1993 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 17

Reclining Front Seatbacks (Bucket Seats Split-Bench) or 60140 To adjusttheseatback, lift the lever on theouterside thelever to lock the se'atbackwhereyouwantit.Pull theseat will gotoanuprightposition. Butdon'thaveaseatbackreclined of theseat.Release up ontheleverand if yourvehicle is moving. I Sitting in areclinedpositionwhenyourvehicleis in motioncan I : dangerous.Even if youbuckleup,yoursafetybeltscan't do their JL whenyou'rereclinedlikethis Theshoulderbeltcan't do its jobbecause it won'tbeagainstyour 2" into body. Instead, it willbe in front of ;--u. In acrashyoucoul it, receivingneckorotherinjuries. The lap beltcan't do itsjob,either. In acrashthebeltcould overyourabdomen.Thebeltforceswouldbethere,notatyour pelvicbones.This could causeseriousinternalinjuries. For properprotectionwhenthevehicleisinmotion,havethe seatbackupright.Then,sitwellback in theseatandwearyour safetvbelt DroDerlv. go 1-3