1998 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE Owners Manual

2. To do this, the bench
seat will need to be
angled
so that the
front hooks clear the
floor pins.
4. If the front latches are not attaching correctly, check
5. Firmly push the rear hooks onto the rear floor pins
that
the seat is
in the full rear position.
by pushing down on the rear of the seat.
6. Try to raise the seat to check that it is locked down.
3. If the front legs are not attached correctly, the rear
legs will not attach to the rear set of floor pins.
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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. Lift the seatback recliner lever or 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.
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.
9. 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.
Repeat Steps
1 through 5 for the other section of the
split bench seat.
h CAU dON:
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
1 check to be sure that the safety belts are not
~ twisted and are properly attached.
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Bucket Seats
There are three types of rear bucket seats: RIGHT
ONLY, CENTER
OR LEFT and LEFT ONLY.
RIGHT ONLY and LEFT ONLY seats may be equipped
with the built-in child restraint option.
The
rear bucket seats can be removed to provide extra
storage. Each seat that has the built-in child restraint
option
fits in only one location in your vehicle, but seats
that don't have the built-in child restraint option can be
moved to different rows.
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. 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 Bucket Seats
There are two adjustment levers on each seat to adjust
the seat forward or rearward. They are located below the
center,
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.
Removing the Bucket Seats
Make sure the seatback is in the upright position. The
head restraints should be fully down.
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 adjuster levers and sliding the seat fully rearward.
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3. From behind the seat, pull the nylon strap at the base
of the seat or lift the paddle on the side to release the
rear latches from the floor pins. 4. Do not let go of the straps or lever until the seat is
folded
all the way forward.
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5. To unlatch the front latches, with the seat folded
forward, 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. This should be
done in one motion.
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Replacing the Bucket Seats
Don’t put the seats in so they face rearward because they
won’t latch that way. If you want more storage room
behind the seat, adjust the seat by sliding it forward.
The bucket seats have seat position labels, located on the
back
of the seat, showing where the seat must go. Follow
that diagram. 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.
RIGHT
ONLY seats that don’t have the built-in child
restraint option fit only in the right location of either
row, the
E and F or I and J sets of floor cups.
The CENTER
OR LEFT seat fits in the center location
or in either left location, the
A and B, C and D or G
and H sets of floor cups.
The
LEFT ONLY seats that don’t have the built-in child
restraint option fit only in the left location of either row,
the
A and B or G and H sets of floor cups.
RIGHT ONLY seats that have the built-in child restraint
option fit only
in the right location of the second row,
the
E and F sets of floor cups.
LEFT ONLY seats that have the built-in child restraint
option fit only
in the left location of the second row, the
A and B sets of floor cups.
Make sure the seat is in the full rear position before
beginning this procedure.
1. With the seat folded, 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.
To do this,
the seat will
need to be angled
so that
the front hooks clear the
floor pins.
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2. If the front legs are not attached correctly, the rear
legs will not attach to the rear set of floor pins. 3. If the front latches are not attaching correctly, check
that the seat is in the full rear position.
4. Firmly push the rear hooks onto the rear floor pins
by pushing down on the rear of
the seat.
5. Try to raise the seat to check that it is locked down.
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