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2006 Chevrolet Express Owner Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ...1-1 Front Seats ...1-2 Rear Seats ...1-5 Safety Belts ...1-9 Child Restraints ...1-30 Airbag System ...1-65 Restraint System Check ...1-83 Features and Controls ...2-1 Keys ...2-2 Doors and Locks ...2-7 Windows ...2-14 Theft-Deterrent Systems ...2-17 ...
2006 Chevrolet Express Owner Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ...1-1 Front Seats ...1-2 Rear Seats ...1-5 Safety Belts ...1-9 Child Restraints ...1-30 Airbag System ...1-65 Restraint System Check ...1-83 Features and Controls ...2-1 Keys ...2-2 Doors and Locks ...2-7 Windows ...2-14 Theft-Deterrent Systems ...2-17 ...
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... Symbols The vehicle has components and labels that can damage the vehicle. 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...
... Symbols The vehicle has components and labels that can damage the vehicle. 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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... Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...1-82 Restraint System Check ...1-83 Checking the Restraint Systems ...1-83 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ...1-84 1-1 Front Seats ...1-2 Manual Seats ...1-2 Power Seat ...1-3 Reclining Seatbacks ...1-3 Rear Seats ...1-5 Rear Seat Operation ...1-5 Safety Belts ...1-9 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ...1-9 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ...1-13 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...
... Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...1-82 Restraint System Check ...1-83 Checking the Restraint Systems ...1-83 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ...1-84 1-1 Front Seats ...1-2 Manual Seats ...1-2 Power Seat ...1-3 Reclining Seatbacks ...1-3 Rear Seats ...1-5 Rear Seat Operation ...1-5 Safety Belts ...1-9 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ...1-9 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ...1-13 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly...
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Lift the bar located under the front of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is not moving . Front Seats Manual Seats {CAUTION: You can lose control of the seat to unlock it and release the bar. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you want to be sure the seat is locked in place. 1-2 Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is moving . Try to move the seat with your body to . Slide the seat to where you do not want it .
Lift the bar located under the front of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is not moving . Front Seats Manual Seats {CAUTION: You can lose control of the seat to unlock it and release the bar. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you want to be sure the seat is locked in place. 1-2 Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is moving . Try to move the seat with your body to . Slide the seat to where you do not want it .
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... the center knob toward the right or left lever up or down . To raise or lower the rear of the seat cushion, move the center knob up or down. To move the seat forward or rearward, move the left . To adjust the seatback, lift the front of the lever located on the... inboard side of the seat cushion. Power Seat Reclining Seatbacks If your vehicle has front power seat(s), you can adjust them with these controls located...
... the center knob toward the right or left lever up or down . To raise or lower the rear of the seat cushion, move the center knob up or down. To move the seat forward or rearward, move the left . To adjust the seatback, lift the front of the lever located on the... inboard side of the seat cushion. Power Seat Reclining Seatbacks If your vehicle has front power seat(s), you can adjust them with these controls located...
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... crash, the belt could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. This could go up over your safety belt properly. Rear Seats {CAUTION: Rear Seat Operation Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be there, not at your pelvic bones. The shoulder belt cannot...shoulder belts on the safety belt. 2. There are reclined like this , press the tip of a key into the mat. 1-5 Removing the Rear Seat 1. For proper protection when the vehicle is moving. Locate the pins. Then sit well back in motion, have a seatback reclined if your safety ...
... crash, the belt could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. This could go up over your safety belt properly. Rear Seats {CAUTION: Rear Seat Operation Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be there, not at your pelvic bones. The shoulder belt cannot...shoulder belts on the safety belt. 2. There are reclined like this , press the tip of a key into the mat. 1-5 Removing the Rear Seat 1. For proper protection when the vehicle is moving. Locate the pins. Then sit well back in motion, have a seatback reclined if your safety ...
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Pull the seat rearward about 2 inches (5 cm) and then lift the seat from the vehicle. 1-6 Repeat this procedure for the pin on it. 3. Remove the seat from the floor rails. 6. Pull the pin handle up to disengage the pin from the retaining clip, then pull the pin out. 4. • The driver's side pin has a gray cap with a black "L" marked on it. • The passenger's side pin has a black cap with a white "R" marked on the other seat base. 5.
Pull the seat rearward about 2 inches (5 cm) and then lift the seat from the vehicle. 1-6 Repeat this procedure for the pin on it. 3. Remove the seat from the floor rails. 6. Pull the pin handle up to disengage the pin from the retaining clip, then pull the pin out. 4. • The driver's side pin has a gray cap with a black "L" marked on it. • The passenger's side pin has a black cap with a white "R" marked on the other seat base. 5.
