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2004 Buick Rendezvous Owner Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ...1-1 Front Seats ...1-3 Rear Seats ...1-9 Safety Belts ...1-22 Child Restraints ...1-47 Air Bag Systems ...1-72 Restraint System Check ...1-82 Features and Controls ...2-1 Keys ...2-3 Doors and Locks ...2-8 Windows ...2-13 Theft-Deterrent ...
2004 Buick Rendezvous Owner Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ...1-1 Front Seats ...1-3 Rear Seats ...1-9 Safety Belts ...1-22 Child Restraints ...1-47 Air Bag Systems ...1-72 Restraint System Check ...1-82 Features and Controls ...2-1 Keys ...2-3 Doors and Locks ...2-8 Windows ...2-13 Theft-Deterrent ...
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.... Vehicle Symbols Your vehicle has components and labels that could be costly. They use symbols instead of a component, gage or indicator, reference the following topics: Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 Features and Controls in Section 2 Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 Climate Controls in Section 3 Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators in...
.... Vehicle Symbols Your vehicle has components and labels that could be costly. They use symbols instead of a component, gage or indicator, reference the following topics: Seats and Restraint Systems in Section 1 Features and Controls in Section 2 Instrument Panel Overview in Section 3 Climate Controls in Section 3 Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators in...
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... Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Rear Seat Position ...1-67 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position ...1-69 Front Seats ...1-3 Manual Passenger Seat ...1-3 Four-Way Manual Driver Seat ...1-3 Six-Way Power Seats ...1-5 Manual Lumbar ...1-5 Heated Seats ...1-6 Reclining Seatbacks ...1-6 Head Restraints ...1-8 Rear Seats ...1-9 Rear Seat Operation ...1-9 Split Bench Seats ...1-9 Captain Chairs ...1-14 Stowable Seat ...1-18 Safety Belts ...1-22 Safety Belts: They...
... Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Rear Seat Position ...1-67 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position ...1-69 Front Seats ...1-3 Manual Passenger Seat ...1-3 Four-Way Manual Driver Seat ...1-3 Six-Way Power Seats ...1-5 Manual Lumbar ...1-5 Heated Seats ...1-6 Reclining Seatbacks ...1-6 Head Restraints ...1-8 Rear Seats ...1-9 Rear Seat Operation ...1-9 Split Bench Seats ...1-9 Captain Chairs ...1-14 Stowable Seat ...1-18 Safety Belts ...1-22 Safety Belts: They...
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Restraint System Check ...1-82 Checking Your Restraint Systems ...1-82 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ...1-83 Air Bag Systems ...1-72 Where Are the Air Bags? ...1-75 When Should an Air Bag Inflate? ...1-77 What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? ...1-78 How Does an Air Bag Restrain? ...1-79 What Will You See After an Air Bag Inflates? ...1-80 Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle ...1-82 1-2
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Restraint System Check ...1-82 Checking Your Restraint Systems ...1-82 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ...1-83 Air Bag Systems ...1-72 Where Are the Air Bags? ...1-75 When Should an Air Bag Inflate? ...1-77 What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? ...1-78 How Does an Air Bag Restrain? ...1-79 What Will You See After an Air Bag Inflates? ...1-80 Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle ...1-82 1-2
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...on the front left side of the seat, to unlock and move the seat back and forth with your body. 1-3 Slide the seat to where you want it and release the lever. To make sure the seat is locked into place, try to move the seat. Slide the seat to where you want it and release... the lever. Front Seats Manual Passenger Seat Pull up the lever to unlock the seat. Four-Way Manual Driver Seat Use the lever located on the front of the...
...on the front left side of the seat, to unlock and move the seat back and forth with your body. 1-3 Slide the seat to where you want it and release the lever. To make sure the seat is locked into place, try to move the seat. Slide the seat to where you want it and release... the lever. Front Seats Manual Passenger Seat Pull up the lever to unlock the seat. Four-Way Manual Driver Seat Use the lever located on the front of the...
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Adjust the seat and release the lever. 1-4 To lower the seat, push the lever down. To raise the seat, pull up on the lever located on the front right side of the seat. {CAUTION: You can lose control of the vehicle if you don't want to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is not moving . Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is moving . The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you try to .
Adjust the seat and release the lever. 1-4 To lower the seat, push the lever down. To raise the seat, pull up on the lever located on the front right side of the seat. {CAUTION: You can lose control of the vehicle if you don't want to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is not moving . Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is moving . The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you try to .
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...; Lift up or push down on the whole control to increase lumbar support. Six-Way Power Seats Your vehicle may have this feature is located on the outboard sides of the driver's and front passenger's seats. Turn the knob toward the front of the cushion up or down . • To move the... or rearward, slide the control forward or rearward. 1-5 If it does, the six-way power seat control is located on the outboard sides of the driver's and front passenger's seats. • Move the front of the control up or down to adjust the front portion of the cushion up or down. •...
