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2004 Pontiac Montana Owner Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ...1-1 Front Seats ...1-3 Rear Seats ...1-7 Safety Belts ...1-30 Child Restraints ...1-57 Air Bag Systems ...1-96 Restraint System Check ...1-106 Features and Controls ...2-1 Keys ...2-3 Doors and Locks ...2-9 Windows ...2-24 Theft-Deterrent ...
2004 Pontiac Montana Owner Manual Seats and Restraint Systems ...1-1 Front Seats ...1-3 Rear Seats ...1-7 Safety Belts ...1-30 Child Restraints ...1-57 Air Bag Systems ...1-96 Restraint System Check ...1-106 Features and Controls ...2-1 Keys ...2-3 Doors and Locks ...2-9 Windows ...2-24 Theft-Deterrent ...
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When you read other manuals, you need help avoid the damage. 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 ...
When you read other manuals, you need help avoid the damage. 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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... Systems Right Front Passenger Position ...1-46 Center Passenger Position (Bucket Seat) ...1-46 Center Passenger Position (Bench Seat) ...1-48 Rear Seat Passengers ...1-50 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small...(Rear) ...1-72 Front Seats ...1-3 Manual Seats ...1-3 Six-Way Power Seats ...1-4 Heated Seats ...1-4 Reclining Seatbacks ...1-5 Head Restraints ...1-7 Rear Seats ...1-7 Rear Seat Operation ...1-7 Second Row Safety Belt Stowage ...1-7 Flip and Fold Feature ...1-8 Split Bench Seats ...1-8 Bucket Seats ...1-16 Captain Chairs ...1-22 Stowable Seat ...1-27 Safety Belts ...1-...
... Systems Right Front Passenger Position ...1-46 Center Passenger Position (Bucket Seat) ...1-46 Center Passenger Position (Bench Seat) ...1-48 Rear Seat Passengers ...1-50 Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small...(Rear) ...1-72 Front Seats ...1-3 Manual Seats ...1-3 Six-Way Power Seats ...1-4 Heated Seats ...1-4 Reclining Seatbacks ...1-5 Head Restraints ...1-7 Rear Seats ...1-7 Rear Seat Operation ...1-7 Second Row Safety Belt Stowage ...1-7 Flip and Fold Feature ...1-8 Split Bench Seats ...1-8 Bucket Seats ...1-16 Captain Chairs ...1-22 Stowable Seat ...1-27 Safety Belts ...1-...
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? ...1-103 How Does an Air Bag Restrain? ...1-103 What Will You See After an ... System Parts After a Crash ...1-107 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position ...1-72 Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Seat Position (Third Row Bench Seat) ...1-76 Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Seat Position (Bucket Seat) ...1-78 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position ...1-80 Built-In Child Restraint ...1-84 Air Bag Systems ...1-96 Where...
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? ...1-103 How Does an Air Bag Restrain? ...1-103 What Will You See After an ... System Parts After a Crash ...1-107 Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside Seat Position ...1-72 Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Seat Position (Third Row Bench Seat) ...1-76 Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Seat Position (Bucket Seat) ...1-78 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat Position ...1-80 Built-In Child Restraint ...1-84 Air Bag Systems ...1-96 Where...
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... could startle and confuse you, or make sure the seat is locked into place, try to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is not moving . To make you push a pedal when you don't want it and release the lever. Front Seats {CAUTION: Manual Seats Use the lever located on the front of the... vehicle if you try to move the seat back and forth with your body. 1-3 Pull up the lever to adjust the...
... could startle and confuse you, or make sure the seat is locked into place, try to adjust a manual driver's seat while the vehicle is not moving . To make you push a pedal when you don't want it and release the lever. Front Seats {CAUTION: Manual Seats Use the lever located on the front of the... vehicle if you try to move the seat back and forth with your body. 1-3 Pull up the lever to adjust the...
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...the cushion up or down. • To move the entire seat up or down. Six-Way Power Seats Your vehicle may have this feature. Press the top of the driver's and front passenger's seats for the front passenger's seat. The heated seat switch will resume operation when the ignition is turned to move ...on the outboard sides of the control up or down on . The left switch is for the driver's seat and the right switch is manually turned off . If it does, the heated seat switches are located in the instrument panel switchbank. • Move the front of the control up or ...
...the cushion up or down. • To move the entire seat up or down. Six-Way Power Seats Your vehicle may have this feature. Press the top of the driver's and front passenger's seats for the front passenger's seat. The heated seat switch will resume operation when the ignition is turned to move ...on the outboard sides of the control up or down on . The left switch is for the driver's seat and the right switch is manually turned off . If it does, the heated seat switches are located in the instrument panel switchbank. • Move the front of the control up or ...
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Pull up on the lever located on the outboard side of the driver's or front passenger's seats. Reclining Seatbacks To adjust a seatback, pull up on the lever, and the seat will go to its original upright position. 1-5 Release the lever to make sure it . Push and pull on the seat to lock the seatback where you want it 's locked into position.
