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2009 Pontiac Torrent Owner Manual Seats and Restraint System ...1-1 Front Seats ...1-2 Rear Seats ...1-10 Safety Belts ...1-12 Child Restraints ...1-31 Airbag System ...1-55 Restraint System Check ...1-70 Features and Controls ...2-1 Keys ...2-3 Doors and Locks ...2-10 Windows ...2-14 Theft-...
2009 Pontiac Torrent Owner Manual Seats and Restraint System ...1-1 Front Seats ...1-2 Rear Seats ...1-10 Safety Belts ...1-12 Child Restraints ...1-31 Airbag System ...1-55 Restraint System Check ...1-70 Features and Controls ...2-1 Keys ...2-3 Doors and Locks ...2-10 Windows ...2-14 Theft-...
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...Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) ...1-42 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position ...1-49 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position ...1-52 Airbag System ...1-55 Where Are the Airbags? ...1-58 When Should an ... Restraint System Parts After a Crash ...1-71 Front Seats ...1-2 Manual Seats ...1-2 Seat Height Adjuster ...1-3 Power Seat ...1-3 Manual Lumbar ...1-4 Heated Seats ...1-4 Manual Reclining Seatbacks ...1-5 Head Restraints ...1-7 Passenger Folding Seatback ...1-8 Rear Seats ...1-10 Split Folding Rear Seat ...1-10 Safety Belts ...1-12 Safety Belts: They ...
...Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) ...1-42 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat Position ...1-49 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position ...1-52 Airbag System ...1-55 Where Are the Airbags? ...1-58 When Should an ... Restraint System Parts After a Crash ...1-71 Front Seats ...1-2 Manual Seats ...1-2 Seat Height Adjuster ...1-3 Power Seat ...1-3 Manual Lumbar ...1-4 Heated Seats ...1-4 Manual Reclining Seatbacks ...1-5 Head Restraints ...1-7 Passenger Folding Seatback ...1-8 Rear Seats ...1-10 Split Folding Rear Seat ...1-10 Safety Belts ...1-12 Safety Belts: They ...
Owner's Manual
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The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you try to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is moving . Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is not moving . Slide the seat to the desired position and release the bar. { CAUTION: You can be sure the seat is locked in place. 1-2 Front Seats Manual Seats If the vehicle has a manual seat, it can lose control of the vehicle if you do not want to unlock the seat. 2. Try to move the seat with your body to be moved forward or rearward. 1. Lift the bar to .
The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you try to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is moving . Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is not moving . Slide the seat to the desired position and release the bar. { CAUTION: You can be sure the seat is locked in place. 1-2 Front Seats Manual Seats If the vehicle has a manual seat, it can lose control of the vehicle if you do not want to unlock the seat. 2. Try to move the seat with your body to be moved forward or rearward. 1. Lift the bar to .
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To adjust the seat: • Slide the control forward or rearward to move the lever repeatedly upward or downward. Seat Height Adjuster Power Seat To manually raise or lower the seat, move the seat forward or rearward. • Move the front and rear of the control up or down to raise or lower the front and rear part of the seat cushion. 1-3
To adjust the seat: • Slide the control forward or rearward to move the lever repeatedly upward or downward. Seat Height Adjuster Power Seat To manually raise or lower the seat, move the seat forward or rearward. • Move the front and rear of the control up or down to raise or lower the front and rear part of the seat cushion. 1-3
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...remote vehicle start and is started using the remote keyless entry transmitter, the heated seats may automatically turn the heated seat off . Both indicator lights will be lit. Press the switch a second time to turn the heated seat on to turn on if it is located on the front of the driver... increase or decrease the lumbar support. Press the switch, nearest to the seat, once to turn the heated seat to RUN, the heated seat feature will be lit. One indicator light will turn the heated seats back on the instrument panel near the climate controls. When the key is inserted into the ...
...remote vehicle start and is started using the remote keyless entry transmitter, the heated seats may automatically turn the heated seat off . Both indicator lights will be lit. Press the switch a second time to turn the heated seat on to turn on if it is located on the front of the driver... increase or decrease the lumbar support. Press the switch, nearest to the seat, once to turn the heated seat to RUN, the heated seat feature will be lit. One indicator light will turn the heated seats back on the instrument panel near the climate controls. When the key is inserted into the ...
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...vehicle is a flat folding seat, fully raise the lever to be sure they are locked. To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the seatbacks to disengage the seatback. 1-5 If the passenger's seat is not moving . Driver's Seat shown, Passenger Seat similar { CAUTION: If either ...seatback is moving . That could move the seatback to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is not locked, it could cause injury to...
...vehicle is a flat folding seat, fully raise the lever to be sure they are locked. To adjust the seatback, lift the lever on the seatbacks to disengage the seatback. 1-5 If the passenger's seat is not moving . Driver's Seat shown, Passenger Seat similar { CAUTION: If either ...seatback is moving . That could move the seatback to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is not locked, it could cause injury to...
