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2008 Chevrolet Cobalt 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
Rear Seats ............................................... 1-9 Towing ................................................... 4-32
Safety Belts ............................................. 1-10
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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 GENERAL MOTORS, GM, the GM Emblem, www.helminc.com CHEVROLET, the CHEVROLET Emblem, and the name COBALT are registered trademarks of General Propriétaires Canadiens Motors Corporation. On peut obtenir un exemplaire de ce guide en français This manual includes the latest information at the time it auprès de concessionnaire ou à
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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. These mean there is something that could hurt Pictures 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) ..................................................1-39 Seat Height Adjuster .......................................1-3 Securing a Child Restraint in a Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-3 Rear Seat Position ....................................1-46 Heate
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Front Seats Manual 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. Lift the bar located under the front of the seat to unlock it. Slide the seat to where you want it and release the bar. Try to move the seat with your body to be sure the seat is locked in plac
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Seat Height Adjuster Manual Lumbar On vehicles with this feature, the knob is located on the front of the driver seat lower cushion on the inboard side. Turn the knob clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease the lumbar support. The driver’s seat height adjuster is located on the outboard side of the seat. To raise the seat, move the lever upward repeatedly until the seat is at the desired height. To lower the seat, move the lever downward repeatedly until the seat is at the desired
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Heated Seats Reclining Seatbacks Your vehicle may have heated front seats. The switches are located on the instrument panel above the climate {CAUTION: control system. Press the side of the You can lose control of the vehicle if you try to switch with the double adjust a manual driver’s seat while the vehicle indicator lights to turn on the heated seat at the is moving. The sudden movement could startle highest setting. and confuse you, or make you push a pedal when you do not want to. Adjust th
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Your seats have manual reclining seatbacks. The lever To recline the seatback, do the following: used to operate them is located on the outboard side 1. Lift the recline lever. of the seats. 2. Move the seatback to the desired position, then release the lever to lock the seatback in place. 3. Push and pull on the seatback to make sure it is locked. To return the seatback to an upright position, do the following: 1. Lift the lever fully without applying pressure to the seatback and the seatback w
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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 because it will not be against your body. Instead, it will be in front of you. 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 you
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Pull the head restraint Head Restraints up to raise it. To lower the head restraint, press the button, located on the top of the seatback, and push the restraint down. Adjust the head restraint so that the top of the restraint is at the same height as the top of the occupant’s head. This position reduces the chance of a neck injury in a crash. 1-7
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To use the easy entry seat, do the following: Easy Entry Seat (Coupe) {CAUTION: If the easy entry right front seat is not locked, it can move. In a sudden stop or crash, the person sitting there could be injured. After you have used it, be sure to push rearward on an easy entry seat to be sure it is locked. {CAUTION: 1. Push down the easy entry seat handle located on If the seatback is not locked, it could move the rear of the seatback on the outboard side to forward in a sudden stop or crash. T
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2. Push the seatback open through the trunk, or pull it Rear Seats down from inside the vehicle. To raise the rear seatback, lift it up and push rearward Split Folding Rear Seat until you hear a click. Push and pull on the seatback You can fold either side of the rear seatback down for to be sure it is locked into place. more cargo space. To lower the rear seatback, follow these steps: {CAUTION: If the seatback is not locked, it could move forward in a sudden stop or crash. That could cause inju
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Safety Belts {CAUTION: Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone It is extremely dangerous to ride in a cargo area, This part of the manual tells you how to use safety inside or outside of a vehicle. In a collision, belts properly. It also tells you some things you should people riding in these areas are more likely to not do with safety belts. 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 belts. {CAUTION: Be sure eve
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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. 1-11
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Get it up to speed. Then stop the vehicle. The rider The person keeps going until stopped by something. does not stop. In a real vehicle, it could be the windshield... 1-12
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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. 1-13
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Questions and Answers About Q: If I am a good driver, and I never drive far from home, why should I wear safety belts? Safety Belts A: You may be an excellent driver, but if you are in a Q: Will I be trapped in the vehicle after a crash if crash — even one that is not your fault — you and I am wearing a safety belt? your passenger(s) can be hurt. Being a good 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 1-30 or Infants and Young Children on page 1-32. 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 as much protection this way. 1-16
