Vaz Lada Niva 1600 Manual - page 22
Lada Niva Driver’s Manual
Jason Chapman
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if necessary, cut in the heater fan with switch 2;
open the heater lid with lever 5. Hot air will be directed to the
driver's and passengers' feet zone, as well as onto the windshield. To
speed up warming of the windshield, close the heater lid. If the
ambient air temperature is very low, shift lever 4 part way to the
right so as to limit the inflow of cold air.
Doors
To open the side doors, press the door handle upwards (Fig. 10).
As soon as the door is opened, the interior lamps come on
automatically. For locking the doors from the outside, locks 1 are
provided. From the inside, the lock is engaged by depressing the
lock button (fig 11)
Do not press the button when the door is open, since in this case
the inside locking mechanism is inoperative. (ie, there’s no point
trying to open an already open door)
To open the door from the inside pull handle 1, irrespective of the
position of the locking button.
To open the luggage compartment tailgate, unlock it with the side
door key and depress lock button 1 (Fig. 12). In the open position,
the tailgate is retained by gas filled telescopic props.
Seats
For fore and aft adjustment
of the front seats, turn down
lock handle 1 (Fig. 13).
Release the handle after the
seat is shifted to the desired
position and slightly move it to
and fro to make sure it is fixed
reliably. To tilt the seat
backrest slightly, rotate knob
2. To incline the seat backrest
through a larger angle, raise
knob 2, adjust the seat backrest to a desired rake, and release the knob.
To make berths in the car, remove the headrests, shift the seats to the foremost position, and
throw back the seat backrests, setting them in plane with the back seat.
To provide access to the back seat, depress handle 3
and tilt the front seat as shown in Fig. 14.
The back seat is folding. To enlarge the luggage
compartment area proceed as follows: press off seat
retainers 1 shift the front seats forward and place the
rear seat with its backrest in position II; shift the front
seats rearward and make their positions convenient.
Fig. 11. Side Door: I lock released; II
lock engaged; 1 door handle
Fig. 13. Front Set: (lock handle; 2
back rake adjusting knob: 3 handle