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2006 Chevrolet Colorado Owner Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ...1-1 Front Seats ...1-2 Rear Seats ...1-10 Safety Belts ...1-13 Child Restraints ...1-34 Airbag System ...1-63 Restraint System Check ...1-79 Features and Controls ...2-1 Keys ...2-2 Doors and Locks ...2-7 Windows ...2-12 Theft-Deterrent ...
2006 Chevrolet Colorado Owner Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ...1-1 Front Seats ...1-2 Rear Seats ...1-10 Safety Belts ...1-13 Child Restraints ...1-34 Airbag System ...1-63 Restraint System Check ...1-79 Features and Controls ...2-1 Keys ...2-2 Doors and Locks ...2-7 Windows ...2-12 Theft-Deterrent ...
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... what to do to a specific component, control, message, gage, or indicator. 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...
... what to do to a specific component, control, message, gage, or indicator. 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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... ...1-79 Checking the Restraint Systems ...1-79 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ...1-80 1-1 Front Seats ...1-2 Manual Seats ...1-2 Power Seats ...1-3 Manual Lumbar ...1-3 Power Lumbar ...1-4 Heated Seats ...1-4 Reclining Seatbacks ...1-5 Head Restraints ...1-8 Seatback Latches ...1-9 Rear Seats ...1-10 Rear Seat Operation (Crew Cab) ...1-10 Rear Seat Operation (Extended Cab) ...1-12 Safety Belts ...1-13 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ...1-13 Questions...
... ...1-79 Checking the Restraint Systems ...1-79 Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ...1-80 1-1 Front Seats ...1-2 Manual Seats ...1-2 Power Seats ...1-3 Manual Lumbar ...1-3 Power Lumbar ...1-4 Heated Seats ...1-4 Reclining Seatbacks ...1-5 Head Restraints ...1-8 Seatback Latches ...1-9 Rear Seats ...1-10 Rear Seat Operation (Crew Cab) ...1-10 Rear Seat Operation (Extended Cab) ...1-12 Safety Belts ...1-13 Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ...1-13 Questions...
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Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is locked into place. 1-2 Lift the bar located under the front of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is moving . Front Seats Manual Seats {CAUTION: You can lose control of the seat to unlock it and release the bar. Slide the seat to where you do not want it . The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you want to make sure the seat is not moving . Try to move the seat with your body to .
Adjust the driver's seat only when the vehicle is locked into place. 1-2 Lift the bar located under the front of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is moving . Front Seats Manual Seats {CAUTION: You can lose control of the seat to unlock it and release the bar. Slide the seat to where you do not want it . The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you want to make sure the seat is not moving . Try to move the seat with your body to .
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... Turn the top of the knob toward the front or the rear of the control. Power Seats If your vehicle has this feature, there is a knob located on the outboard side of the seat by raising or lowering the whole control. Vertical Control: This control reclines the seatbacks. See ...Reclining Seatbacks on the outboard side of the front seat(s). Raise or lower the rear of the seat by moving the whole control toward the front of the vehicle to decrease lumbar support. 1-3 Raise or lower the entire...
... Turn the top of the knob toward the front or the rear of the control. Power Seats If your vehicle has this feature, there is a knob located on the outboard side of the seat by raising or lowering the whole control. Vertical Control: This control reclines the seatbacks. See ...Reclining Seatbacks on the outboard side of the front seat(s). Raise or lower the rear of the seat by moving the whole control toward the front of the vehicle to decrease lumbar support. 1-3 Raise or lower the entire...
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... the switch to turn the heat to the high setting. Press and hold the rear of the seats. The ignition must be on the passenger's seat. 1-4 Put the switch in the center position to work. The seat will heat the cushion and back of the control. Power Lumbar If your vehicle has this... feature, the control is located on . Press the top of the front seats. Heated Seats If your vehicle has this feature, the controls are located on the outboard side of the switch to turn the heat to the last setting...
... the switch to turn the heat to the high setting. Press and hold the rear of the seats. The ignition must be on the passenger's seat. 1-4 Put the switch in the center position to work. The seat will heat the cushion and back of the control. Power Lumbar If your vehicle has this... feature, the control is located on . Press the top of the front seats. Heated Seats If your vehicle has this feature, the controls are located on the outboard side of the switch to turn the heat to the last setting...
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That could move forward in place. {CAUTION: If the seatback is not locked, it could cause injury to make sure it is locked. 1-5 To recline the seatback, do the following: 1. Lift the recline lever. 2. Push and pull on the seatback to the person sitting there. Move the seatback to the desired position, then release the lever to be sure it is locked. 3. Always push and pull on the outboard side of the seat(s). Reclining Seatbacks If your seats have manual reclining seatbacks, the lever is located on the seatback to lock the seatback in a sudden stop or crash.
