1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE Owners Manual

/1 CAUTION:
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.
6. Pull the nylon strap on the back of the seat and raise
7. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is
the seatback until it locks upright.
locked into place.
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.
1 8. Attach the mini-buckle so that the safety belt is
ready for use when a passenger uses the seat.
The buckle reattaches
by pushing the latch into the
buckle until the red center
pops out again.
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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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Third Row Solid Bench Seats Adjusting the Third Row Solid Bench Seat
Folding the Seatback
To
fold down the seatback, pull the nylon strap on the
back of the seat.
To raise the seatback, pull
the nylon strap while raising
the seatback until it locks
upright. Push and pull on
the seatback to check that it
is locked.
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I__________) 1. Pull the nylon strap on the back of the seat to fold
Removing the Third Row Solid Bench Seat
There are two levers to adjust the seat forward or
rearward. They are below the center position of the
bench, one in front and one in back
of the seat.
Lift up either
lever and slide the seat forward to allow
for extra storage behind the seat, or slide the seat back to
allow extra room for third row passengers. Release the
lever. Push and pull
on the seat to be sure it is locked
into place. the seatback forward.
2. Slide
the seat all the way back by either lifting the
front adjuster bar and pushing back,
or by lifting the
handle on the back of the seat and pulling the seat
towards the rear of the vehicle.
3. From behind the bench seat, pull the nylon straps at
the base of the seat to release the rear latches
from
the floor pins.
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4. Do not let go of the straps until the seat is folded all
the way forward.
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5. Unhook the front latches by rolling up the gray
handle under the seat until the handle
locks.
6. Remove the seat by
rocking it slightly
toward the rear of the
vehicle and then pulling
it out. This should be
done in one motion.
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Replacing the Third Row Solid Bench Seat
Don’t put the bench seat in so it faces rearward because
it won’t latch that way. If you want more storage room
behind the seat, adjust
the seat by sliding it forward.
The solid benches have seat position labels, located on
the back of the seat, showing where the seat must
go.
Follow that diagram. Use all of the sets of floor cups in
the third row,
G, H, I and J sets of floor cups. See “Seat
Controls” in the beginning of this section for more
details. The seat must be placed in the proper location
for the legs to attach correctly.
Make sure the seat is
in the full rear position before
beginning this procedure.
1. Place the front hooks of the bench seat onto
the front two floor pins
in the third row.
To do
this, the seat will need to
be angled
so that the
front
hooks clear the
floor pins.
2. With the seat still folded forward, roll down the gray
handle underneath the seat to lock the front latches.
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3. If the front legs are not attached correctly, the rear
legs will not attach to the rear set
of floor pins.
4. If the front latches are not attaching correctly, check
that the seat is
in the full rear position.
5. Firmly push the rear hooks into the rear floor pins by
6. Try to raise the bench seat to check that it is
pushing down on the rear
of the seat.
locked down.
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1 Split Bench Seats
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.
7. Pull the nylon strap on the back of the seat and raise
the seatback until it locks upright.
8. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is
locked into place.
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.
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If you have the split bench seat (50/50 or 40/60), the
seatbacks can be folded down individually and the
sections can be removed individually.
The sections can
also be adjusted forward or rearward individually.
The second row
(40/60) split bench may be equipped
with built-in child restraint@). See “Built-In Child
Restraint” in the Index.
Folding
or Reclining the Seatbacks
To fold down the seatback on either section of the split
bench seat, pull the nylon strap
on the back of the seat or
lift up on the lever on the front
of the seatback.
To raise either seatback,
pull the nylon strap on the
back
of the seat while
raising the seatback until it
locks upright. Push and pull
on the seatback to check
that it is locked upright.
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Use the lever on the front of the seatback to raise or
lower the seatback to the desired position.
Adjusting the Split Bench Seats
There are two adjustment levers on each section of the
split bench seats to adjust the seat forward
or rearward.
They are located below the center of each section
of the
split bench, one in front and one
in back of the seat.
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