2017 CHEVROLET EXPRESS CARGO VAN Owners Manual

Chevrolet Express Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-9967827) - 2017 - crc - 5/2/16
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Seats and
Restraints
Head Restraints
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41Power Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . 41Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rear Seats
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Safety Belts
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46How to Wear Safety BeltsProperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Safety Belt Use DuringPregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53Safety Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . 53Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . 54Safety Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Replacing Safety Belt SystemParts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . 57
When Should an AirbagInflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59What Makes an AirbagInflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60How Does an AirbagRestrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60What Will You See after anAirbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Airbag On-Off Switch . . . . . . . . . . 62Servicing the Airbag-EquippedVehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Adding Equipment to theAirbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . 65Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . 65Replacing Airbag System Partsafter a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Infants and Young Children . . . . 68Child Restraint Systems . . . . . . . 70Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . 72Lower Anchors and Tethers forChildren (LATCH System) . . . . 73Replacing LATCH System PartsAfter a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Securing Child Restraints (Withthe Safety Belt in theRear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Securing Child Restraints (Withthe Safety Belt in theFront Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

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Head Restraints
On vehicles with factory installedseats, the front seats have built-inhead restraints that are notadjustable in the outboard seatingpositions.
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment
{Warning
Yo u c a n l o s e c o n t r o l o f t h e
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 a d j u s t t h e s e a t :
1. Lift the bar under the frontedge of the seat cushion tounlock the seat.
2. Slide the seat to the desiredposition and release the bar.
3. Try to move the seat back andforth to be sure the seat islocked in place.
Power Seat Adjustment

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To a d j u s t a p o w e r s e a t , i f a v a i l a b l e ,use the controls on the front ofthe seat:
.Move the center knob to theright or left to move the seatforward or rearward.
.Move the center knob up ordown to raise or lower the seat.
.Move the right or left lever up ordown to raise or lower the frontor rear of the seat cushion.
Reclining Seatbacks
{Warning
If either seatback is not locked, it
could move forward in a sudden
stop or crash. That could cause
injury to the person sitting there.
Always push and pull on the
seatbacks to be sure they are
locked.
To r e c l i n e t h e s e a t b a c k :
1. Lift the lever on the inboardside of the seat.
2. Move the seatback to thedesired position, and thenrelease the lever to lock theseatback in place.
3. Push and pull on the seatbackto make sure it is locked.
To r e t u r n t h e s e a t b a c k t o t h e u p r i g h tposition:
1. Lift the lever fully withoutapplying pressure to theseatback, and the seatback willreturn to the upright position.
2. Push and pull on the seatbackto make sure it is locked.
{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.
The shoulder belt 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 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 the
safety belt properly.

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Do not have a seatback reclined ifthe vehicle is moving.
Rear Seats
Removing the Rear Seat
Disconnect the mini-latch plates forthe lap-shoulder belts on the benchseat to be removed.
1. To do this, press the tip of akey into the release hole of thesafety belt buckle while pullingup on the safety belt.
2. Locate the pins.
On a three-passenger seatthere are two pins on theinboard sides of the rear seats.
Three-Passenger Seat
The left side pin has a gray capwith a black“L”marked on it.

