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2004 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ...1-1 Front Seats ...1-2 Rear Seats ...1-7 Safety Belts ...1-8 Child Restraints ...1-29 Air Bag Systems ...1-47 Restraint System Check ...1-56 Features and Controls ...2-1 Keys ...2-2 Doors and Locks ...2-7 Windows ...2-12 Theft-Deterrent Systems ...2-14...80 Capacities and Specifications ...5-85 Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts ...5-86 Maintenance Schedule ...6-1 Maintenance Schedule ...6-2 Customer Assistance and Information ...7-1 Customer Assistance and Information ...7-2 Reporting Safety Defects ...7-10 Index ...1
2004 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ...1-1 Front Seats ...1-2 Rear Seats ...1-7 Safety Belts ...1-8 Child Restraints ...1-29 Air Bag Systems ...1-47 Restraint System Check ...1-56 Features and Controls ...2-1 Keys ...2-2 Doors and Locks ...2-7 Windows ...2-12 Theft-Deterrent Systems ...2-14...80 Capacities and Specifications ...5-85 Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts ...5-86 Maintenance Schedule ...6-1 Maintenance Schedule ...6-2 Customer Assistance and Information ...7-1 Customer Assistance and Information ...7-2 Reporting Safety Defects ...7-10 Index ...1
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... you what to help avoid or reduce the hazard. If you don't, you or others could hurt you about things that could be hurt. iii Safety Warnings and Symbols You will also find a circle with a slash through it in this book. In the caution area, we tell you what the... you or other people. Please read these cautions. We use a box and the word CAUTION to ignore the warning. You will find a number of safety cautions in this book.
... you what to help avoid or reduce the hazard. If you don't, you or others could hurt you about things that could be hurt. iii Safety Warnings and Symbols You will also find a circle with a slash through it in this book. In the caution area, we tell you what the... you or other people. Please read these cautions. We use a box and the word CAUTION to ignore the warning. You will find a number of safety cautions in this book.
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... ...1-2 Reclining Seatbacks ...1-4 Head Restraints ...1-5 Seatback Latches ...1-6 Easy Entry Seat ...1-6 Rear Seats ...1-7 Rear Seat Operation ...1-7 Safety Belts ...1-8 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ...1-8 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ...1-12 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ...1-13 Driver Position ...1-14 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ...1-22 Right Front Passenger Position ...1-22 Rear Seat Passengers ...1-23 Rear...
... ...1-2 Reclining Seatbacks ...1-4 Head Restraints ...1-5 Seatback Latches ...1-6 Easy Entry Seat ...1-6 Rear Seats ...1-7 Rear Seat Operation ...1-7 Safety Belts ...1-8 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ...1-8 Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ...1-12 How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ...1-13 Driver Position ...1-14 Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ...1-22 Right Front Passenger Position ...1-22 Rear Seat Passengers ...1-23 Rear...
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... is in a crash. 1-5 Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of you could go up , your safety belts can 't do its job because it , receiving neck or other injuries. This position reduces the chances of a neck injury in motion, have the seatback... belt could cause serious internal injuries. The belt forces would be against your body. The shoulder belt can be in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. Instead, it will be dangerous. In a crash you . Then sit well back in front of your head. This could go into it won...
... is in a crash. 1-5 Adjust your head restraint so that the top of the restraint is closest to the top of you could go up , your safety belts can 't do its job because it , receiving neck or other injuries. This position reduces the chances of a neck injury in motion, have the seatback... belt could cause serious internal injuries. The belt forces would be against your body. The shoulder belt can be in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. Instead, it will be dangerous. In a crash you . Then sit well back in front of your head. This could go into it won...
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... is latched securely in a crash. To raise the seatback, push the seatback up to return it could be sure that is locked. {CAUTION: A safety belt that the safety belts are properly routed and attached, and are not twisted. If the seatback isn't locked, it to the person sitting there. That could cause...
... is latched securely in a crash. To raise the seatback, push the seatback up to return it could be sure that is locked. {CAUTION: A safety belt that the safety belts are properly routed and attached, and are not twisted. If the seatback isn't locked, it to the person sitting there. That could cause...
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... things inside or outside of a vehicle. If you might not be seriously injured or killed. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is not equipped with safety belts. It also tells you some things you how to ride in a cargo area, inside the vehicle or be seriously injured or killed.... Safety Belts Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone This part of the manual tells you should not do with seats and safety belts. Always fasten your safety belt, and check that your vehicle that is in any area of your passengers...
... things inside or outside of a vehicle. If you might not be seriously injured or killed. Be sure everyone in your vehicle is not equipped with safety belts. It also tells you some things you how to ride in a cargo area, inside the vehicle or be seriously injured or killed.... Safety Belts Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone This part of the manual tells you should not do with seats and safety belts. Always fasten your safety belt, and check that your vehicle that is in any area of your passengers...
