2004 CHEVROLET MALIBU fold seats

Front Seats......................................................1-2
Manual Seats................................................1-2
Six-Way Power Driver Seat..............................1-3
Manual Lumbar..............................................1-3
Heated Seats.................................................1-4
Reclining Seatbacks........................................1-4
Head Restraints.............................................1-6
Passenger Folding Seatback............................1-6
Rear Seats.......................................................1-7
Rear Seat Operation.......................................1-7
Safety Belts...................................................1-10
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone................1-10
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts......1-14
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly.................1-15
Driver Position..............................................1-16
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy..................1-23
Right Front Passenger Position.......................1-24
Rear Seat Passengers..................................1-24
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children
and Small Adults.......................................1-28
Safety Belt Pretensioners...............................1-30
Safety Belt Extender.....................................1-30
Child Restraints.............................................1-31
Older Children..............................................1-31
Infants and Young Children............................1-34Child Restraint Systems.................................1-38
Where to Put the Restraint.............................1-41
Top Strap....................................................1-42
Top Strap Anchor Location.............................1-43
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System)...........................1-44
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the
LATCH System.........................................1-46
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat
Position...................................................1-46
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front
Seat Position............................................1-49
Air Bag Systems............................................1-52
Where Are the Air Bags?...............................1-54
When Should an Air Bag Inate?....................1-57
What Makes an Air Bag Inate?.....................1-58
How Does an Air Bag Restrain?.....................1-58
What Will You See After an Air Bag Inates?.......1-58
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle.........1-60
Restraint System Check..................................1-60
Checking Your Restraint Systems...................1-60
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash...................................................1-61
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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3. Fold the seatback down.
To raise the seatback, do the following:
1. Push down on one of the levers and pull the
seatback up to lock it into place. Make sure
the safety belt is not twisted or caught in the
seatback.
2. Push and pull the top of the seatback to be sure it
is locked into position.
3. Use the reclining front seatback lever to adjust the
seatback to a comfortable position.
Rear Seats
Rear Seat Operation
Folding the Seatback
Your vehicle may have a split folding rear seatback.
To fold down the rear seatback on the sedan, do
the following:
1. Open the trunk and pull one or both of the gray
handles located on the upper part of the trunk
opening. The left handle will open the larger side of
the seatback. The right handle will open the
smaller side of the seatback.
2. Once a handle is pulled, the seatback can be
pushed open through the trunk, or pulled open from
inside the vehicle.
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{CAUTION:
Do not load your vehicle any heavier than the
GVWR, or either the maximum front or rear
GAWR. If you do, parts on your vehicle can
break, and it can change the way your vehicle
handles. These could cause you to lose
control and crash. Also, overloading can
shorten the life of your vehicle.
{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 trunk of your vehicle. In a
trunk, put them as far forward as you can.
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.
Do not leave an unsecured child restraint
in your vehicle.
When you carry something inside the
vehicle, secure it whenever you can.
Do not leave a seat folded down unless
you need to.
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Reporting Safety Defects
Canadian Government..................................7-12
General Motors...........................................7-12
United States Government............................7-11
Reprogramming a Single HomeLink
®Button.......2-44
Resetting Defaults...........................................2-44
Restraint System Check
Checking Your Restraint Systems...................1-60
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash..................................................1-61
Restraint Systems
Checking....................................................1-60
Replacing Parts...........................................1-61
Retained Accessory Power (RAP)......................2-23
Right Front Passenger Position, Safety Belts......1-24
Roadside
Assistance Program....................................... 7-6
Rocking Your Vehicle To Get It Out...................4-31
Routing, Engine Drive Belt...............................6-14
Running Your Engine While You Are Parked.......2-34
S
Safety Belt
Pretensioners..............................................1-30
Reminder Light............................................3-34Safety Belts
Care of......................................................5-81
Driver Position............................................1-16
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................1-15
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.....1-14
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children
and Small Adults......................................1-28
Rear Seat Passengers.................................1-24
Right Front Passenger Position......................1-24
Safety Belt Extender....................................1-30
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.................1-23
Safety Belts Are for Everyone.......................1-10
Safety Chains.................................................4-43
Safety Warnings and Symbols.............................. iii
Scheduled Maintenance..................................... 6-4
Seatback, Folding Passenger............................. 1-6
Seats
Head Restraints............................................ 1-6
Heated Seats............................................... 1-4
Manual........................................................ 1-2
Manual Lumbar............................................. 1-3
Passenger Folding Seatback........................... 1-6
Rear Seat Operation...................................... 1-7
Reclining Seatbacks...................................... 1-4
Six-Way Power Driver.................................... 1-3
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