2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette Owner's Manuals

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If the front latches are not attaching correctly, check
that the seat is in the full rear position.
3. Firmly push the rear hooks onto the rear floor pins
by pushing down on the rear of the seat.
4. Try to raise the seat to check that it is locked down.
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.
5. Lift the seatback recliner lever or pull the nylon strap
on the back of the seat and raise the seatback until it
locks upright.
6. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it
is locked.
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.

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7. 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 these steps for the other section of the split
bench seat.
CAUTION:
A safety belt that is improperly routed, not
properly attached, or twisted 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 properly routed and attached,
and are not twisted.
Bucket Seats
There are three types of rear bucket seats: RIGHT
ONLY, CENTER OR LEFT and LEFT ONLY.
The RIGHT ONLY seat may be equipped with the
built
-in child restraint option.
The rear bucket seats can be removed to provide extra
storage. The 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.

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Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks
The seatback on a bucket seat can be either folded down
or reclined. The following explains how to use either the
nylon strap or the lever to fold or recline the seatback.
To fold down the seatback,
pull this nylon strap located
on the rear of the seat.
To raise a seatback, pull the nylon strap while raising the
seatback until it locks upright.
To fold down the seatback,
lift up on this lever located
on the front of the seatback.
Use the lever to raise or lower the seatback to the
desired position.
When raising or reclining a seatback to an upright
position, push and pull on the seatback to check that
it is locked upright.

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Adjusting the Bucket Seats
There are two adjustment levers on each seat to adjust
the seat forward or rearward.
One is located below the center, in front of the
bucket seat.
The other lever is located on
the rear of the bucket 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 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.
3. From behind the seat, pull the nylon strap at the base of
the seat to release the rear latches from the floor pins.
You can also lift the lever on the side of the seat to
release the rear latches from the floor pins.
Do not let go of the straps or lever until the seat is
folded all the way forward.

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4. To unlatch the front latches, with the seat folded
forward, squeeze the angled latch release bar toward
the straight crossbar.
5. 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.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 ªSeat Controlsº 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.
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.

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Make sure the seat is in the full rear position before
beginning this procedure.
1. With the seat folded, squeeze the angled bar toward
the solid crossbar while placing the front hooks of
the bucket seat onto the front two floor pins.
2. Make sure the bucket seat is angled so that the front
hooks clear the floor pins. If the front legs are not
attached correctly, the rear legs will not attach to the
rear set of floor pins.
If the front latches are not attaching correctly, check
that the seat is in the full rear position.
3. Firmly push the rear hooks onto the rear floor pins
by pushing down on the rear of the seat.

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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.
4. Try to raise the seat to check that it is locked down.
5. Lift the seatback recliner lever or pull the nylon strap
on the back of the seat and raise the seatback until it
locks upright.
6. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it is
locked in place.
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.
Captain's Chairs
The captain's chairs adjust like the manual front
passenger seats.
The seatback can be
reclined or raised by turning
the knob located on the
inboard side of the seat.
It is easier to raise or lower the seatback if you lean
forward and take the weight off the seatback.
The armrests can be lowered or raised for entering or
exiting the vehicle.