2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM Owners Manual

Front 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.
Lift the 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 be sure
the seat is locked in place.
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Six-Way Power Driver Seat Reclining Seatbacks
If your vehicle has this
feature, the power seat control is located on
the outboard side of the
driver's seat.
This control allows
you to move the seat up, down,
forward, or backward.
It will also move the front or rear
of the seat cushion up or down.
Move the seat forward or rearward by pushing the
control toward the front or rear of the vehicle.
Raise or lower the entire seat cushion by holding
the control up or down.
Raise or lower the front of the seat cushion by
holding the front of the control up or down.
Raise or lower the rear of the seat cushion by
holding the rear of the control up or down. To adjust the seatback, lift the
lever located on the
outboard side of the seat and move the seatback
to where you want it. Release the lever
to lock the
seatback.
Pull up on the lever without pushing on the
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But don’t have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is
moving.
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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 it’s 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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Head Restraints
Slide the head restraint up or down so that the top of
position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash.
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Seatback Latches
For two-door model vehicles, the front seatbacks fold
forward
to let people get into the back seat. The
seatback latch
is designed for one-handed operation.
To fold a front seatback forward, lift the seatback
latch fully without pushing forward on the seatback to
unlock it. Then the seatback will fold forward.
Push the seatback to
its original position, and the
seatback will lock.
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
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Easy Entry Seat
For two-door model vehicles, the right front seat of your
vehicle makes it easy for people to get in and out
of
the rear seat.
1. Fold the right front seatback forward by lifting the
2. The seat will slide forward to allow someone to get
seatback
latch fully.
into the rear seat area.
3. Push the seatback upright to lock it and slide the
seat fully rearward to lock it.
4. Adjust the seat to the desired position.
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If the easy entry right front seat isn't locked, it
can move. In a sudden stop or crash, the
person sitting there could be injured. After
you've used it, be sure to push rearward on an
easy entry seat to be sure it
is locked.
5. The front passenger should try to move the seat to
make sure the seat
is locked into place.
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Bower Lift Seat
If your vehicle has this feature, to move the power lift
seat forward or rearward, pull up on the lever located
under the front of the driver’s seat to unlock it. Slide the
seat to where you want it and release the lever. Try
is locked into place.
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To raise or lower the power lift seat, hold the switch
located
on the outboard side of the driver’s seat
up or down.
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Rear Seats
Rear Seat Operation
Folding the Seatback
If your vehicle has this feature, do the following:
2. Fold the seatback down from the inside of the
vehicle.
To raise the seatback, push the seatback up
to return it
to its original position.
Push and pull on the seatback
to make sure it is latched
securely in the fully upright position.
1. Pull the release straps
located in the trunk.
The right strap operates
the passenger’s side
rear split seat. The left
strap operates the
driver’s side rear
split seat.
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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 safety belts.
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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,
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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.
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