2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO remove seats

{CAUTION:
If the air bag readiness light ever comes on
when you have turned off the air bag, it means
that something may be wrong with the air bag
system. The right front passenger’s frontal air
bag could inate even though the switch is off.
If this ever happens, do not let anyone whom
the national government has identied as a
member of a passenger air bag risk group sit
in the right front passenger’s position (for
example, do not secure a rear-facing child
restraint in your vehicle) until you have your
vehicle serviced. SeeAir Bag Off Switch on
page 1-71.
1. Your vehicle has a right front passenger’s frontal air
bag. SeeAir Bag Off Switch on page 1-71. If your
child restraint is forward-facing, always move the
seat as far back as it will go before securing it in this
seat. SeeManual Seats on page 1-3orPower Seats
on page 1-4. Never use a rear-facing child restraint in
this seat unless the air bag is off.2. Find the LATCH anchorages in the passenger seat.
SeeLower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) on page 1-46.
3. Put the child restraint on the seat.
4. Attach and tighten the LATCH attachments on the
child restraint to the LATCH anchorages in the
vehicle. The child restraint instructions will show
you how.
5. If the child restraint is forward-facing, attach and
tighten the top tether to the top tether anchorage
if your vehicle has one. The child restraint
instructions will show you how. Also seeTop Strap
on page 1-42.
6. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure.
To remove the child restraint, simply unhook the top
tether from the top tether anchorage and then
disconnect the LATCH anchorages.
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Turn on the right front passenger’s frontal air bag when
you remove the child restraint from the vehicle unless
the person who will be sitting there is a member of
a passenger air bag risk group. SeeAir Bag Off Switch
on page 1-71.
{CAUTION:
If the right front passenger’s frontal air bag is
turned off for a person who is not in a risk
group identied by the national government,
that person will not have the extra protection
of an air bag. In a crash, the air bag would not
be able to inate and help protect the person
sitting there. Do not turn off the right front
passenger’s frontal air bag unless the person
sitting there is in a risk group. SeeAir Bag Off
Switch on page 1-71for more on this,
including important safety information.
Securing a Child Restraint Designed
for the LATCH System (Models
without an Air Bag Off Switch)
Crew Cab Models and Extended Cab
Models with Rear Seats
1. Find the LATCH anchorages for the seating
position you want to use, where the bottom of the
seatback meets the back of the seat cushion.
SeeLower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) on page 1-46.
2. Put the child restraint on the seat.
3. Attach and tighten the LATCH attachments on the
child restraint to the LATCH anchorages in the
vehicle. The child restraint instructions will show
you how.
4. If the child restraint is forward-facing, attach and
tighten the top tether to the top tether anchorage.
The child restraint instructions will show you
how. Also seeTop Strap on page 1-42.
5. Push and pull the child restraint in different
directions to be sure it is secure.
To remove the child restraint, simply unhook the top
tether from the top tether anchorage and then
disconnect the LATCH attachments from the
LATCH anchorages.
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To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s
safety belt and let it go back all the way. The safety
belt will move freely again and be ready to work for an
adult or larger child passenger.
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Front Seat Position
Do not use child restraints in this position. The restraints
will not work properly.
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position (Models
with an Air Bag Off Switch)
Regular Cab Models and Extended Cab
Models without Rear Seats
Your vehicle has a right front passenger’s frontal air
bag. Regular cab models and extended cab models
without rear seats have a switch on the instrument panel
that you can use to turn off the right front passenger’s
frontal air bag. SeeAir Bag Off Switch on page 1-71for
more on this, including important safety information.
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If you were using a rear-facing child restraint, turn on
the right front passenger’s frontal air bag when you
remove the rear-facing child restraint from the vehicle
unless the person who will be sitting there is a member
of a passenger air bag risk group. SeeAir Bag Off
Switch on page 1-71.
{CAUTION:
If the right front passenger’s frontal air bag is
turned off for a person who is not in a risk
group identied by the national government,
that person will not have the extra protection
of an air bag. In a crash, the air bag would not
be able to inate and help protect the person
sitting there. Do not turn off the right front
passenger’s frontal air bag unless the person
sitting there is in a risk group. SeeAir Bag Off
Switch on page 1-71for more on this,
including important safety information.
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position (Models
without an Air Bag Off Switch)
Crew Cab Models and Extended Cab
Models with Rear Seats
If your child restraint is equipped with the LATCH
system, seeLower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) on page 1-46. SeeTop Strap
on page 1-42if the child restraint has one.
There is no top strap anchor in the right front
passenger’s position. Do not secure a child seat in this
position if a national or local law requires that the
top strap be anchored, or if the instructions that come
with the child restraint say that the top strap must
be anchored. SeeTop Strap on page 1-42if the child
restraint has one.
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Removing the Spare Tire and Tools
The tools you will need are
under the passenger’s
seat. For crew cab models,
the jack and wheel
blocks are under the
driver’s side rear seat.For regular and extended cab vehicles the jack and
wheel blocks are located under the cover at the center
of the vehicle behind the front seats.
1. The vehicle will have
a cover if it is an
extended or
regular cab.
2. Move the seats forward and turn the wing nut on the
cover counterclockwise to remove it. For crew cab
models, reach under the rear seat to access the jack
and wheel blocks. To reinstall the jack and wheel
block assembly in the mounting bracket, insert the
tabs into the jack base by pushing the blocks up into
the assembly. The outer hole in the jack base aligns
with the tab on the bracket. When reinstalling, make
sure the jack is secure, but do not overtighten the
jack in the bracket. Crew Cab
Regular and
Extended Cab
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