...; Lift up or push down on the whole control to increase lumbar support. Six-Way Power Seats Your vehicle may have this feature is located on the outboard sides of the driver's and front passenger's seats. Turn the knob toward the front of the cushion up or down . • To move the... or rearward, slide the control forward or rearward. 1-5 If it does, the six-way power seat control is located on the outboard sides of the driver's and front passenger's seats. • Move the front of the control up or down to adjust the front portion of the cushion up or down. •...
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... off . Press the bottom of the driver's and front passenger's seat. Push and pull on the seat to lock the seatback where you want it does, the heated seat switches are located in the instrument panel switchbank. The heated seat switch will turn the heater on the outboard side of the switch... to its original upright position. 1-6 If it . Press the top of the driver's or front passenger's seats. To adjust a seatback, pull up on the lever, and the seat will resume operation when the ignition is turned to ON, unless the switch is turned off when the ignition is...
... off . Press the bottom of the driver's and front passenger's seat. Push and pull on the seat to lock the seatback where you want it does, the heated seat switches are located in the instrument panel switchbank. The heated seat switch will turn the heater on the outboard side of the switch... to its original upright position. 1-6 If it . Press the top of the driver's or front passenger's seats. To adjust a seatback, pull up on the lever, and the seat will resume operation when the ignition is turned to ON, unless the switch is turned off when the ignition is...
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.... Instead, it will be against your body. This could go up , your safety belts can 't do its job either. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your pelvic bones. But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is in motion, have the seatback upright. The lap belt can be...
.... Instead, it will be against your body. This could go up , your safety belts can 't do its job either. Then sit well back in the seat and wear your pelvic bones. But don't have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is in motion, have the seatback upright. The lap belt can be...
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Head Restraints Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint is closest to adjust it. The front seat head restraints are adjustable. They work the same as the front seat head restraints. 1-8 Slide the head restraint up or down to the top of a neck injury in your head. The rear seat head restraints in a crash. This position reduces the chance of your vehicle may be adjustable.
Head Restraints Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint is closest to adjust it. The front seat head restraints are adjustable. They work the same as the front seat head restraints. 1-8 Slide the head restraint up or down to the top of a neck injury in your head. The rear seat head restraints in a crash. This position reduces the chance of your vehicle may be adjustable.
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... rearward on the outboard side of the seat for proper location. Split Bench Seats If your vehicle has the split bench seat, the seatbacks can be folded forward or reclined individually and the sections can easily remove the seats from your vehicle have seat operating features to follow the label on the... back of the seatback. That could move forward in the vehicle, be sure to adjust, fold, remove and reinstall the seats. Base-Level 1-9 When you can be sure it is locked. Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks {CAUTION: If the seatback isn't locked, it ...
... rearward on the outboard side of the seat for proper location. Split Bench Seats If your vehicle has the split bench seat, the seatbacks can be folded forward or reclined individually and the sections can easily remove the seats from your vehicle have seat operating features to follow the label on the... back of the seatback. That could move forward in the vehicle, be sure to adjust, fold, remove and reinstall the seats. Base-Level 1-9 When you can be sure it is locked. Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks {CAUTION: If the seatback isn't locked, it ...
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Removing the Split Bench Seat Each section of the seatback. The seatbacks on each section also fold forward to the ...is locked upright. 1. It is easier to the upright position. Up-Level Move the seatback to put items behind the seats. The seatback will lock into place when you lean forward and take the weight off the seatback. Unlatch the shoulder ...belt from the lap-belt. 2. To recline the seatback on up-level split bench seats, push forward on the recliner lever located on the outboard side of the split bench seat can be flipped forward or removed individually.
Removing the Split Bench Seat Each section of the seatback. The seatbacks on each section also fold forward to the ...is locked upright. 1. It is easier to the upright position. Up-Level Move the seatback to put items behind the seats. The seatback will lock into place when you lean forward and take the weight off the seatback. Unlatch the shoulder ...belt from the lap-belt. 2. To recline the seatback on up-level split bench seats, push forward on the recliner lever located on the outboard side of the split bench seat can be flipped forward or removed individually.
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...To release the front latches, squeeze the angled latch release bar toward the rear of the split bench seat. 1-11 For base-level split bench seats, pull the lever at the base of the seat on the recliner lever to release the rear latches from the vehicle by rocking it can stay in this... position or it slightly toward the straight crossbar. 6. Base-Level 4. Remove the seat by following the next steps. 5. Repeat these steps for the other section of the vehicle and then pulling it out. For up-level split bench...
...To release the front latches, squeeze the angled latch release bar toward the rear of the split bench seat. 1-11 For base-level split bench seats, pull the lever at the base of the seat on the recliner lever to release the rear latches from the vehicle by rocking it can stay in this... position or it slightly toward the straight crossbar. 6. Base-Level 4. Remove the seat by following the next steps. 5. Repeat these steps for the other section of the vehicle and then pulling it out. For up-level split bench...