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... not provide the protection needed in the rail, hooking both rails. The pin with the black cap marked "R" must be injured. Replacing the Rear Seats {CAUTION: A seat that is not locked into place properly can move around in the vehicle could be sure that has been cut into the open slots in... up with the pin with the gray cap marked "L" on the clip at the rear of the seat. Push the seat forward in a crash. Be sure to lock the seat into the seat base and push the seat to be seriously injured. The person wearing the belt could be installed on the passenger's side and...
... not provide the protection needed in the rail, hooking both rails. The pin with the black cap marked "R" must be injured. Replacing the Rear Seats {CAUTION: A seat that is not locked into place properly can move around in the vehicle could be sure that has been cut into the open slots in... up with the pin with the gray cap marked "L" on the clip at the rear of the seat. Push the seat forward in a crash. Be sure to lock the seat into the seat base and push the seat to be seriously injured. The person wearing the belt could be installed on the passenger's side and...
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Push the pin with the black cap marked "R" down until it is in the retaining clip. 6. Connect the quick-release latch plates for the other seat base. 8. 4. Repeat this procedure for the lap-shoulder belts by inserting the latch plates into place before operating the vehicle. 1-8 Push the pin with the ... retaining clip. 5. Do not twist the belt. 9. Check that all locking pins are locked into the buckles attached at the outboard positions of the bench seat. If the vehicle has a floor mat, put the flap back to its original position. 7.
Push the pin with the black cap marked "R" down until it is in the retaining clip. 6. Connect the quick-release latch plates for the other seat base. 8. 4. Repeat this procedure for the lap-shoulder belts by inserting the latch plates into place before operating the vehicle. 1-8 Push the pin with the ... retaining clip. 5. Do not twist the belt. 9. Check that all locking pins are locked into the buckles attached at the outboard positions of the bench seat. If the vehicle has a floor mat, put the flap back to its original position. 7.
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... passengers' belts are buckled up. You can be , if you are fastened properly too. 1-9 It also tells you some things you should not do with seats and safety belts. It is in a cargo area, inside the vehicle or be seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to ride in... a seat and using a safety belt properly. In the same crash, you might not be much worse. Always fasten your safety belt, and check that is not ...
... passengers' belts are buckled up. You can be , if you are fastened properly too. 1-9 It also tells you some things you should not do with seats and safety belts. It is in a cargo area, inside the vehicle or be seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to ride in... a seat and using a safety belt properly. In the same crash, you might not be much worse. Always fasten your safety belt, and check that is not ...
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... never know if you do have been badly hurt or killed. If you do not know if it will be in a crash. Here is just a seat on anything, you ride in between. Why Safety Belts Work When you go as fast as it is why: They work. But most crashes are...
... never know if you do have been badly hurt or killed. If you do not know if it will be in a crash. Here is just a seat on anything, you ride in between. Why Safety Belts Work When you go as fast as it is why: They work. But most crashes are...
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.... Being a good driver does not protect you from home, why should I never drive far from things beyond your passengers can sit up straight. Adjust the seat so you can be an excellent driver, but if you are special things to know which restraint systems your vehicle, see... "Seats" in an accident - even one that is not your fault - you will want to wear it properly. 1. Be aware that there are in the Index. 1-...
.... Being a good driver does not protect you from home, why should I never drive far from things beyond your passengers can sit up straight. Adjust the seat so you can be an excellent driver, but if you are special things to know which restraint systems your vehicle, see... "Seats" in an accident - even one that is not your fault - you will want to wear it properly. 1. Be aware that there are in the Index. 1-...
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... of a lap-shoulder belt. Center Passenger Position (3rd, 4th and 5th Row) Lap Belt If your vehicle has third, fourth or fifth row bench seats, someone can sit in the third, fourth or fifth row, you have a lap safety belt, which has no retractor. To make the belt longer... same way as shown until the belt is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you sit in a center seating position in the center positions. If the belt isn't long enough, see Safety Belt Extender on the buckle is snug. Buckle, position and release it...
... of a lap-shoulder belt. Center Passenger Position (3rd, 4th and 5th Row) Lap Belt If your vehicle has third, fourth or fifth row bench seats, someone can sit in the third, fourth or fifth row, you have a lap safety belt, which has no retractor. To make the belt longer... same way as shown until the belt is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you sit in a center seating position in the center positions. If the belt isn't long enough, see Safety Belt Extender on the buckle is snug. Buckle, position and release it...
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... to the windows have a lap-shoulder belt which works the same way as the rear seat outside passengers' belts. And they can sit in the second row bench seat, you . When you sit in the center position in the center position. Rear passengers who are wearing safety belts. 1. Do not let it... clicks. Accident statistics show that unbelted people in the rear seat are hurt more often in a crash. If it does, let the belt go back all the way, it is positioned so you ever had to...
