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Black plate (8,1)GMC Terrain Owner Manual - 2011
1-8 In Brief
SeePower Seat Adjustment on
page 3‑3 for more information.
Lumbar Adjustment
Eight-Way Power Seat Shown,
Four-Way Similar
A. Lumbar Switch
If available, press and hold the
front or rear of the switch (A) to
increase or decrease lumbar
support. Release the switch when
the seatback reaches the desired
level of lumbar support. See
Lumbar Adjustment on
page 3‑6 for more information.
Reclining Seatbacks
Manual Reclining Seatbacks
To recline a manual seatback:
1. Lift the lever.
2. Move the seatback to the
desired position, and then
release the lever to lock the
seatback in place. 3. Push and pull on the
seatback to make sure it
is locked.
To return the seatback to the upright
position:
1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the
seatback, and the seatback will
return to the upright position.
2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked.
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Black plate (4,1)GMC Terrain Owner Manual - 2011
3-4 Seats and Restraints
To adjust the seatback, see
Reclining Seatbacks on page 3‑6.
To adjust the lumbar support, see
Lumbar Adjustment on page 3‑6.
Eight‐Way Power Seats
To adjust a power seat, if equipped:
.Move the seat forward or
rearward by sliding the control
forward or rearward.
.Raise or lower the front or rear
part of the seat cushion by
moving the front or rear of the
control up or down.
.Raise or lower the entire seat
by moving the entire control up
or down.
To adjust the seatback, see
Reclining Seatbacks on page 3‑6.
To adjust the lumbar support, see
Lumbar Adjustment on page 3‑6.
Memory Seat and Mirrors
On vehicles with the memory
feature, the “1”and “2”buttons on
the outboard side of the driver seat
are used to manually save and
recall the driver seat and outside mirror positions. These manually
stored positions are referred to as
Button Memory positions.
The vehicle will also automatically
save driver seat and outside mirror
positions to the current driver
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter when the ignition is
turned off. These automatically
stored positions are referred to
as RKE Memory positions. See
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation on page 2‑3
for
more information.
Storing Button Memory Positions
To save positions into Button
Memory:
1. Adjust the driver seat, seatback recliner, and both outside mirrors
to the desired driving positions.
2. Press and release the MEM (Memory) button.
3. Press “1”until a beep sounds.
4. Repeat Steps 1 through 3 for a second driver using “2.”
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3-6 Seats and Restraints
Easy Exit Driver Seat
This feature moves the seat
rearward allowing the driver more
room to exit the vehicle.
To activate, turn the ignition off and
open the driver door. If the driver
door is already open, turning the
ignition off will activate the easy exit
driver seat.
This feature can be turned on or off
using the vehicle personalization
menu. See“Easy Exit Driver Seat”
under Vehicle Personalization on
page 5‑30 for more information.
To stop recall movement, press
one of the memory or power seat
controls.
If something has blocked the driver
seat while recalling the exit position,
the recall may stop. Remove the
obstruction; then press and hold
the power seat control rearward for
two seconds. Try recalling the exit
position again. If the exit position is
still not recalling, see your dealer for
service.Lumbar Adjustment
Power Lumbar
Eight-Way Power Seat Shown, Four-Way Similar
A. Lumbar Switch
If available, press and hold the
front or rear of the switch (A) to
increase or decrease lumbar
support. Release the switch when
the seatback reaches the desired
level of lumbar support.
Reclining Seatbacks
{WARNING
Sitting in a reclined position when
the vehicle is in motion can be
dangerous. Even when buckled
up, the safety belts cannot do
their job when reclined like this.
The shoulder belt cannot do its
job because it will not 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 cannot 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. (Continued)