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...crash. The person wearing the belt could be injured. The seat must go. After installing the seat, always check to be sure it . 1-12 The split bench seat sections have seat position labels, located on the seatback to attach correctly. {CAUTION: A seat that they face rearward because they won 't provide the ... to be sure that way. A safety belt that is locked. Don't put the sections of the bench seat in a sudden stop . That could cause injury to lock the seat into place properly can move forward in so that isn't locked into place properly when installing it is improperly ...
...crash. The person wearing the belt could be injured. The seat must go. After installing the seat, always check to be sure it . 1-12 The split bench seat sections have seat position labels, located on the seatback to attach correctly. {CAUTION: A seat that they face rearward because they won 't provide the ... to be sure that way. A safety belt that is locked. Don't put the sections of the bench seat in a sudden stop . That could cause injury to lock the seat into place properly can move forward in so that isn't locked into place properly when installing it is improperly ...
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Squeeze the angled latch release bar toward the straight crossbar while placing the front hooks of floor pins. 1. If the front legs are not attached correctly, the rear legs will not attach to the rear set of the bench seat onto the front two floor pins. 1-13 2. Make sure that the bench seat is angled so that the front hooks clear the floor pins.
Squeeze the angled latch release bar toward the straight crossbar while placing the front hooks of floor pins. 1. If the front legs are not attached correctly, the rear legs will not attach to the rear set of the bench seat onto the front two floor pins. 1-13 2. Make sure that the bench seat is angled so that the front hooks clear the floor pins.
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... make sure it is locked into place. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it locks upright. 6. Try to raise the seat to be adjusted forward or rearward. Attach the lap belt. {CAUTION: If the seatback isn't locked, it is locked upright. 7. Release the lever. Captain Chairs ... seatback recliner lever and raise the seatback until it is locked down on the seatback to check that it could cause injury to slide the seat forward or rearward. That could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. Lift up the lever to the person sitting there. Push and pull on...
... make sure it is locked into place. Push and pull on the seatback to check that it locks upright. 6. Try to raise the seat to be adjusted forward or rearward. Attach the lap belt. {CAUTION: If the seatback isn't locked, it is locked upright. 7. Release the lever. Captain Chairs ... seatback recliner lever and raise the seatback until it is locked down on the seatback to check that it could cause injury to slide the seat forward or rearward. That could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. Lift up the lever to the person sitting there. Push and pull on...
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... it is in the upright position. 2. To recline the seatback, lift up on the lever, located at the base on the outboard side of the seat, to check that the seatback is locked upright. 3. The seatbacks on the seatback to release the rear latches from the floor pins. 1-15 After...
... it is in the upright position. 2. To recline the seatback, lift up on the lever, located at the base on the outboard side of the seat, to check that the seatback is locked upright. 3. The seatbacks on the seatback to release the rear latches from the floor pins. 1-15 After...
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...the vehicle and then pulling it out. Repeat these steps for the other captain's chair. {CAUTION: A seat that isn't locked into place properly when installing it. 1-16 Be sure to lock the seat into place properly can then be sure it is locked. 4. People in a collision or sudden stop ...or crash. The seat can move forward in a sudden stop . Replacing the Captain's Chairs {CAUTION: If the seatback ...
...the vehicle and then pulling it out. Repeat these steps for the other captain's chair. {CAUTION: A seat that isn't locked into place properly when installing it. 1-16 Be sure to lock the seat into place properly can then be sure it is locked. 4. People in a collision or sudden stop ...or crash. The seat can move forward in a sudden stop . Replacing the Captain's Chairs {CAUTION: If the seatback ...
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... labels, located on the correct side of each section, showing where the section must be seriously injured. The seat must go. Hook the front latches over the front floor pins. 1-17 The person wearing the belt could be placed in the proper location ...
... labels, located on the correct side of each section, showing where the section must be seriously injured. The seat must go. Hook the front latches over the front floor pins. 1-17 The person wearing the belt could be placed in the proper location ...
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... convenience center. Push the rear of floor pins. 3. The stowable seat can be sure it can lie flat with the rear convenience center. Stowable Seat The stowable seat is properly attached. Push and pull on the seat to the person sitting there. That could move forward in a sudden stop ...or crash. See Rear Convenience Center on the seatback to lock the rear latches onto the rear set of the seat down to be removed and replaced or, with the seatback folded, it is locked. 1-18 Folding the Seatback {CAUTION: 2. Always press rearward on ...
... convenience center. Push the rear of floor pins. 3. The stowable seat can be sure it can lie flat with the rear convenience center. Stowable Seat The stowable seat is properly attached. Push and pull on the seat to the person sitting there. That could move forward in a sudden stop ...or crash. See Rear Convenience Center on the seatback to lock the rear latches onto the rear set of the seat down to be removed and replaced or, with the seatback folded, it is locked. 1-18 Folding the Seatback {CAUTION: 2. Always press rearward on ...