Chevrolet 2003 Malibu - Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems; Doors and Locks

Section 1
Seats and Restraint Systems
Front Seats ...................................................... 1-2
Manual Seats
................................................ 1.2
Six-Way Power Driver Seat
.............................. 1-3
Reclining Seatbacks
........................................ 1-4
Head Restraints
............................................. 1-5
Rear Seats
....................................................... 1.6
Rear Seat Operation
....................................... 1-6
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
................. 1-7
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
................. 1-12
Driver Position
.............................................. 1-1 3
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
.................. 1-21
Right Front Passenger Position
....................... 1-22
Safety Belts
..................................................... 1-7
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts
...... 1-1 1
Rear Seat Passengers
.................................. 1-22
Center Rear Passenger Position
..................... 1-26
Children and Small Adults
.......................... 1-28
Child Restraints
............................................. 1-31
Older Children
.............................................. 1-31
Infants and Young Children
............................ 1-34
Child Restraint Systems
................................. 1-37
Where to Put the Restraint
............................. 1-40
Top Strap
.................................................... 1-41
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for
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Top Strap Anchor Location ............................. 1-42
Children (LATCH System)
........................... 1-43
Lower Anchorages and
Top Tethers for
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Outside
Securing a Child Restraint in a Center Rear
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front
LATCH System
......................................... 1-45
Seat Position
............................................ 1-45
Seat Position
............................................ 1-48
Seat Position
............................................ 1-50
System (SRS)
............................................. 1-53
Where Are the Air Bags?
............................... 1-55
When Should an Air Bag Inflate?
.................... 1-57
What Makes an Air Bag Inflate?
..................... 1-57
How Does an Air Bag Restrain?
..................... 1-57
What Will You See After an
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle
......... 1-59
Supplemental Restraint
Air Bag Inflates?
....................................... 1-58
Restraint System Check
.................................. 1-60
Checking Your Restraint Systems ................... 1-60
Replacing Restraint System
Parts
After a Crash ............................................ 1-60
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