1998 CHEVROLET VENTURE tow

Second Row Safety Belt Stowage Dump and Stow Feature
If your vehicle has seats in the third row, there is a
sleeve
on the second row outside safety belt to store the
safety belt while entering and exiting the third
row seats.
If your vehicle has bucket seats in the second row,
follow this procedure:
To store the safety belt, pull the belt out and slide the
moveable sleeve along the belt until it reaches the
patch of Velcro@ on the roof.
Simply press the sleeve against the Velcro patch to
Do not have the second row outside safety belt stored if
someone is sitting in the second row outside position.
To release the second row outside safety belt, pull the
sleeve away from the Velcro patch and
use the safety
belt
as usual. The sleeve should slide freely when not
in use. secure it in place.
There is
also a clip on the safety belt used to secure the
belt after
it is disconnected from the mini-buckle. When
removing
the second row bench seat, secure the loose end
of the safety belt
in this clip. This will keep the safety belt
fi-om dangling and possibly striking something. The
rear seats in
your vehicle can be folded forward.
Use this feature for exiting and entering third row seats.
Push adjustable head restraints fully
down. Fold the
seatback flat on the seat.
If the seat adjusts, slide it all the
way back. Release
the rear set of hooks from the floor
pins; hang on to the straps as the seat folds forward.
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Solid Bench Seat
If you have a solid bench seat, the seatback can be
folded down. The seat can also be folded forward or
removed
to provide extra storage space.
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5. Remove the seat by
rocking it slightly at the
top towards the rear
of
the vehicle and then lift
at the front latch release
lever. This should be
done
in one motion.
I 1. Place the front hooks of
the bench seat onto the
front two floor pins. To
do this, the seat will
need to be angled so that
the front hooks clear the
floor pins.
Replacing the Second Row Solid Bench Seat 2. With the seat still folded forward, roll down the gray
handle underneath the seat to lock the front latches.
Don’t put the bench seat
in so it faces rearward because
it won’t latch that way.
The solid benches have seat position labels, located on
the back of the seat, showing where the seat must
go.
Follow that diagram. Use the A, C and E 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.
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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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3. From behind the bench seat, pull the nylon strap at
the base
of the seat to release the rear latches from
the floor pins.
4. Do not let go of the straps until the seat is folded all
the way forward.
5. To unlatch the front latches, squeeze the angled latch
release bar toward
the straight crossbar.
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6. Remove the seat by
rocking it slightly
towards the rear of the
vehicle and then pulling
it out.
Repeat Steps
1 through 5 for the other section of the
split bench seat.
Replacing the Split Bench Sections
Don’t put the sections of the bench seat in so they face
rearward because they won’t latch that way.
If you want
more storage room behind the seat, adjust each section
by sliding it forward.
The split benches have seat position labels, located on
the back of each seat, showing where the seat must go.
Follow that diagram.
The left (40) section of the 40/60 split bench uses the
A and B sets of floor cups.
The right (60) section of the 40/60 split bench uses
the
C and D sets of floor cups.
The left section of the 50/50 split bench uses the G
and H sets of floor cups.
The right section of the 50/50 split bench uses the 1
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.
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2. To do this, the bench
seat will need to be
angled
so that the
front hooks clear the
floor pins.
1. Squeeze the angled gray bar towards the solid gray
crossbar while placing the front hooks
of the bench
seat onto the front two
floor pins.
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4. Do not let go of the straps or lever until the seat is
folded all the way forward.
5. To unlatch the front latches, with the seat folded
forward, squeeze the angled latch release bar
towards the straight crossbar.
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