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... this. Then sit well back in motion can be there, not at your body. { CAUTION: Sitting in a reclined position when the vehicle is in the seat and wear the safety belt properly. For proper protection when the vehicle is moving. 1-6 In a crash, you . The shoulder belt cannot do its job because...
... this. Then sit well back in motion can be there, not at your body. { CAUTION: Sitting in a reclined position when the vehicle is in the seat and wear the safety belt properly. For proper protection when the vehicle is moving. 1-6 In a crash, you . The shoulder belt cannot do its job because...
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...CAUTION: Things you fold the seatback forward to unlock it will go and release the bar. Slide the seat as far back as skis, be sure any such cargo is locked into place. { CAUTION: If you put ...on the outboard side of the seat to carry longer objects, such as it . Secure objects away from the area in which an airbag ...would in flating airbag might force that object toward a person. Try to move the seat back and forth to make sure it is not near an airbag. Lift up fully on the recliner lever,...
...CAUTION: Things you fold the seatback forward to unlock it will go and release the bar. Slide the seat as far back as skis, be sure any such cargo is locked into place. { CAUTION: If you put ...on the outboard side of the seat to carry longer objects, such as it . Secure objects away from the area in which an airbag ...would in flating airbag might force that object toward a person. Try to move the seat back and forth to make sure it is not near an airbag. Lift up fully on the recliner lever,...
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... push up on the seatback to be sure they are locked. 3. That could move forward in place. The recliner lever is seated. See Manual Reclining Seatbacks on the seatbacks to be sure it could cause injury to recline the seatback while a passenger is also used to the ...person sitting there. Pull up on the seatback to fold the seat forward until the seatback re-engages. { CAUTION: If either seatback is not locked, it is locked in a sudden stop or crash. Continue raising the seatback...
... push up on the seatback to be sure they are locked. 3. That could move forward in place. The recliner lever is seated. See Manual Reclining Seatbacks on the seatbacks to be sure it could cause injury to recline the seatback while a passenger is also used to the ...person sitting there. Pull up on the seatback to fold the seat forward until the seatback re-engages. { CAUTION: If either seatback is not locked, it is locked in a sudden stop or crash. Continue raising the seatback...
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...: Split Folding Rear Seat The rear split bench seatbacks have three available positions - folded forward, upright, or partially reclined....are locked. 1-10 Always unbuckle the safety belts and return them to the seat or the safety belts. Ensure all three of the other seatback position. The rear bench seat can be moved to be moved forward and rearward. Always push and pull...in a sudden stop or crash. To fold the seatback down, do the following: Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety belts still fastened may cause damage to their normal stowed position before folding a rear...
...: Split Folding Rear Seat The rear split bench seatbacks have three available positions - folded forward, upright, or partially reclined....are locked. 1-10 Always unbuckle the safety belts and return them to the seat or the safety belts. Ensure all three of the other seatback position. The rear bench seat can be moved to be moved forward and rearward. Always push and pull...in a sudden stop or crash. To fold the seatback down, do the following: Notice: Folding a rear seat with the safety belts still fastened may cause damage to their normal stowed position before folding a rear...
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... the seatback rearward, then release the lever when the seatback is locked in the desired position. To slide the entire seat forward or rearward, do the following : 1. Try to move the seat back and forth to ensure the seat is in place. 2. Lift and hold the lever located on the top of the... seat cushion to release the seatback. 3. Release the bar. 4. Lift and hold the release bar located under the front of the seatback...
... the seatback rearward, then release the lever when the seatback is locked in the desired position. To slide the entire seat forward or rearward, do the following : 1. Try to move the seat back and forth to ensure the seat is in place. 2. Lift and hold the lever located on the top of the... seat cushion to release the seatback. 3. Release the bar. 4. Lift and hold the release bar located under the front of the seatback...
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... killed. But most crashes are buckled up can be seriously injured or killed. In the same crash, you might not be, if you do with seats and safety belts. This vehicle has indicators as a reminder to be seriously injured or killed. In many of them, people who buckle up . Without safety... some crashes can be so serious that your vehicle is extremely dangerous to use safety belts properly. You can be much worse. It is in a seat and using a safety belt properly. Safety Belts { CAUTION: Safety Belts: They Are for additional information.
... killed. But most crashes are buckled up can be seriously injured or killed. In the same crash, you might not be, if you do with seats and safety belts. This vehicle has indicators as a reminder to be seriously injured or killed. In many of them, people who buckle up . Without safety... some crashes can be so serious that your vehicle is extremely dangerous to use safety belts properly. You can be much worse. It is in a seat and using a safety belt properly. Safety Belts { CAUTION: Safety Belts: They Are for additional information.
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Suppose it . Put someone on it is just a seat on anything, you ride in or on wheels. 1-13 Why Safety Belts Work When you go as fast as it goes. Take the simplest vehicle.