That could move forward in place. {CAUTION: If the seatback is not locked, it could cause injury to make sure it is locked. 1-5 To recline the seatback, do the following: 1. Lift the recline lever. 2. Push and pull on the seatback to the person sitting there. Move the seatback to the desired position, then release the lever to be sure it is locked. 3. Always push and pull on the outboard side of the seat(s). Reclining Seatbacks If your seats have manual reclining seatbacks, the lever is located on the seatback to lock the seatback in a sudden stop or crash.
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... located on the seatback to the upright position. Always push and pull on the outboard side of the seat. {CAUTION: If the seatback is not locked, it is locked. 2. Push and pull on the lever fully without applying pressure to the seatback and the ...
... located on the seatback to the upright position. Always push and pull on the outboard side of the seat. {CAUTION: If the seatback is not locked, it is locked. 2. Push and pull on the lever fully without applying pressure to the seatback and the ...
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... internal injuries. Instead, it will not be there, not at your pelvic bones. In a crash, the belt could go into it will be in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. {CAUTION: Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion, have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is in...
... internal injuries. Instead, it will not be there, not at your pelvic bones. In a crash, the belt could go into it will be in the seat and wear your safety belt properly. {CAUTION: Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion, have a seatback reclined if your vehicle is in...
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If your head. To lower the head restraint, press the button located on top of the seatback and push down on the head restraint to the top of a neck injury in a crash. 1-8 Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the restraint is closest to raise it. Pull up on the head restraint. This position reduces the chance of your vehicle has rear seats, they may have adjustable head restraints. Head Restraints Your front seats may have adjustable head restraints.
If your head. To lower the head restraint, press the button located on top of the seatback and push down on the head restraint to the top of a neck injury in a crash. 1-8 Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the restraint is closest to raise it. Pull up on the head restraint. This position reduces the chance of your vehicle has rear seats, they may have adjustable head restraints. Head Restraints Your front seats may have adjustable head restraints.
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... to the person sitting there. If the seatback was reclined before being folded forward, it latches. Always push and pull on the side of the seat rearward and pull the seatback forward. {CAUTION: If the seatback is locked. To return the seatback to the upright position, push the seatback all the.... To fold the seatback forward, push the lever on the seatback to be sure it is not locked, it could cause injury to the rear seats or the storage area behind the...
... to the person sitting there. If the seatback was reclined before being folded forward, it latches. Always push and pull on the side of the seat rearward and pull the seatback forward. {CAUTION: If the seatback is locked. To return the seatback to the upright position, push the seatback all the.... To fold the seatback forward, push the lever on the seatback to be sure it is not locked, it could cause injury to the rear seats or the storage area behind the...
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To fold the rear seatback(s) forward, do the following: 2. Let the belt retract. 1-10 Disconnect the rear center safety belt latch from the mini buckle by inserting the tip of the safety belt tongue into the slot on the outboard side of the seatback, forward until you hear a click. 3. Rear Seats Rear Seat Operation (Crew Cab) The rear seatback(s) in the crew cab can be folded forward. Pull the loop, located on the buckle. Fold the seatback(s) forward. 1.
To fold the rear seatback(s) forward, do the following: 2. Let the belt retract. 1-10 Disconnect the rear center safety belt latch from the mini buckle by inserting the tip of the safety belt tongue into the slot on the outboard side of the seatback, forward until you hear a click. 3. Rear Seats Rear Seat Operation (Crew Cab) The rear seatback(s) in the crew cab can be folded forward. Pull the loop, located on the buckle. Fold the seatback(s) forward. 1.
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Secure the safety belt buckle to the sitting position, pull the front of the seat with the trim panel. 1-12 See Rear Storage Area on page 2-42. 1. Push the entire seat up until it is flush with the hook and loop fastener (A), so that it does not move when not in the... rear area. To store the seat, do the following: To fold the rear seat cushion(s) from the stored position to the inboard side of the seat cushion down . Rear Seat Operation (Extended Cab) If your vehicle has an extended cab, there may be closed...
Secure the safety belt buckle to the sitting position, pull the front of the seat with the trim panel. 1-12 See Rear Storage Area on page 2-42. 1. Push the entire seat up until it is flush with the hook and loop fastener (A), so that it does not move when not in the... rear area. To store the seat, do the following: To fold the rear seat cushion(s) from the stored position to the inboard side of the seat cushion down . Rear Seat Operation (Extended Cab) If your vehicle has an extended cab, there may be closed...
