2003 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE Owners Manual

Front Seats Power Seats
Manual Seats
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.
Pull up on the control bar located under the front of the
seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it
and release the bar.
Try to move the seat with your body
to make sure the seat is locked into place. If
your vehicle has this feature, the controls for
the
power seats are located on the outboard side of each
front seat.
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To adjust the power seats, do the following:
Horizontal Control: Raise or lower the front of the seat
cushion by pressing the forward edge
of the control
up or down.
Raise
or lower the rear of the seat cushion by pressing
the rear edge of the control up or down.
Move the seat forward or rearward by pressing the
control toward the front or rear
of the vehicle.
Move the seat higher or lower by holding the whole
control up or down.
Vertical Control (Option): Move the seatback into a
reclined position by pressing the top of the control
backward.
Move the seatback forward by pressing the top of the
control forward.
Manual Lumbar
The knob that controls this feature is located on the
outboard side of each front seat. Turn the knob toward
the front of the vehicle to increase lumbar support.
?urn !he knnh fnward the rear of the vehicle to decrease
lumbar support.
If you have the independent front cushion moved down
as far as it will go, you may feel the lumbar support
higher in your back. Readjust the location of the cushion
unti! sp~! are comfortable; You may also want to
adjust the seatback for maximum comfort.
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Power Lumbar
If your vehicle has this
feature, the power lumbar
control is located on
the outboard side of each
front seat.
Use the
power seat control first to
get the proper position.
Then continue with the lumbar adjustment.
To reshape the lower seatback, press the lumbar
control forward to increase support and rearward to
decrease support. Press the control up or down to raise
or lower the support mechanism.
Keep in mind that as your seating position changes, as
it may during long trips,
so should the position of
your lumbar support. Adjust the seat as needed.
If you have the independent front cushion moved down
as
far as it will go, you may feel the lumbar support
higher in your back. Readjust the location of the cushion
until you are comfortable. You may also want to
adjust the seatback for maximum comfort.
Heated Seats
If your vehicle has this
option, the heated front
seat controls are located
on the instrument panel under the climate
controls.
Push
ON once for the HI setting or twice for the LO
setting. The lights above the button will come on
to indicate which setting has been activated. Push
OFF
to turn the heated seat off. The LO setting warms
the seatback and cushion until the seat approximates
body temperature. The
HI setting heats the seatback
and cushion to a slightly higher temperature.
The heated seats can only be used when the ignition is
turned on. The heating elements in the seats
automatically turn
off when the vehicle’s ignition is
turned
off.
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Reclining Seatbacks
If your vehicle has a power
recliner, the vertical control
described previously in
this section reclines
the front seatbacks.
If your vehicle has the manual recliner, lift the lever on
the outboard side
of the seat and move the seatback
to the desired position. Release the lever to lock
the seatback. Pull up on the lever without pushing on
the seatback and the seatback will go to an upright
position. But don’t
have a seatback reclined
if your vehicle is
moving.
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Head Restraints
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. 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. Adjust your
head restraint so that the top of the restraint
is closest to the top
of your head. This position
reduces the chance
of a neck injury in a crash.
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Safety Belts
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
This part of the manual tells you how to use safety
belts properly. It also tells you some things you should
not do with safe’.
. belts.
Don’t let anyone ride where he or she can’t
wear a safety belt properly. If you are
in a
crash and you’re not wearing a safety belt,
your injuries can be much worse. You can
hit
things inside the vehicle or be ejected from it.
You can be seriously injured or killed. In the
same crash, you might not be, if you are
buckled
up. Always fasten your safety belt,
and check that your passengers’ belts are
fastened properly too.
It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo
area, inside or outside of a vehicle.
In a
collision, people riding
in these areas are more
likely to be seriously injured or killed.
Do not
allow people to ride
in any area of your vehicle
that
is not equipped with seats and safety
belts. Be sure everyone
in your vehicle is in a
seat and using a safety belt properly.
Your vehicle has a light
that comes on as a
reminder to buckle up. See
Safety Belt Reminder
Light
on page 3-39.
In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law
says to wear safety belts. Here’s why:
They work.
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You never know if you’ll be in a crash. If you do have a
crash, you don’t know
if it will be a bad one.
A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be so
serious that even buckled up, a person wouldn’t survive.
But most crashes are in between.
In many of them,
people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk
away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt
or killed.
After more than
30 years of safety belts in vehicles, the
facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does
matter
... a lot!
Why Safety Belts Work
When you ride in or on anything, you go as
fast as it goes.
Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it’s just a
seat on wheels.
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