Door Locks; Power Door Locks; Rear Doors - Chevrolet 1979 Light Duty Truck Owner's Manual

KEYS
Two different keys are provided for the locks on your vehicle. The key
code is stamped on the "knock out" plug in each key head.
Key with square head (letter "A") -
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Key with oval head (letter
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For vehicle security:
Record key code numbers; then knock plugs out of keys.
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Keep the key codes in a safe place such as your wallet, NOT IN
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THE VEHICLE.
If the original keys are lost, duplicates can be made using the key codes.
Contact any GM dealer or a locksmith.
If you park in an attended lot, separate and leave your square-head
ignition key only.

DOOR LOCKS

Front and rear side doors can be locked from the inside by depressing
the passenger guard door lock buttons located on the upper door panel.
be
All doors can
lock button and closing the door.
The front doors can also
All models have as a standard safety feature overriding door locks.
When the doors are locked, the door latch mechanism is inoperative,
preventing inadvertent opening of the door by movement of the inside
handle.

Power Door Locks

The optionally available power door locks allow you to unlock or lock
your doors by operating the switch marked
door panel. The automatic locking mechanism does not, at any time
interfere with manual operatiOll of'any door lock button. The doors
will not unlock or open with the inside door handle when the lock
button is depressed, but can
button.

REAR DOORS

rig.ilt
The rear door cu
heaQ right
k.IIJ'. The
handle. The
ill the
rea.r door, then lifting the latc.ia rdea»e
of
the door. When closing the
close the right door ud make certain both doors are latched. Check
strapi keep the doors from
To remove the check straps, ck>ie the doors slightly to remove tension
from the holding pin and thea simply lift the pin up and slide the strap
loop free. Do this on each door. Replace the straps in the same manner.
CAUTION:
For
Along with prope<" us& of the
occupants from being thrown from the vehicle during accidents. It also
helps prevent unintended op&ning of the doors and helps keep out
intruders when stopped.
locked from the outside by first depressing the door
be
locked by using the key.
be
unlocked individually by lifting the lock
be
locke& fr01n the outside only witla the oval
laldt i,s
rear door
l6eoc is
left reac
doors ,
�
saf.ty's seke, always lock the doors wh&n driving.
seat
belts, locking the doors helps prevent
1-2
for ignition lock only.
B
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for all other locks.
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LOCK
located on either
by
released pressing the button
first
�ned by' opening the right
lever lower
at the
close the left door first. Firmly
further than desired.
inside corner