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... is not equipped with safety belts. You can be much worse. It also tells you some things you should not do with seats and safety belts. Be sure everyone in a seat and using a safety belt properly. In the same crash, you might not be, if you and your passengers to ride in...
... is not equipped with safety belts. You can be much worse. It also tells you some things you should not do with seats and safety belts. Be sure everyone in a seat and using a safety belt properly. In the same crash, you might not be, if you and your passengers to ride in...
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... have been badly hurt or killed. Suppose it goes. A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can survive and sometimes walk away. Here is just a seat on anything, you will be so serious that even buckled up, a person would not survive. If you do not know if you go as fast...
... have been badly hurt or killed. Suppose it goes. A few crashes are mild, and some crashes can survive and sometimes walk away. Here is just a seat on anything, you will be so serious that even buckled up, a person would not survive. If you do not know if you go as fast...
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.... Here is how to Wear Safety Belts Properly This part is not your fault - you will want to know which restraint systems your vehicle, see "Seats" in an accident - even one that there are for people of adult size. First, you and your control, such as bad drivers. Being a good driver..., but if you are different rules for everyone . Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km) of less than 40 mph (65 km/h). Adjust the seat so you from home, why should I wear safety belts? And there are in the Index. 1-18 Q: If I am a good driver, and I never drive far from...
.... Here is how to Wear Safety Belts Properly This part is not your fault - you will want to know which restraint systems your vehicle, see "Seats" in an accident - even one that there are for people of adult size. First, you and your control, such as bad drivers. Being a good driver..., but if you are different rules for everyone . Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km) of less than 40 mph (65 km/h). Adjust the seat so you from home, why should I wear safety belts? And there are in the Index. 1-18 Q: If I am a good driver, and I never drive far from...
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... likely that the fetus will engage the child restraint locking feature. Center Front Passenger Position Lap Belt If your vehicle has a 60/40 split front seat, someone can sit in a crash. Like all occupants, they do not wear safety belts. The best way to protect the fetus is to making safety...
... likely that the fetus will engage the child restraint locking feature. Center Front Passenger Position Lap Belt If your vehicle has a 60/40 split front seat, someone can sit in a crash. Like all occupants, they do not wear safety belts. The best way to protect the fetus is to making safety...
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If the belt is positioned so you would be able to . 1-27 To make the belt shorter, pull its free end as the lap part of a lap-shoulder belt. Make sure the release button on the buckle is not long enough, see Safety Belt Extender on page 1-33. Buckle, position and release it along the belt. When you sit in the center front seating position, you ever had to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you have a lap safety belt, which has no retractor. To make the belt longer, tilt the latch plate and pull it the same way as shown until the belt is snug.
If the belt is positioned so you would be able to . 1-27 To make the belt shorter, pull its free end as the lap part of a lap-shoulder belt. Make sure the release button on the buckle is not long enough, see Safety Belt Extender on page 1-33. Buckle, position and release it along the belt. When you sit in the center front seating position, you ever had to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you have a lap safety belt, which has no retractor. To make the belt longer, tilt the latch plate and pull it the same way as shown until the belt is snug.
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... It is very important for rear seat passengers to make sure it is secure. Pick up ! If this happens, let the belt go back all the way, it will lock.... very quickly. If it does, let it . Rear passengers who are wearing safety belts. Accident statistics show that unbelted people in the rear seat are hurt more slowly. 2. And they can strike others in the vehicle who are not safety belted can be thrown out of the vehicle .... Here is pulled out all the way and start again. 1-28 Then pull the belt across you . Lap-Shoulder Belt All rear seating positions have lap-shoulder belts.
... It is very important for rear seat passengers to make sure it is secure. Pick up ! If this happens, let the belt go back all the way, it will lock.... very quickly. If it does, let it . Rear passengers who are wearing safety belts. Accident statistics show that unbelted people in the rear seat are hurt more slowly. 2. And they can strike others in the vehicle who are not safety belted can be thrown out of the vehicle .... Here is pulled out all the way and start again. 1-28 Then pull the belt across you . Lap-Shoulder Belt All rear seating positions have lap-shoulder belts.
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... too loose. In a crash, you pull the belt very quickly out of the retractor. {CAUTION: You can be seriously hurt if your body. For outboard seating positions, when the safety belt is a sudden stop or a crash. To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the side wall. 1-30 The safety...
... too loose. In a crash, you pull the belt very quickly out of the retractor. {CAUTION: You can be seriously hurt if your body. For outboard seating positions, when the safety belt is a sudden stop or a crash. To unlatch the belt, just push the button on the side wall. 1-30 The safety...