2013 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA SPORT seat adjustment

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In Brief 1-1
In Brief Instrument Panel Instrument Panel Overview . . . . 1-2
Initial Drive Information Initial Drive Information . . . . . . . . 1-4
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Liftgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Second Row Seats . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Heated Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
Head Restraint
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10 Passenger Sensing System
(United States) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
Steering Wheel
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
Exterior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Windshield Wiper/Washer . . . . 1-13
Climate Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Vehicle Features Radio(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Satellite Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
Portable Audio Devices . . . . . . 1-17
Bluetooth ®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Steering Wheel Controls . . . . . 1-17
Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Driver Information
Center (DIC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18 Rear Vision
Camera (RVC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-18
Ultrasonic Parking Assist . . . . 1-18
Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Universal Remote System . . . 1-19
Performance and Maintenance Traction Control
System (TCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
StabiliTrak ®
System . . . . . . . . . 1-20
Tire Pressure Monitor . . . . . . . . 1-20
Engine Oil Life System . . . . . . 1-20
Fuel E85 (85% Ethanol) . . . . . 1-21
Driving for Better Fuel
Economy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
Roadside Assistance
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-21
OnStar ®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22

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In Brief 1-7
Seat Adjustment Manual Seats To adjust a manual seat:
1. Lift the bar to unlock the seat.
2. Slide the seat to the desired
position and release the bar.
3. Try to move the seat back and
forth to be sure the seat is
locked in place. Seat Height Adjuster
If available, move the lever up or
down to raise or lower the seat.
See Seat Adjustment on page 3 ‑ 3 .Power Seats
If available, move the control
forward or rearward to adjust the
seat position.

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1-8 In Brief
To raise or lower the front or rear
part of the seat cushion, move the
front or rear of the control up
or down.
See Power Seat Adjustment on
page 3 ‑ 4 . Lumbar Adjustment
If available, move the lever forward
or rearward to increase or decrease
the lumbar support.
See Lumbar Adjustment on
page 3 ‑ 4 . Reclining Seatbacks Manual Reclining Seatbacks
To recline the seatback:
1. Lift the lever on the outboard
side of the seat.
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.

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1-10 In Brief Press the button once for the
highest setting. With each press of
the button, the heated seat will
change to the next lower setting,
and then to the off setting. The
lights indicate two for the highest
setting and one for the lowest.
See Heated Front Seats on
page 3 ‑ 6 .
Head Restraint
Adjustment Do not drive until the head restraints
for all occupants are installed and
adjusted properly.
To achieve a comfortable seating
position, change the seatback
recline angle as little as necessary
while keeping the seat and the head
restraint height in the proper
position.
See Head Restraints on page 3 ‑ 2
and Seat Adjustment on page 3 ‑ 3 .Safety Belts
Refer to the following sections for
important information on how to use
safety belts properly: .
Safety Belts on page 3 ‑ 9 . .
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly on page 3 ‑ 11 . .
Lap-Shoulder Belt on page 3 ‑ 12 ..
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) on
page 3 ‑ 39 . Passenger Sensing
System (United States)
The passenger sensing system will
turn off the right front passenger
frontal airbag under certain
conditions. The driver airbag,
seat-mounted side impact airbags,
and roof-rail airbags are not affected
by the passenger sensing system.
The passenger airbag status
indicator will be visible on the
instrument panel when the vehicle is
started. See Passenger Sensing
System (United States) on
page 3 ‑ 25 for more information.

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Seats and Restraints 3-1
Seats and
Restraints Head Restraints Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Active Head Restraints . . . . . . . . 3-3
Front Seats Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . 3-4
Lumbar Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Folding Seatback . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Rear Seats Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Safety Belts Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Safety Belt Use During
Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Safety Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . 3-16
Safety Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16
Replacing Safety Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Airbag System Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . 3-20
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
How Does an Airbag
Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Passenger Sensing System
(United States) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25 Servicing the Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29
Adding Equipment to the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . 3-29
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . 3-31
Replacing Airbag System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Child Restraints Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32
Infants and Young
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . 3-36
Where to Put the Restraint . . . 3-37
Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children (LATCH
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39
Replacing LATCH System
Parts After a Crash . . . . . . . . . 3-44
Securing Child Restraints
(Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44
Securing Child Restraints
(Front Passenger Seat) . . . . 3-46

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Seats and Restraints 3-3Rear Seats The vehicle's rear seats have
adjustable head restraints in the
outboard seating positions that can
be adjusted the same way as the
front head restraints.
Rear outboard head restraints are
not designed to be removed.
Active Head Restraints The vehicle has an active head
restraint system in the front seating
positions. These automatically tilt
forward to reduce the risk of neck
injury if the vehicle is hit from
behind. Front Seats Seat Adjustment
{ WARNINGYou can lose control of the
vehicle if you try to adjust a driver
seat while the vehicle is moving.
Adjust the driver seat only when
the vehicle is not moving.
To adjust a manual seat:
1. Lift the bar to unlock the seat. 2. Slide the seat to the desired
position and release the bar.
3. Try to move the seat back and
forth to be sure the seat is
locked in place.
Seat Height Adjuster
If available, move the lever up or
down to raise or lower the seat.

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3-4 Seats and Restraints
Power Seat Adjustment
If available, move the control
forward or rearward to adjust the
seat position. To raise or lower the front or rear
part of the seat cushion, move the
front or rear of the control up
or down. Lumbar Adjustment
If equipped, move the lever forward
or rearward to increase or decrease
the lumbar support.

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Seats and Restraints 3-7The passenger seat may take
longer to heat up.
Folding Seatback The front passenger seatback may
fold flat.
{ WARNINGIf you fold the seatback forward to
carry longer objects, such as skis,
be sure any such cargo is not
near an airbag. In a crash, an
inflating airbag might force that
object toward a person. This
could cause severe injury or even
death. Secure objects away from
the area in which an airbag would
inflate. For more information, see
Where Are the Airbags? on
page 3 ‑ 20 and Vehicle Load
Limits on page 9 ‑ 10 .{ WARNINGThings you put on this seatback
can strike and injure people in a
sudden stop or turn, or in a crash.
Remove or secure all items
before driving.
To fold the seatback:
1. Lower the head restraint all the
way. See Head Restraints on
page 3 ‑ 2 .
2. Move the seat as far back as
possible. See Seat Adjustment
on page 3 ‑ 3 . 3. Lift the lever fully and fold the
seatback forward until it
disengages.
4. Continue lowering the seatback
until it is completely folded.
To raise the seatback:
1. Raise the seatback and push it
rearward until it re-engages.