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An infant car bed. (A> is a special bed made -€of use
in :a motor vehicle. It's an infant restraint system
designed to restrain orposition a child on -a
continuaus flat surface. With .an.infant car bed,
make sure that the infant's head rests tow.ard th.e
center &he vehicle..
A rear-facing idant restraint (€3) .positionsan infant.
to face the rear of the-vehicle. Rear-facin.g infant
restraints are designedfur infants of up to:about
20 lbs-. (9 kg) and.-about one yearatage. This type
of restrstirit faces: the rear so that the infhnt':s head,
Beck and-body
-can. have the supporcthey need in a
.crash. Some idant seats .cme in ~WO pats. -- the
base stays secured in the vehicle and the seat part.
is removable.
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7. Push atrd pull the child restraint in different
.&ec$ions to be sure it is:sec.u.re.
To remove-.the.child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle%
safety
belt and let it go back. all the way. The safety belt
will
move. free1y;again and be ready towork.for an adult
or larger child passenger.
'If you. were using. a -rear-facing- childrestraint, turn on
the
right front paisenger 's. air bag when y~u fernow the;
rear-facing child-res$ainrt from. the-vehkie.
To turn the air bag .on. again, insert your ignition key
into the switch., push in, and muve the switch SO the
ON position.
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.Parking Brake
To .set the-parkirig brake,: hold the- regular brake pedal
down with- your right foot. -Push dowb- thparking brake
p&al:with your left €oat. If the ignition is on, the brake
system wslrining light will come on.
To:release the parking brake hold the regular b.rake
pedal down.
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NOTICE:
Driving with the parking, brake. on can cause
your rear brakes. to overheat. You may have to
replace them, and you could also damage.other
parts:
of your vehicle,
If you are towing. a trailer and you must p-ark.-on.-a-hill,
see
“Towing a Tiailer” in the 1nde.x. That section.:shows.
what to do;first to keep the trailer from moving.
Pull the BRAICE RELEASE lever. It is lo.cated .on the
bottom of the driver ’S side gf the instrument panel,
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.Swing-Out Windows (Extended Cab) Sliding Rear Win.dow (If Equipped)
To apen-.a rem swing-out
window;
pull the. latch
toward the front of the
vehicle. and then push the-
.latch..out and .rearward.
Whea you. cloSs the windo.w, be sure the 1atch:eatehes.
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Headlamp High/Low Beam Changer
To, change the-headlamps. fram lo,w to high -heam 01- hi&
to low beam, pull the multifunct&m 'l6ver all the. way
tow L you. Then release it;
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Security WarniTlg Light Service 4WD Light
This. Iight w1u mme on
-briefly. when you turn the
SECURITY 1
key toward START. The
light will. stay on until the
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engine starts.
If the light flashes, .the PaSslc sy :m nas enxerea a
tamper mode. If the ve.hic1.e faus to. start, see “Passlock”
in the Index?
If the light comes. ,on.-continu.ously while driving and
stays
qn, there may be a problem with the Pass1oc;k
s,ystem. Your :vehicle will-not be protected by PassSIock,
and yuu ghould see yuur dealer,
SERVICE
4WD
This li.ght should ‘come on
briefly when you~turn -00 the
ignition, :as a check to-show
you it is working,
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Audio Systems
Your DeIco Electtonics--audio system. has been.designed
to operate-easily
.and give years of listening -pleasure.
You..wilJ
get the rnost-.enjoyment out of it if you acquaint:
yot@se€f with it first,. Find out what your Delco
Elec.tmnics system cm,do-and how to operate all its
:controls; t.o be sure y.ou're getting the most out OP the
a&anced engineering that went into it..
AM-FM Stereo
.Setting the. Clock for Systems without
Autowtic Tone. Control
.Setting the Clock for Systems with
Autonmt~ic Tone Contr.0.l
cantrols the volu.me. To increase volume and turn. the
.radio-on, turn the knob tQ.th@,riglg., It tci the left to
decrease volume.
-Preg~ and.hold=HR until the correct hou? appears CM the.
..display. Pses-s and'hold MN until the correct minute
-appe-ars
on the display. Tu display the clock with the.
ignition
off,.press-RECALL or HR/MN and the time
will be :displayed
far a few se~c=cmd.$.. There is -an initial
two-secoird
:delay before the c10& goes into the
tim.e-set-:m&de.
RECALL: Display.the.tim& with the ignition off by
pressing the-recall
hob. When .the radio is .playing9
,press this knob. to recall the station fieequency.
Finding. a Station
AM-F" Press the lower knob to.-switch between AM
-and EM. The- display shows your selectition.
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You must :sub.tract-yaur hitch load from’the CWR for
your vehicle, Weigh your vehicle with ym traile-r
attached, so that you wodt go over the GVWR or
the GAWR.
You’ll get the best pafomance if you spread out the
weight
of yom load the right way, and.if you cho-ose the
correGt hitch and trailer brakes.
For :more infop 0 tion, see “Towing a:Trailer” later .in
this-section.
Pickup Conversion to Chassis Cab
If you don’t use the corxect equipment and drive
properly, you
-can lose control when you pull -a.
traikr. for^ example, if the-trailer is too’ heavy9 the
brakes may not work well 1- or even at all. You
and your passengers could b.e seriously injure2d.
PUI~ a trailer only E yuu have fonowed all the
steps in this section.
Ask your dealer for advice.
and information about towing
a trailer with.
your vehicle.
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