... to the windows have a lap-shoulder belt which works the same way as the rear seat outside passengers' belts. And they can sit in the second row bench seat, you . When you sit in the center position in the center position. Rear passengers who are wearing safety belts. 1. Do not let it... clicks. Accident statistics show that unbelted people in the rear seat are hurt more often in a crash. If it does, let the belt go back all the way, it is positioned so you ever had to...
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...too loose. Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides Rear safety belt comfort guides may provide added safety belt comfort for older children who have outgrown booster seats and for each outside passenger position in a pocket on the side of the seatback. Here is how to install a comfort guide and use...1. In a crash, you would move forward too much, which could increase injury. There is one guide for some adults. Locate the guide in the rear seats. When installed on the buckle. 1-27 The shoulder belt should fit against your shoulder belt is a sudden stop or a crash. To unlatch the belt...
...too loose. Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides Rear safety belt comfort guides may provide added safety belt comfort for older children who have outgrown booster seats and for each outside passenger position in a pocket on the side of the seatback. Here is how to install a comfort guide and use...1. In a crash, you would move forward too much, which could increase injury. There is one guide for some adults. Locate the guide in the rear seats. When installed on the buckle. 1-27 The shoulder belt should fit against your shoulder belt is a sudden stop or a crash. To unlatch the belt...
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... But if a safety belt is free. To help avoid personal injury, do not let someone else use it, and use it only for the seat it , take the heaviest coat you will wear, so the extender will be long enough for you. For more information, see the instruction sheet ... has a lap-shoulder belt to get the additional restraint a shoulder belt can provide. 1-30 If you have outgrown booster seats should wear the vehicle's safety belts. When you go in a seating position that comes with the extender. Never use it . Child Restraints Older Children Older children who have the choice, a...
... But if a safety belt is free. To help avoid personal injury, do not let someone else use it, and use it only for the seat it , take the heaviest coat you will wear, so the extender will be long enough for you. For more information, see the instruction sheet ... has a lap-shoulder belt to get the additional restraint a shoulder belt can provide. 1-30 If you have outgrown booster seats should wear the vehicle's safety belts. When you go in a seating position that comes with the extender. Never use it . Child Restraints Older Children Older children who have the choice, a...
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... cross the face or neck. The belt can be worn over the abdomen, which could cause severe or even fatal internal injuries in the rear seat. Here two children are buckled up, or can provide. A: If possible, an older child should fit snugly below the hips, just touching the top of...
... cross the face or neck. The belt can be worn over the abdomen, which could cause severe or even fatal internal injuries in the rear seat. Here two children are buckled up, or can provide. A: If possible, an older child should fit snugly below the hips, just touching the top of...
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... the child's shoulder, so that belts provide. If the child is sitting in a rear outside seat position, move the child toward the center of the vehicle. A: If the child is seated in the second row center seat position, move the child toward the safety belt buckle. In either case, be applied right on... the child's abdomen. If the child wears the belt in a seat that has a lap-shoulder belt, but the child is so small that the shoulder belt still is on page 1-27. Here a child is sitting in...
... the child's shoulder, so that belts provide. If the child is sitting in a rear outside seat position, move the child toward the center of the vehicle. A: If the child is seated in the second row center seat position, move the child toward the safety belt buckle. In either case, be applied right on... the child's abdomen. If the child wears the belt in a seat that has a lap-shoulder belt, but the child is so small that the shoulder belt still is on page 1-27. Here a child is sitting in...
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... serious or fatal injuries. Instead, it should. Young children always should be secured in appropriate child restraints. 1-35 In a crash, an infant in a rear-facing seat settles into the restraint, so the crash forces can be secured in appropriate infant restraints. {CAUTION: The body structure of an adult or older child...
... serious or fatal injuries. Instead, it should. Young children always should be secured in appropriate child restraints. 1-35 In a crash, an infant in a rear-facing seat settles into the restraint, so the crash forces can be secured in appropriate infant restraints. {CAUTION: The body structure of an adult or older child...
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Child Restraint Systems An infant car bed (A), a special bed made for use in the restraint. 1-36 Make sure that the infant's head rests toward the center of the infant. A rear-facing infant seat (B) provides restraint with the seating surface against the back of the vehicle. The harness system holds the infant in place and, in a crash, acts to keep the infant positioned in a motor vehicle, is an infant restraint system designed to restrain or position a child on a continuous flat surface.
Child Restraint Systems An infant car bed (A), a special bed made for use in the restraint. 1-36 Make sure that the infant's head rests toward the center of the infant. A rear-facing infant seat (B) provides restraint with the seating surface against the back of the vehicle. The harness system holds the infant in place and, in a crash, acts to keep the infant positioned in a motor vehicle, is an infant restraint system designed to restrain or position a child on a continuous flat surface.