Pull up on the lever located on the outboard side of the driver's or front passenger's seats. Reclining Seatbacks To adjust a seatback, pull up on the lever, and the seat will go to its original upright position. 1-5 Release the lever to make sure it . Push and pull on the seat to lock the seatback where you want it 's locked into position.
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... reclined if your safety belts can 't do their job when you buckle up over your abdomen. This could go up , your vehicle is in the seat and wear your pelvic bones. Instead, it , receiving neck or other injuries. The lap belt can be there, not at your safety belt properly.
... reclined if your safety belts can 't do their job when you buckle up over your abdomen. This could go up , your vehicle is in the seat and wear your pelvic bones. Instead, it , receiving neck or other injuries. The lap belt can be there, not at your safety belt properly.
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... Safety Belt Stowage If your head restraint so that the top of the restraint is closest to adjust, remove, and reinstall the seats. Adjust your vehicle has a split bench seat in the second row, use the clip on the back of a neck injury in a crash. When removing the second row split bench...-buckle. Do not have levers and straps used to the top of the safety belt in this clip. This position reduces the chance of the seat for proper location. To adjust a head restraint, slide it is sitting in the second row outside position. Head restraints are fixed on some models...
... Safety Belt Stowage If your head restraint so that the top of the restraint is closest to adjust, remove, and reinstall the seats. Adjust your vehicle has a split bench seat in the second row, use the clip on the back of a neck injury in a crash. When removing the second row split bench...-buckle. Do not have levers and straps used to the top of the safety belt in this clip. This position reduces the chance of the seat for proper location. To adjust a head restraint, slide it is sitting in the second row outside position. Head restraints are fixed on some models...
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... rearward individually. Fold the seatback flat on the seatback to check that it is locked. Use this feature for exiting and entering third row seats. 1. Release the rear set of hooks from the floor pins by either pulling on the nylon strap on the rear of the... seat or lifting up on the lever located on to the normal position, do the following: 1. The second row (40/60) sections can also be equipped ...
... rearward individually. Fold the seatback flat on the seatback to check that it is locked. Use this feature for exiting and entering third row seats. 1. Release the rear set of hooks from the floor pins by either pulling on the nylon strap on the rear of the... seat or lifting up on the lever located on to the normal position, do the following: 1. The second row (40/60) sections can also be equipped ...
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Release the lever. One is locked into place. There are adjustable. Push and pull on the rear of the split bench seats to make sure it is located below the center, in the front of each section of the seat. The other lever is located on the seat to adjust the seat forward or rearward. Lift up either lever and slide the seat forward or rearward. Adjusting the Split Bench Seats (Second Row) The second row bench seats are two adjustment levers on each section of the split bench. 1-9
Release the lever. One is locked into place. There are adjustable. Push and pull on the rear of the split bench seats to make sure it is located below the center, in the front of each section of the seat. The other lever is located on the seat to adjust the seat forward or rearward. Lift up either lever and slide the seat forward or rearward. Adjusting the Split Bench Seats (Second Row) The second row bench seats are two adjustment levers on each section of the split bench. 1-9
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Always press rearward on the seatback to the person sitting there. The seatbacks on the front of the split bench seat can be sure it could cause injury to be either folded forward or reclined. That could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. The seatback ... to fold or recline the seatbacks. Nylon Strap Recliner Lever To fold the seatback forward, pull the nylon strap located on the rear of the seat or lift up on the recliner lever located on each section of the seatback. Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks {CAUTION: If the seatback isn't locked...
Always press rearward on the seatback to the person sitting there. The seatbacks on the front of the split bench seat can be sure it could cause injury to be either folded forward or reclined. That could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. The seatback ... to fold or recline the seatbacks. Nylon Strap Recliner Lever To fold the seatback forward, pull the nylon strap located on the rear of the seat or lift up on the recliner lever located on each section of the seatback. Folding or Reclining the Seatbacks {CAUTION: If the seatback isn't locked...
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... the seatback to an upright position, pull on the nylon strap or lift the recliner lever without putting any pressure on the back of the seat to check that it locks upright. Push the red center of the strap or lever. This mini-buckle is located on the seatback until it... the upright position, unhook the side attachment for the safety belt. Removing the Split Bench Seat Make sure the seatback is in the upright position. 1. If the seat is in the second row, lift one of the seat. 2. To recline the seatback, pull the nylon strap or lift the recliner lever. Push and...
... the seatback to an upright position, pull on the nylon strap or lift the recliner lever without putting any pressure on the back of the seat to check that it locks upright. Push the red center of the strap or lever. This mini-buckle is located on the seatback until it... the upright position, unhook the side attachment for the safety belt. Removing the Split Bench Seat Make sure the seatback is in the upright position. 1. If the seat is in the second row, lift one of the seat. 2. To recline the seatback, pull the nylon strap or lift the recliner lever. Push and...
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Do not let go of the seat to release the rear latches from the floor pins. From behind the bench seat, pull the nylon strap at the center of the base of the strap until the seat is folded all the way forward. 6. To unlatch the front latches, squeeze the angled bar toward the rear of the split bench seat. 1-12 Repeat these steps for the other section of the vehicle and then pulling it out. Remove the seat by rocking it slightly forward, then toward the straight crossbar. 7. 5.
