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2009 Chevrolet Express Owner Manual M
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Seats and Restraint System Service and Appearance Care
Service
Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 ..................................................... 5-3
Rear Seats ............................................... 1-5 Fuel ......................................................... 5-5
Safety Belts Checking Things Under the Hood ............... 5-12
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Read this manual from beginning to end to learn about the vehicle’s features and controls. Pictures, symbols, and words work together to explain vehicle operation. Keep this manual in the vehicle for quick reference. Canadian Owners A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your dealer/retailer or from: GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, and the Helm, Incorporated name CHEVY EXPRESS are registered trademarks P.O. Box 07130 of General Motors Corpo
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Cautions tell what the hazard is and what to do to avoid Index or reduce the hazard. Read these cautions. To quickly locate information about the vehicle, use the A notice tells about something that can damage the index in the back of the manual. It is an alphabetical vehicle. list of what is in the manual and the page number where it can be found. Notice: These mean there is something that could damage your vehicle. Safety Warnings and Symbols Many times, this damage would not be covered by the
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Vehicle Symbol Chart . : Fuel Gage Here are some additional symbols that may be found on + : Fuses the vehicle and what they mean. For more information on the symbol, refer to the index. i : Headlamp High/Low-Beam Changer 9 : Airbag Readiness Light j : LATCH System Child Restraints # : Air Conditioning * : Malfunction Indicator Lamp ! : Antilock Brake System (ABS) : : Oil Pressure ® g : Audio Steering Wheel Controls or OnStar } : Power $ : Brake System Warning Light / : Remote Vehicle Start " :
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint System Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Securing a Child Restraint in Manual Seats ................................................1-2 the Right Front Seat Position Power Seat ...................................................1-3 (With Passenger Sensing System) ...............1-48 Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-3 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position Rear Seats ...............
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If the vehicle has a manual seat, it can be moved Front Seats forward or rearward. 1. Lift the bar to unlock Manual Seats the seat. 2. Slide the seat to the desired position and { CAUTION: release the bar. You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you do not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when the vehicle is not moving. Try to move the seat w
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Power Seat Reclining Seatbacks { CAUTION: You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle is moving. The sudden movement could startle and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you do not want to. Adjust the driver’s seat only when the vehicle is not moving. { CAUTION: If the vehicle has front power seat(s), the controls are located at the front center of the seat cushion. If either seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden s
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To return the seatback to an upright position: 1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the seatback and the seatback will return to the upright position. 2. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked. To recline the seatback: 1. Lift the recline lever. 2. Move the seatback to the desired position, then release the lever to lock the seatback in place. 3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked. 1-4
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Rear Seats { CAUTION: Rear Seat Operation Sitting in a reclined position when the vehicle is in Removing the Rear Seat motion can be dangerous. Even if when buckled up, the safety belts cannot do their job when Disconnect the quick release latch plates for the reclined like this. lap-shoulder belts on the bench seat to be removed. The shoulder belt cannot do its job because it will 1. To do this, press the tip not be against your body. Instead, it will be in front of a key into the release of yo
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Three Passenger Seat Shown Three Passenger Seat Shown The driver side pin has a gray cap with a black “L” The passenger side pin has a black cap with a marked on it. white “R” marked on it. On a four passenger seat, each half of the seat has a set of pins. The driver side has a set marked “L”, and the passenger side has a set marked “R”. If the vehicle has floor mats, the pins will be located under a flap that has been cut into the mat. 1-6
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3. Pull the pin handle up to disengage the pin from Replacing the Rear Seats the retaining clip, then pull the pin out. 4. Repeat this procedure for the other pins. { CAUTION: 5. Pull the seat rearward about 2 inches (5 cm) and then lift the seat from the floor rails. 6. Remove the seat from the vehicle. A seat that is not locked into place properly can move around in a collision or sudden stop. People 7. For the first row rear in the vehicle could be injured. Be sure to lock the seat, stow the sa
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2. Locate the hole in the rail to install the locking pins at the rear of the seat base. If the vehicle has floor mats, pull the flap that has been cut into the mat. 3. Insert the locking pins into the seat base and push the seat to line up the pins with the base. On a three passenger seat, the pin with the black cap marked “R” must be installed on the passenger side and the pin with the gray cap marked “L” on the driver side. On a four passenger seat, the pins marked “R” must be installed on the
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6. If the vehicle has a floor mat, put the flap back to its original position. 7. Repeat this procedure for the other seat base. 8. Connect the quick-release latch plates for the lap-shoulder belts by inserting the latch plates into the buckles attached at the outboard positions of the bench seat. Do not twist the belt. 9. Check that all locking pins are locked into place before operating the vehicle. Three Passenger Seat Shown 5. Push the pin(s) marked “L” down until they are in the retaining cli
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Safety Belts { CAUTION: Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area, This section of the manual describes how to use inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, people safety belts properly. It also describes some things not riding in these areas are more likely to be seriously to do with safety belts. injured or killed. Do not allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle that is not equipped with seats and safety belts. Be sure everyone in your
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Why Safety Belts Work When you ride in or on anything, you go as fast as it goes. Put someone on it. Take the simplest vehicle. Suppose it is just a seat on wheels. 1-11
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Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider The person keeps going until stopped by something. does not stop. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield... 1-12
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or the instrument panel... or the safety belts! With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle does. You get more time to stop. You stop over more distance, and your strongest bones take the forces. That is why safety belts make such good sense. 1-13
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Questions and Answers About Q: If I am a good driver, and I never drive far from home, why should I wear safety belts? Safety Belts A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you are in a crash — even one that is not your fault — you and Q: Will I be trapped in the vehicle after a crash if I your passenger(s) can be hurt. Being a good driver am wearing a safety belt? does not protect you from things beyond your A: You could be — whether you are wearing a safety control, such as bad drivers. belt
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How to Wear Safety Belts Properly This section is only for people of adult size. Be aware that there are special things to know about safety belts and children. And there are different rules for smaller children and infants. If a child will be riding in the vehicle, see Older Children on page 1-29 or Infants and Young Children on page 1-32. Follow those rules for everyone’s protection. It is very important for all occupants to buckle up. Statistics show that unbelted people are hurt more often i
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Q: What is wrong with this? { CAUTION: You can be seriously hurt if your shoulder belt is too loose. In a crash, you would move forward too much, which could increase injury. The shoulder belt should fit snugly against your body. A: The shoulder belt is too loose. It will not give as much protection this way. 1-16