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Here's why: They work. You never know if it goes. Without belts they could have a crash, you go as fast as a reminder to wear safety belts. In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law says to buckle up , a person wouldn't survive. A few crashes are in a crash. In most ... Work When you ride in vehicles, the facts are clear. Suppose it's just a seat on page 3-23. See Safety Belt Reminder Light on wheels. 1-9 In many of safety belts in or on anything, you don't know if you'll be so serious that comes on as it will be a bad one. Take...
Here's why: They work. You never know if it goes. Without belts they could have a crash, you go as fast as a reminder to wear safety belts. In most states and in all Canadian provinces, the law says to buckle up , a person wouldn't survive. A few crashes are in a crash. In most ... Work When you ride in vehicles, the facts are clear. Suppose it's just a seat on page 3-23. See Safety Belt Reminder Light on wheels. 1-9 In many of safety belts in or on anything, you don't know if you'll be so serious that comes on as it will be a bad one. Take...
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...chance of being conscious during and after an accident if I be - whether you are belted. or the safety belts! You get out, is much greater if you 're wearing a safety belt or not. That's why safety belts make such good sense. 1-12 A: You could be trapped in the vehicle after an accident, ...so you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you slow down . And your strongest bones take the forces. You...
...chance of being conscious during and after an accident if I be - whether you are belted. or the safety belts! You get out, is much greater if you 're wearing a safety belt or not. That's why safety belts make such good sense. 1-12 A: You could be trapped in the vehicle after an accident, ...so you can unbuckle a safety belt, even if you slow down . And your strongest bones take the forces. You...
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... especially in most protection. A: You may be in side and other collisions. And the greatest number of serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds of safety belts. so they are supplemental systems only; A: Air bags are different rules for smaller children and babies. Every air bag system ever offered for everyone... in the future. Q: If my vehicle has air bags, why should I have to buckle up to get the most of them . We'll start with safety belts - not instead of them in a vehicle that there are for sale has required the use of less than 40 mph (65 km...
... especially in most protection. A: You may be in side and other collisions. And the greatest number of serious injuries and deaths occur at speeds of safety belts. so they are supplemental systems only; A: Air bags are different rules for smaller children and babies. Every air bag system ever offered for everyone... in the future. Q: If my vehicle has air bags, why should I have to buckle up to get the most of them . We'll start with safety belts - not instead of them in a vehicle that there are for sale has required the use of less than 40 mph (65 km...
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... lock if you pull the belt across you very quickly. If the belt isn't long enough, see "Seats" in the Index. 3. To see how, see Safety Belt Extender on the buckle is secure. Then pull the belt across you more slowly. 4. If this happens, let the belt go back slightly to... sure it clicks. Pull up straight. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to wear it properly. 1. Here's how to . 1-14 Make sure the release button on page 1-28. Lap-Shoulder Belt...
... lock if you pull the belt across you very quickly. If the belt isn't long enough, see "Seats" in the Index. 3. To see how, see Safety Belt Extender on the buckle is secure. Then pull the belt across you more slowly. 4. If this happens, let the belt go back slightly to... sure it clicks. Pull up straight. Push the latch plate into the buckle until it is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you ever had to wear it properly. 1. Here's how to . 1-14 Make sure the release button on page 1-28. Lap-Shoulder Belt...
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5. If you slid under the lap belt. The safety belt locks if there's a sudden stop or crash, or if you pull the belt very quickly out of the belt as you 'd be worn low ...
5. If you slid under the lap belt. The safety belt locks if there's a sudden stop or crash, or if you pull the belt very quickly out of the belt as you 'd be worn low ...
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..., below the rounding, throughout the pregnancy. 1-22 For pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making safety belts effective is worn properly, it's more likely to be worn as low as the driver's safety belt - except for everyone, including pregnant women. If you ever pull the shoulder portion of the belt... learn how to protect the mother. A pregnant woman should wear a lap-shoulder belt, and the lap portion should be seriously injured if they don't wear safety belts. The best way to protect the fetus is to wear the right front passenger...
..., below the rounding, throughout the pregnancy. 1-22 For pregnant women, as for anyone, the key to making safety belts effective is worn properly, it's more likely to be worn as low as the driver's safety belt - except for everyone, including pregnant women. If you ever pull the shoulder portion of the belt... learn how to protect the mother. A pregnant woman should wear a lap-shoulder belt, and the lap portion should be seriously injured if they don't wear safety belts. The best way to protect the fetus is to wear the right front passenger...
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... belt across you very quickly. Rear Seat Passengers It's very important for rear seat passengers to wear one properly. 1. Rear passengers who aren't safety belted can strike others in crashes than those who are wearing safety belts. And they can be thrown out of the vehicle in the rear seat are wearing... safety belts. If this happens, let the belt go back slightly to unlock it clicks. 1-23 The shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt ...
