1999 CHEVROLET TAHOE fold seats

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Seats and Seat Controls
This section tells you about the seats -- how to adjust
them and fold them up and down. It also tells you about
reclining front seatbacks and head restraints.
Manual Front Seat
CAUTION:
You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to
adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is
moving. The sudden movement could startle and
confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you
don't want to. Adjust the driver's seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
If your vehicle has a manual
bucket, split bench or full
bench seat, you can adjust it
with this lever at the front
of the seat.
Slide the lever at the front of the seat toward the
passenger's side to unlock it. Using your body, slide the
seat to where you want it. Then, release the lever and try
to move the seat with your body to make sure the seat is
locked into place.

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1-8 Rear Seats
CAUTION:
If a head restraint is not installed on the seatback
or stored in the vehicle properly, it could be
thrown about the vehicle in a crash or sudden
maneuver. People in the vehicle could be injured.
Remove the head restraints only when you need
to fold the seat, and be sure that the head
restraints are stored securely in the storage bag
and placed under the rear seat. When the seat is
returned to the passenger position, be sure the
head restraints are installed properly.
Folding the Rear Seat (2-Door Models)
If your vehicle has a rear seat, the seat can be folded flat
for more cargo space. Before folding, make sure that
nothing is under or in front of the seat. When the seat is
folded, it will lay almost flat on the floor.
When folding the seat, first
remove the head restraints.
Push the button at the top of
the seatback and slide the
head restraint out of the
height
-adjust tubes.
Detach the storage bag from the back of the rear seat.
Then, put the head restraints in the storage bag and place
the bag in the rear seat footwell, under the seat.

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Folding Rear Seats (4-Door Models)
The rear seat of the 4
-Door Utility or the second seat of
a Suburban may have a 60/40 seat, either side may be
folded down to give you more cargo space.
Before folding, place the latch portion of the center
safety belt in the center armrest. That way, the center
safety belt will be out of the way when the seat is folded
and also will be easily available for passengers to use
when the seat is returned to the passenger position. Also,
make sure that nothing is under or in front of the seat.
When the seat is folded, it will lay flat on the floor.
When folding the seat,
first remove the head
restraints. Push the release
buttons at the bottom of
each head restraint
height
-adjust post and slide
the head restraint out of the
height
-adjust tubes.
Set the head restraints aside for now. You will store
them in their proper position after you are done folding
the seat.
To fold the seat, pull up on
the strap loop at the rear of
the outer edge of the seat
cushion. Then, pull the
seat cushion up and fold
it forward.
After folding the seat cushion fully forward, pull the
seatback forward and fold the seatback down until it
is flat.
Then, store the head
restraints by sliding them
into the rear of the seat
cushion. Make sure the
posts go in all the way.

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Using heavier suspension components to get added
durability might not change your weight ratings. Ask
your dealer to help you load your vehicle the right way.
NOTICE:
Your warranty does not cover parts or
components that fail because of overloading.
If you put things inside your vehicle -- like suitcases,
tools, packages, or anything else
-- they go as fast as the
vehicle goes. If you have to stop or turn quickly, or if
there is a crash, they'll keep going.
CAUTION:
Things you put inside your vehicle can strike
and injure people in a sudden stop or turn, or in
a crash.

Put things in the cargo area of your vehicle.
Try to spread the weight evenly.

Never stack heavier things, like suitcases,
inside the vehicle so that some of them are
above the tops of the seats.

Don't leave an unsecured child restraint in
your vehicle.

When you carry something inside the
vehicle, secure it whenever you can.

Don't leave a seat folded down unless you
need to.
There's also important loading information for off-road
driving in this manual. See ªLoading Your Vehicle for
Off
-Road Drivingº in the Index.

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Right Front Passenger Position 1-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Roadside Assistance 8-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Roadside Assistance, Canadian 8-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rocking Your Vehicle 5-37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rotation, Tires 6-44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Safety Belt Extender 1-63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Safety Belts 1-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adults 1-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Care 6-54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Center Passenger Position 1-36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children 1-43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Driver Position 1-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Extender 1-63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
How to Wear Properly 1-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Incorrect Usage 1-23, 1-61, 1-62 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lap Belt 1-36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lap-Shoulder 1-20, 1-38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Larger Children 1-60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Passenger Position 1-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Questions and Answers 1-19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear Comfort Guides 1-41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear Seat Outside Passenger Positions 1-38 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear Seat Passengers 1-38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reminder Light 1-15, 2-72 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Replacing After a Crash 1-63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Right Front Passenger Position 1-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shoulder Belt Height Adjuster 1-22, 1-40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Smaller Children and Babies 1-43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Use During Pregnancy 1-28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Why They Work 1-15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Safety Chains 4
-51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Safety Defects, Reporting 8-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Safety Warnings and Symbols iii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scheduled Maintenance Services 7
-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sealed Beam Headlamps 6-36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seatback Latches 1-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seatback, Reclining Front 1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seats
Easy Entry (2
-Door Utility) 1-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Entry to the Rear (Suburban Second Seat) 1-11 . . . . . . . . . .
Folding the Rear (2-Door Utility) 1-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Folding the Rear (4-Door Models) 1-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Heated Front 1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lumbar Adjustment 1-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manual Front 1-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Power 1-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear 1-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Removing the Rear (Third) Seat (Suburban) 1-12 . . . . . . . .
Replacing the Rear (Third) Seat (Suburban) 1-13 . . . . . . . .
Restraint Systems 1-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seat Controls 1-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Securing a Child Restraint 1-54, 1-56, 1-57 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Second Gear, Automatic Transmission 2-18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Security Light 2-80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Security Shade 2-59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service 6-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bulletins, Ordering 8-11, 8-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Engine Soon Light 2-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manuals, Ordering 8-11, 8-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parts Identification Label 6-59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Publications, Ordering 8-11, 8-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Work, Doing Your Own 6-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .