1998 CHEVROLET S10 Owners Manual

B-ut don‘t have a seatback reclindif your vehicle
is moving.
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Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle-is
in motiw can be dangerous, Even if .you buckle
up,
.. your safety belts can’t do theirjob when
you.3-e reclined like thfs.
The shoulder belt can’t :do its
job becausg 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
jab either.. In a crash the
belt
conId.,go. up over your abdomen. The b.elt
.forces would be therei not
at your pelvic bones.
This could cause- serious internal injuries.
Far proper protection when the vehicle is in
motion, have
the seatback upright. Then -sit
well back
in the seat and wear your safety
belt- p-roperly.
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Seatback..Latches
The front seatbaek folds
-forward to let people.
get
into .the back seat orto
.access the st0rqg.e area
behind the
seat.
To fold the front seatback
forward, rotate the handle
rearward and pull the seatback forward.
on the side 0% the; seat
T'so retun the scatback to the upright position, push :the
iseatback
dl the- way back until the+ latch catches. If the
seatback was reclined before -being folded forward, it
will~retwn. to the reclined position.
iil a sudden.stop or drm'h. That could cause injury
-to the pewon sitting there. Always press rearward
on the seatback to be sure lit is locked.
Easy Entry Seat (Extended Cab)
The right front budcet or .split-b.ench seat of your vehicle
make3 it easy to get in and. out sf the rear vehicle area.
e Tilt the. right fr.ont seatb.ack ,completely forward and
the whokseat will slide- forward.
Mo.ve th.e seatback to .its original pc&ion-after
someone
gets ,5nto the rear s&t.area. Then move ihe
seat rearward until it locks.
If an easy entry right front seat 'isn't locked, 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
ta be sure it is locked,
Tilt the seatback completely forward again to
.get
out
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Jump Seat (Extended Cab Nodels)
Your- extended Gab pickup
:has a jump seat in the-.
rear aTe8.
afety Be s: Th-.ey're for Everyone
273j-s part :of the manual tells you how touse safety belts
.properly.
It .also te.lls you. some things you .should not, do-
wiih -safety belts.
And it :explains the. SUPP? -A- ' '..Inflatable Restrat
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Why Safety Belts. Work
Wen you xi& in or on anything, you go as fast as
it goes.
Take :.the .$implest -vehicle. Suppose its just a seat
on wheels.
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Get it up .to speed. Then stop 'the vehicle.. The rider
doesn't stop.
The person keeps going. until stopped by something.
In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield .. ,
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orthe instrument panel ,,. or the safety belts !
With safety belts, you slow-do.wri as the vehicle does.
You-get
m-ore time.to stop. Yau st0.p over more distance,
-and ya.w.strongest bones take the fmces. That% why
s-afety belts make such goad. sen-se.
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