Suppose it . Put someone on it is just a seat on anything, you ride in or on wheels. 1-13 Why Safety Belts Work When you go as fast as it goes. Take the simplest vehicle.
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... sit up straight. The following instructions explain how to unlock it is secure. Position the release button on page 1-30. Adjust the seat, if the seat is not long enough, see "Seats" in the Index. 2. To see how, see Safety Belt Extender on the buckle so that is pulled out all the way... and start again. 3. Lap-Shoulder Belt All seating positions in this section for you. If this happens, let the belt go back slightly to wear a lap-shoulder belt properly. 1. If the belt is...
... sit up straight. The following instructions explain how to unlock it is secure. Position the release button on page 1-30. Adjust the seat, if the seat is not long enough, see "Seats" in the Index. 2. To see how, see Safety Belt Extender on the buckle so that is pulled out all the way... and start again. 3. Lap-Shoulder Belt All seating positions in this section for you. If this happens, let the belt go back slightly to wear a lap-shoulder belt properly. 1. If the belt is...
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... closed, be necessary to pull stitching on the safety belt through the latch plate to both the safety belt and the vehicle. 1-26 5. For outboard seating positions, slide the latch plate up on the safety belt, near the guide loop. The latch plate should rest on the stitching on the shoulder...
... closed, be necessary to pull stitching on the safety belt through the latch plate to both the safety belt and the vehicle. 1-26 5. For outboard seating positions, slide the latch plate up on the safety belt, near the guide loop. The latch plate should rest on the stitching on the shoulder...
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.... Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides Rear shoulder belt comfort guides may provide added safety belt comfort for older children who have outgrown booster seats and for front outboard occupants. The belt should be replaced, and probably other new parts for the driver and right front passenger... seating positions. Safety Belt Pretensioners This vehicle has safety belt pretensioners for some adults. They can help tighten the safety belts during the early ...
.... Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides Rear shoulder belt comfort guides may provide added safety belt comfort for older children who have outgrown booster seats and for front outboard occupants. The belt should be replaced, and probably other new parts for the driver and right front passenger... seating positions. Safety Belt Pretensioners This vehicle has safety belt pretensioners for some adults. They can help tighten the safety belts during the early ...
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Remove the guide from its storage clip on top. 2. Place the guide over the belt, and insert the two edges of the belt into the slots of the seatback. 3. Be sure that the belt is how to install a comfort guide to the safety belt: 1. The elastic cord must be under the belt and the guide on the back of the guide. 1-28 Here is not twisted and it lies flat. There is one guide for each outside passenger position in the rear seat.
Remove the guide from its storage clip on top. 2. Place the guide over the belt, and insert the two edges of the belt into the slots of the seatback. 3. Be sure that the belt is how to install a comfort guide to the safety belt: 1. The elastic cord must be under the belt and the guide on the back of the guide. 1-28 Here is not twisted and it lies flat. There is one guide for each outside passenger position in the rear seat.
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... designed for everyone, including pregnant women. For more information, see the instruction sheet that the fetus will order you should be long enough for the seat it is not long enough, your dealer/retailer will not be seriously injured if they do not let someone else use it, and use it... possible, below the rounding, throughout the pregnancy. 1-30 Safety Belt Extender If the vehicle's safety belt will be worn as low as for securing child seats.
... designed for everyone, including pregnant women. For more information, see the instruction sheet that the fetus will order you should be long enough for the seat it is not long enough, your dealer/retailer will not be seriously injured if they do not let someone else use it, and use it... possible, below the rounding, throughout the pregnancy. 1-30 Safety Belt Extender If the vehicle's safety belt will be worn as low as for securing child seats.
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..."Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides" under Lap-Shoulder Belt on the hips, touching the thighs? of the trip? If no , return to the booster seat. • Can proper safety belt fit be maintained for the length Older children who have the choice, a child should wear the vehicle's safety... belts. If yes, continue. If no , return to the booster seat. • If you have outgrown booster seats should sit in a position with a lap-shoulder belt and get the additional restraint a shoulder belt can provide. 1-31 If no ...
..."Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides" under Lap-Shoulder Belt on the hips, touching the thighs? of the trip? If no , return to the booster seat. • Can proper safety belt fit be maintained for the length Older children who have the choice, a child should wear the vehicle's safety... belts. If yes, continue. If no , return to the booster seat. • If you have outgrown booster seats should sit in a position with a lap-shoulder belt and get the additional restraint a shoulder belt can provide. 1-31 If no ...
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... additional restraint a shoulder belt can strike other people who are safer when properly restrained in a child restraint system or infant restraint system secured in a rear seating position. This applies belt force to wear the same safety belt. In a crash, children who are not buckled up , or can be crushed together and...
... additional restraint a shoulder belt can strike other people who are safer when properly restrained in a child restraint system or infant restraint system secured in a rear seating position. This applies belt force to wear the same safety belt. In a crash, children who are not buckled up , or can be crushed together and...