehicle could be injured. Be sure to lock
the seat into place properly when installing it.
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A safety belt that is twisted or not properly
attached won’t provide the protection needed in a
crash. The person wearing the belt could be seriously injured. After installing the seat, always check to be sure that the safety belts are not
twisted and are properly attached.
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Bucket Seats
If you have rear bucket
seats with
an adjustment
lever at the front
of the
seats, they will recline and
adjust the same way as the See
“Manual Front Seats” and“Rec1ining Seatbacks”
earlier in this section
or in the Index.
You may have rear bucket seats with
an adjustment
release bar at the front of the seats. These seats can be
adjusted forward or rearward with the release bar. Pull
the release
bar up to release the seat bottom and slide the
seat where you want it. Then let
go of the release bar
and try to move the seat with your body, to make sure
the seat is locked into place.
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If you have bench seats in your vehicle, each seat can
carry up to three passengers. They can also be removed
to increase storage space.
The center bench (if not equipped with a built-in child
restraint) and rear bench seats can be adjusted forward
or rearward by the lever at the front of the seat.
Move the seat adjustment
lever at the front
of the seat
toward the passenger’s side
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. The
optional touring bench seats come with moveable
armrests, individual reclining seatbacks, adjustable
headrests and
a fold-down center armrest console.
The non-touring center bench seat has a pivoting
right armrest. The left armrest can also be used as a
storage compartment. To
adjust your seatback, pull up on the lever on the
lower outside of the seat.
The center bench seatbacks will recline further back
than the rear bench seatbacks.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To raise or lower the center
I console, press the button
between the beverage
holders. Sit in the center
seating position only
when the console is-in an
upright position.
For details about headrests, see “Head Restraints” in
this section.
Removing the Rear Seats
To remove the rear seats, do the following:
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If you are removing the
center seat, remove the
right lap-shoulder belt.
To do this, press the tip
of a key into the release
hole of
the safety belt
attachment while pulling
up
on the safety belt.
If you have
a safety
belt guide on your seat,
pull the safety
belt all
the way out through
the guide.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 3. Pull up on the seatback latch on the right rear of the
front seat. Push the seatback down until it locks in
place (non-tourine bench seats only).
5. Lift up on the rear of the seat to remove the seat
assembly from the rear latch pins. Then, pull back
and lift the seat out
of the vehicle.
4. Lift up on the left seat release lever, then the right.
The latches are near the floor on the rear legs of
the seat. Your
seat release latch lever is sprung with a
two-stage mechanism.
To fully release the latch,
two levels of lift effort will be required. First, a
low effort
to overcome the first stage and then a
moderate effort to fully release the latch.
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