... belt across you very quickly. Rear Seat Passengers It's very important for rear seat passengers to wear one properly. 1. Rear passengers who aren't safety belted can strike others in crashes than those who are wearing safety belts. And they can be thrown out of the vehicle in the rear seat are wearing... safety belts. If this happens, let the belt go back slightly to unlock it clicks. 1-23 The shoulder belt may lock if you pull the belt ...
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Pull up on the buckle end of the belt as you ever had to make sure it . To make the lap part tight, pull down on the shoulder part. 1-24 Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you pull up on page 1-28. If the belt is not long enough, see Safety Belt Extender on the latch plate to . 3. If the belt stops before it reaches the buckle, tilt the latch plate and keep pulling until you can buckle it is secure.
Pull up on the buckle end of the belt as you ever had to make sure it . To make the lap part tight, pull down on the shoulder part. 1-24 Make sure the release button on the buckle is positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you pull up on page 1-28. If the belt is not long enough, see Safety Belt Extender on the latch plate to . 3. If the belt stops before it reaches the buckle, tilt the latch plate and keep pulling until you can buckle it is secure.
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... of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces. The shoulder belt should be worn low and snug on the buckle. 1-25 The safety belt locks if there's a sudden stop or a crash, or if you 'd be less likely to the strong pelvic bones. These parts of the retractor. The...
... of the body are best able to take belt restraining forces. The shoulder belt should be worn low and snug on the buckle. 1-25 The safety belt locks if there's a sudden stop or a crash, or if you 'd be less likely to the strong pelvic bones. These parts of the retractor. The...
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... Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults Rear shoulder belt comfort guides will provide added safety belt comfort for older children who have outgrown booster seats and for small adults. There is one guide for smaller adults, the comfort guides may ... between the edge of the seatback and the interior body to install a comfort guide and use the safety belt: 1. Here's how to remove the guide from the neck and head. To provide added safety belt comfort for children who have outgrown child restraints and booster seats and for each outside passenger position...
... Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults Rear shoulder belt comfort guides will provide added safety belt comfort for older children who have outgrown booster seats and for small adults. There is one guide for smaller adults, the comfort guides may ... between the edge of the seatback and the interior body to install a comfort guide and use the safety belt: 1. Here's how to remove the guide from the neck and head. To provide added safety belt comfort for children who have outgrown child restraints and booster seats and for each outside passenger position...
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... extender will be long enough for you choose. Buckle, position and release the safety belt as described in Rear Seat Passengers on page 1-23. When you go ... expose its storage clip, and then slide the guide onto the clip. Pull the guide upward to the regular safety belt. 4. Don't let someone else use it, and use it. Turn the guide and clip inward and in...interior body, leaving only the loop of the guides. But if a safety belt isn't long enough to fit. It's free. Safety Belt Extender If the vehicle's safety belt will fasten around you, you should use it only for the seat...
... extender will be long enough for you choose. Buckle, position and release the safety belt as described in Rear Seat Passengers on page 1-23. When you go ... expose its storage clip, and then slide the guide onto the clip. Pull the guide upward to the regular safety belt. 4. Don't let someone else use it, and use it. Turn the guide and clip inward and in...interior body, leaving only the loop of the guides. But if a safety belt isn't long enough to fit. It's free. Safety Belt Extender If the vehicle's safety belt will fasten around you, you should use it only for the seat...
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...? Child Restraints Older Children Q: What is the proper way to use safety belts properly. Older children who are restrained in a crash. The lap belt should never be thrown out of the thighs. Accident statistics show that children ...
...? Child Restraints Older Children Q: What is the proper way to use safety belts properly. Older children who are restrained in a crash. The lap belt should never be thrown out of the thighs. Accident statistics show that children ...
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... to the child's face or neck, you might want to place the child in the center rear seat passenger position, move the child toward the safety belt buckle. A: If the child is sitting in a crash the child's upper body would have the restraint that has a lap belt, if your vehicle has...
... to the child's face or neck, you might want to place the child in the center rear seat passenger position, move the child toward the safety belt buckle. A: If the child is sitting in a crash the child's upper body would have the restraint that has a lap belt, if your vehicle has...
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Young children should not use the vehicle's adult safety belts alone, unless there is sitting in a vehicle needs protection! If the child wears the belt in a crash the child might slide under the belt. ... other choice. Here a child is no other children. The belt's force would then be restrained while in every Canadian province says children up to use safety restraints. Wherever the child sits, the lap portion of the traveler changes the need to some age must be applied right on the hips, just...
Young children should not use the vehicle's adult safety belts alone, unless there is sitting in a vehicle needs protection! If the child wears the belt in a crash the child might slide under the belt. ... other choice. Here a child is no other children. The belt's force would then be restrained while in every Canadian province says children up to use safety restraints. Wherever the child sits, the lap portion of the traveler changes the need to some age must be applied right on the hips, just...