GMC 2004 Sonoma - Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems; Front Seats; Rear Seats; Safety Belts

Front Seats ......................................................1-2
Manual Seats ................................................1-2
Power Seats ..................................................1-3
Power Lumbar ...............................................1-4
Heated Seats .................................................1-4
Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-5
Head Restraints .............................................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 ..................1-20
Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-21
Center Passenger Position .............................1-21
Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-23
Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-26
Child Restraints .............................................1-27
Older Children ..............................................1-27
Infants and Young Children ............................1-29
Child Restraint Systems .................................1-33
Where to Put the Restraint (Crew Cab) ............1-36
Top Strap ....................................................1-37
Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-38
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers
for Children (LATCH System) ......................1-39
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for
the LATCH System (Rear) ..........................1-41
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Seat Position ................................1-41
Securing a Child Restraint in a Center
Seat Position ............................................1-43
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position ............................1-44
Air Bag System ..............................................1-46
Where Are the Air Bags? ...............................1-48
When Should an Air Bag Inflate? ....................1-49
What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? .....................1-50
How Does an Air Bag Restrain? .....................1-50
What Will You See After an
Air Bag Inflates? .......................................1-50
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle .........1-52
Adding Equipment to Your Air
Bag-Equipped Vehicle ................................1-53
Restraint System Check ..................................1-53
Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................1-53
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash ............................................1-54
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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