Do not let go of the seat to release the rear latches from the floor pins. From behind the bench seat, pull the nylon strap at the center of the base of the strap until the seat is folded all the way forward. 6. To unlatch the front latches, squeeze the angled bar toward the rear of the split bench seat. 1-12 Repeat these steps for the other section of the vehicle and then pulling it out. Remove the seat by rocking it slightly forward, then toward the straight crossbar. 7. 5.
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... check to be sure that isn't locked into place properly when installing it forward. The split bench seats have seat position labels, located on the seatback to lock the seat into place properly can move forward in a sudden stop . Be sure to be injured. The person wearing the belt could be ... so they face rearward because they won 't provide the protection needed in a collision or sudden stop or crash. Replacing the Split Bench Seats {CAUTION: {CAUTION: If the seatback isn't locked, it is in the upright position and the safety belts are not twisted. People in the vehicle ...
... check to be sure that isn't locked into place properly when installing it forward. The split bench seats have seat position labels, located on the seatback to lock the seat into place properly can move forward in a sudden stop . Be sure to be injured. The person wearing the belt could be ... so they face rearward because they won 't provide the protection needed in a collision or sudden stop or crash. Replacing the Split Bench Seats {CAUTION: {CAUTION: If the seatback isn't locked, it is in the upright position and the safety belts are not twisted. People in the vehicle ...
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Squeeze the angled bar toward the solid crossbar while placing the front hooks of floor pins. 1. Make sure the seat is angled so that the front hooks clear the floor pins. Make sure the bench seat is in the full rear position before beginning this procedure. 2. If the front legs are not attached correctly, the rear legs will not attach to the rear set of the bench seat onto the front two floor pins. 1-14
Squeeze the angled bar toward the solid crossbar while placing the front hooks of floor pins. 1. Make sure the seat is angled so that the front hooks clear the floor pins. Make sure the bench seat is in the full rear position before beginning this procedure. 2. If the front legs are not attached correctly, the rear legs will not attach to the rear set of the bench seat onto the front two floor pins. 1-14
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Push and pull on the back of the seat and raise the seatback until the red center pops out again. If you have the 40/60 seat, attach the mini-buckle so that the seat is locked down on the rear of the split bench seat. Repeat these steps for use when a passenger uses the... seat. Lift the seatback recliner lever or pull the nylon strap on the...
Push and pull on the back of the seat and raise the seatback until the red center pops out again. If you have the 40/60 seat, attach the mini-buckle so that the seat is locked down on the rear of the split bench seat. Repeat these steps for use when a passenger uses the... seat. Lift the seatback recliner lever or pull the nylon strap on the...
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See Built-In Child Restraint on each seat to adjust the seat forward or rearward. One is located below the center, in child restraint. Adjusting the Bucket Seats There are two adjustment levers on page 1-84. One of the bucket seats may be equipped with a built-in front of the bucket seats. 1-16 The seats can be folded down or reclined. Bucket Seats If your vehicle has the bucket seats, the seatbacks can also be adjusted forward or rearward and removed.
See Built-In Child Restraint on each seat to adjust the seat forward or rearward. One is located below the center, in child restraint. Adjusting the Bucket Seats There are two adjustment levers on page 1-84. One of the bucket seats may be equipped with a built-in front of the bucket seats. 1-16 The seats can be folded down or reclined. Bucket Seats If your vehicle has the bucket seats, the seatbacks can also be adjusted forward or rearward and removed.
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... the nylon strap or the lever to make sure it is located on a bucket seat can be sure it could cause injury to use either lever and slide the seat forward or rearward. Push and pull on the seat to fold or recline the seatback. 1-17 The following explains how to the person... sitting there. The seatback on the rear of the bucket seat. That could move forward in a sudden stop or crash...
... the nylon strap or the lever to make sure it is located on a bucket seat can be sure it could cause injury to use either lever and slide the seat forward or rearward. Push and pull on the seat to fold or recline the seatback. 1-17 The following explains how to the person... sitting there. The seatback on the rear of the bucket seat. That could move forward in a sudden stop or crash...
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... or lift the recliner lever while raising the seatback until you reach the desired position, then let go of the adjuster levers and sliding the seat fully rearward. The seatback will lock into place. 1-18 To return the seatback to be fully down. To fold the seatback forward, pull the nylon... way back by lifting either one of the strap or lever. Push and pull on the front of the seat to check that it is in the upright position. Removing the Bucket Seats Make sure the seatback is locked into place. To recline the seatback, pull the nylon strap or lift the...
... or lift the recliner lever while raising the seatback until you reach the desired position, then let go of the adjuster levers and sliding the seat fully rearward. The seatback will lock into place. 1-18 To return the seatback to be fully down. To fold the seatback forward, pull the nylon... way back by lifting either one of the strap or lever. Push and pull on the front of the seat to check that it is in the upright position. Removing the Bucket Seats Make sure the seatback is locked into place. To recline the seatback, pull the nylon strap or lift the...