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Three-Passenger Seat
The right side pin has ablack cap with a white“R”marked on it.
On a four-passenger seat,each half of the seat has a setof pins. The left side has a setmarked“L”,andtherightsidehas a set marked“R”.
If the vehicle has floor mats,the pins are under a flap thathas been cut into the mat.
3. Pull the pin handle up todisengage the pin from theretaining clip, and then pull thepin out.
4. Repeat this procedure for theother pins.
5. Pull the seat rearward about5cm (2 in), and then lift theseat from the floor rails.
6. Remove the seat from thevehicle.
7. For the second and third rowseats, stow the safety belt latchby attaching the clip on thesafety belt latch to the trim justinside the side door.
For the last row of seats, stowthe safety belt latch plate onthe clip at the window trim. Rollthe mini-latch into the safetybelt webbing and then hook thesafety belt latch plate onthe clip.
Reinstalling the Rear Seats
{Warning
Aseatthatisnotlockedinto
place properly can move around
in a collision or sudden stop.
People in the vehicle could be
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Warning (Continued)
injured. Be sure to lock the seat
into place properly when
installing it.
{Warning
Asafetybeltthatisimproperly
routed, not properly attached,
or twisted will not provide the
protection needed in a crash. The
person wearing the belt could be
seriously injured. After raising the
rear seatback, always check to be
sure that the safety belts are
properly routed and attached, and
are not twisted.
1. Position the seat into the openslots in both rails. Push theseat forward in the rail, hookingboth seat bases onto the pinsinside of the rails.
2. Locate the hole in the rail toinstall the locking pins at therear of the seat base. If the
vehicle has floor mats, pull theflap that has been cut intothe mat.
3. Insert the locking pins into theseat base and push the seat toline up the pins with the base.
On a three-passenger seat, thepin with the black capmarked“R”must be installedon the right side and the pinwith the gray cap marked“L”must be installed on theleft side.
On a four-passenger seat, thepins marked“R”must beinstalled on the half of the seaton the right side. The pinsmarked“L”must be installed onthe half of the seat on theleft side.
Three-Passenger Seat
4. Push the pin(s) marked“R”down until they are in theretaining clip.

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Three-Passenger Seat
5. Push the pin(s) marked“L”down until they are in theretaining clip.
6. If the vehicle has a floor mat,put the flap back to its originalposition.
7. Repeat this procedure for theother seat base.
8. Connect the mini-latch platesfor the lap-shoulder belts byinserting the latch plates intothe mini-buckles attached atthe outboard positions of thebench seat. Do not twist thebelts.
9. Check that all locking pins arelocked into place beforeoperating the vehicle.
Safety Belts
This section of the manualdescribes how to use safety beltsproperly. It also describes somethings not to do with safety belts.
{Warning
Do not let anyone ride where a
safety belt cannot be worn
properly. In a crash, if you or your
passenger(s) are not wearing
safety belts, injuries can be much
worse than if you are wearing
safety belts. You can be seriously
injured or killed by hitting things
inside the vehicle harder or by
being ejected from the vehicle. In
addition, anyone who is not
buckled up can strike other
passengers in the vehicle.
It is extremely dangerous to ride
in a cargo area, inside or outside
of a vehicle. In a collision,
passengers riding in these areas
are more likely to be seriously
injured or killed. Do not allow
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Warning (Continued)
passengers to ride in any area of
the vehicle that is not equipped
with seats and safety belts.
Always wear a safety belt, and
check that all passenger(s) are
restrained properly too.
This vehicle has indicators as areminder to buckle the safety belts.SeeSafety Belt Reminders099.
Why Safety Belts Work
When riding in a vehicle, you travelas fast as the vehicle does. If thevehicle stops suddenly, you keepgoing until something stops you.It could be the windshield, theinstrument panel, or the safety belts!
When you wear a safety belt, youand the vehicle slow down together.There is more time to stop becauseyou stop over a longer distance and,when worn properly, your strongestbones take the forces from thesafety belts. That is why wearingsafety belts makes such goodsense.
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts
Q: Will I be trapped in the vehicleafter a crash if I am wearing asafety belt?
A:Yo ucouldbe—whether you arewearing a safety belt or not.Yo u r c h a n c e o f b e i n g c o n s c i o u sduring and after a crash, so youcanunbuckle and get out, ismuchgreater if you are belted.
Q: If my vehicle has airbags, whyshould I have to wear safetybelts?
A:Airbags are supplementalsystems only; so they workwithsafety belts—not instead ofthem. Whether or not an airbagis provided, all occupants stillhave to buckle up to get themost protection.
Also, in nearly all states and inall Canadian provinces, the lawrequires wearing safety belts.
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly
This section is only for people ofadult size.
There are special things to knowabout safety belts and children, andthere are different rules for smallerchildren and infants. If a child will beriding in the vehicle, seeOlderChildren066orInfants and YoungChildren068.Followthoserulesforeveryone's protection.