1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE Owners Manual

But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle
is moving.
Sitting in a reclined position when 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.
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Manual Lumbar Control
Turn the knob on the
inboard
side of the
seat to adjust the lower
back support.
Head Restraints
Slide the 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.
Rear Seats
Seat Controls
The rear seats in your vehicle have levers and straps
used to adjust, remove and replace the seats. By using
the levers and straps, in the correct order, you can easily
remove the seats from your vehicle. When
you replace the seats in the vehicle, be sure to
follow
the label on the back of the seat for proper location.
Follow this diagram when the text in this manual tells you
what sets of floor cups to use for each seat.
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D
B
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H
F
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H I
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Floor Seat Pin Diagram
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Second Row Safety Belt Stowage
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 of
the vehicle.
If your vehicle has a bench seat in the second row,
follow this procedure:
0 Pull the belt out and slide the sleeve along the belt
until it reaches the patch of Velcro@ on the roof.
Simply press the sleeve against the Velcro patch to
bo 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, just 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
from dangling and possibly striking something.
Dump and Stow Feature
The rear seats in your vehicle, except the captain’s
chairs, 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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Split Bench Seats
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(s). 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.
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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. 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 passengers.
Release the lever. Push and pull on the seat
to be sure it
is locked into place.
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Removing the Split Bench Seat
Make sure the seatback is in the upright position and
that the safety belts
are on the correct section of the seat.
The head restraints should be fully down.
For the second row bench, with the seatback in the
upright position, unhook the side attachment for the
safety belt. This mini-buckle is located on the right side
of the seat.
Push
up the red center on
the buckle with a small
pointed object like a key
or pen.
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.
1. Lift the seatback recliner lever or pull the nylon strap
on the back of the seat to fold the seatback forward.
2. Slide the seat all the way back by lifting either one of
the adjustment bars and sliding the seat fully rearward.
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Repeat Steps 1 through 5 for the other section of the
split bench seat.
5. To unlatch the front latches, squeeze the angled latch
release bar toward the straight crossbar.
6. Remove the seat by
rocking it slightly
toward the rear
of the
vehicle and then
pulling it out.
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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.
0 The left (40) section of the 40/60 split bench uses the
A and B sets of floor cups.
the
C and D sets of floor cups.
and
H sets of floor cups.
and
J sets of floor cups.
0 The right (60) section of the 40/60 split bench uses
0 The left section of the 50/50 split bench uses the G
0 The right section of the 50/50 split bench uses the I
1. Squeeze the angled gray bar toward the solid gray
crossbar while placing the front hooks of the bench
seat onto the front two floor pins.
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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