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2008 Chevrolet Corvette Owner Manual M
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Seats and Restraint Systems Driving Your Vehicle
Front Seats ............................................... 1-2 Your Driving, the Road, and Your Vehicle ..... 4-2
Safety Belts .............................................. 1-9 Towing ................................................... 4-29
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Child Restraints ....................................... 1-25
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Canadian Owners A French language copy of this manual can be obtained from your dealer/retailer or from: Helm, Incorporated P.O. Box 07130 Detroit, MI 48207 1-800-551-4123 www.helminc.com GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, the names Propriétaires Canadiens CORVETTE and Z06 and the CORVETTE Emblem are registered trademarks of General Motors Corporation. On peut obtenir un exemplaire de ce guide en français auprès de concessionnaire ou à l’adresse suivante: This ma
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Using this Manual {CAUTION: Many people read the owner manual from beginning to end when they first receive their new vehicle to learn about the vehicle’s features and controls. Pictures These mean there is something that could hurt and words work together to explain things. you or other people. Index We tell you what the hazard is and what to do to help avoid or reduce the hazard. Please read these cautions. A good place to quickly locate information about the If you do not, you or others could
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Vehicle Damage Warnings Vehicle Symbols You will also find notices in this manual. The vehicle has components and labels that use symbols instead of text. Symbols are shown along with Notice: These mean there is something that could the text describing the operation or information damage your vehicle. relating to a specific component, control, message, A notice tells about something that can damage the gage, or indicator. vehicle. Many times, this damage would not be covered by your vehicle’s warr
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Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems Front Seats ......................................................1-2 Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children Manual Seats ................................................1-2 (LATCH) (Coupe and Convertible Power Seats ..................................................1-3 Models Only) ............................................1-39 Power Lumbar and Side Bolsters ......................1-3 Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front Heated Seats .............
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To move a manual seat forward or rearward: Front Seats 1. Lift the bar to unlock the seat. Manual Seats 2. Slide the seat to the desired position and release the bar. {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. Try to move the seat with your body to be sure the
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Power Seats Power Lumbar and Side Bolsters To adjust a power seat: On vehicles with power lumbar and side bolsters: � Move the control forward or rearward to adjust the (A) Move forward or rearward to adjust lumbar support. seat forward or rearward. (B) Move up or down to adjust the side bolsters. � Move the front or rear of the control up or down to adjust the height of the seat cushion. Your seat position can be stored and recalled if you have the memory option. See Memory Seat, Mirrors and St
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To save seating positions in the memory: Heated Seats 1. Adjust the driver’s seat, both outside mirrors, and On vehicles with heated seats, the buttons are located the telescopic steering column to a comfortable on the center console. driving position. The ignition must be on for this feature to work. 2. Press and hold button 1 until two beeps let you know that the position has been stored in the L: Press to turn the seat on at the high setting, and memory. twice to turn it to the low setting. A
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3. Press and hold the exit button until two beeps � On vehicles with a manual transmission, when the sound to let you know that the exit position is vehicle is on, the parking brake needs to be set to now programmed. recall the memory position. Press and release the desired button. A second exit position can be programmed by repeating A single beep sounds and the memory position is the above steps and pressing button 2. recalled after a brief delay. To recall an exit position: If the vehicle is
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The seats have manual reclining seatbacks. The lever Reclining Seatbacks used to operate them is located on the outboard side of the seats. {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 seatback is not locked, it could move To adjust the seatback,
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{CAUTION: Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even if you buckle up, your safety belts cannot do their job when you are reclined like this. The shoulder belt cannot do its job. In a crash, you could go into it, receiving neck or other injuries. The lap belt cannot do its job either. In a crash the belt could go up over your abdomen. The belt forces would be there, not at your pelvic bones. This could cause serious internal injuries. For proper protecti
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To unlock, lift up on the latch and push the seatback Seatback Latches rearward. When you return the seatback to its original position, make sure the seatback is locked in place. {CAUTION: If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause injury to the person sitting there. Always push and pull on the seatback to be sure it is locked. Both seatbacks fold forward to give you access to the rear area. To fold a seatback forward, lift this latch, which
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Safety Belts {CAUTION: Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo This part of the manual tells you how to use safety area, inside or outside of a vehicle. In a belts properly. It also tells you some things you should collision, people riding in these areas are more not do with safety belts. likely to be seriously injured or killed. Do not allow people to ride in any area of your vehicle that is not equipped with seats and safety {CAUTION: belts. Be sure eve
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After more than 40 years of safety belts in vehicles, the facts are clear. In most crashes buckling up does matter... a lot! 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. 1-10
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Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider The person keeps going until stopped by something. In does not stop. a real vehicle, it could be the windshield... 1-11
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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. 1-12
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Questions and Answers About Safety Q: If I am a good driver, and I never drive far from home, why should I wear safety belts? 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 am wearing a safety belt? driver 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 babies. If a child will be riding in your vehicle, see Older Children on page 1-25 or Infants and Young Children on page 1-29. 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 nearly as much protection this way. 1-15
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Q: What is wrong with this? {CAUTION: You can be seriously hurt if your lap belt is too loose. In a crash, you could slide under the lap belt and apply force on your abdomen. This could cause serious or even fatal injuries. The lap belt should be worn low and snug on the hips, just touching the thighs. A: The lap belt is too loose. It will not give as much protection this way. 1-16
