Chevrolet 2009 aveo User Manual

Head Restraints ...............................................1-2

Front Seats ......................................................1-4

Manual Seats ................................................1-4
Seat Height Adjuster .......................................1-5
Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-5
Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-6

Rear Seats .......................................................1-9

Rear Seat Operation (Sedan) ...........................1-9
Rear Seat Operation (Hatchback) ....................1-12

Safety Belts ...................................................1-16

Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-16
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-21
Lap-Shoulder Belt .........................................1-30
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-33
Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-34

Child Restraints .............................................1-34

Older Children ..............................................1-34
Infants and Young Children ............................1-38
Child Restraint Systems .................................1-41
Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-44

Lower Anchors and Tethers for

Children (LATCH) ......................................1-46

Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear

Seat Position ............................................1-53

Securing a Child Restraint in the Right

Front Seat Position ....................................1-56

Airbag System ...............................................1-60

Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-62
When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-64
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-65
How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-65
What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? .....1-66
Passenger Sensing System ............................1-67
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-73
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped

Vehicle ....................................................1-74

Restraint System Check ..................................1-75

Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-75
Replacing Restraint System Parts

After a Crash ............................................1-76

Section 1

Seats and Restraint System

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