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Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS) Your vehicle has an advanced electronic brakingsystem that can help you keep it under control. When you start your vehicle and begin drive away, to you may hear a momentary motoror clicking noise.This is the ABS system testing itself. Here's how anti-lock works. Let's say the road is You're driving safely. wet. Suddenly an animal jumps out in front of you. You slam on the brakes. Here's what happens with ABS. A computer senses that wheels slowing down. If one of the wheels is are about to stop rolling, the computer will separately work the brakes at each front wheel andat the rear wheels.The anti-lock system can change the brake pressure faster than any driver could. The computer is programmed to make the mostof available tire and road conditions. can steer around You the obstacle while braking hard. As you brake, your computer keeps receiving updates on wheel speed and controls braking pressure accordingly. 4-6

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
How to Use this Manual	6
Seats and Restraint Systems	11
Seats and Seat Controls	11
Head Restraints	16
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone	17
Why Safety Belts Work	18
Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts - and the Answers	20
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly	21
Adults	21
Driver Position	21
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint System	27
How the Air Bag System Works	28
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	32
Right Front Passenger Position	32
Children	40
Smaller Children and Babies	40
Child Restraints	42
Larger Children	48
Safety Belt Extender	50
Checking Your Restraint Systems	50
Replacing Seat and Restraint System Parts After a Crash	50
Features & Controls	53
Keys	53
Door Locks	56
Theft	65
New Vehicle “Break-In”	66
Ignition Switch	66
Starting Your Engine	68
Engine Coolant Heater	70
Automatic Transmission	71
Parking Brake	76
Shifting Into PARK	77
Leaving Your Vehicle With the Engine Running	78
Parking Over Things That Burn	79
Engine Exhaust	80
Four- Wheel Drive	82
Windows	86
Windshield Wipers	91
Lamps	99
Mirrors	103
Storage Compartments	108
Instrument Panel	117
Instrument Cluster	117
Warning Lights and Indicators	120
Luggage Carrier	131
Comfort Controls & Audio Systems	135
Comfort Controls	135
Heater/Air Conditioning Controls	135
Engine Coolant Heater	136
Rear Window Defogger	137
Ventilation System	138
Audio Systems	139
Setting the Clock	139
How to Operate Your ETR AM-FM Stereo Audio System	140
How to Operate Your ETR AM-FM Stereo Audio Cassette System	142
How to Operate Your ETR AM-FM Stereo Audio Cassette System with Equalizer	144
How to Operate Your E T P AM-FM Stereo Audio Compact Disc (CD) System	147
Anti-Theft Feature	150
Understanding Radio Reception	151
Care of Your Cassette PIayer and Tape	152
Care of Compact Discs	153
Your Driving and the Road	155
Defensive Driving	155
Drunken Driving	156
Control of a Vehicle	158
Braking	159
Steering	161
Off-Road Recovery	163
Passing	163
Loss of Control	165
Driving at Night	178
Driving in the Rain	179
City Driving	181
Freeway Driving	182
Before Leaving on a Long Trip	183
Highway Hypnosis	183
Hill and Mountain Roads	184
Winter Driving	186
Loading Your Vehicle	191
Towing a Trailer	194
Driving with a Trailer	198
Problems on the Road	203
Hazard Warning Flashers	203
Other Warning Devices	204
Jump Starting	205
Towing Your Vehicle	209
Engine Overheating	215
If a Tire Goes Flat	223
Changing a Flat Tire	223
Service & Appearance Care	241
Service	241
Fuel	242
Checking Things Under the Hood	246
Engine Oil	248
Air Cleaner	253
Automatic Transmission Fluid	254
Manual Transmission Fluid	257
Hydraulic Clutch	258
Rear Axle	259
Four- Wheel and All- Wheel Drive	260
Engine Coolant	261
Radiator Pressure Cap	264
Thermostat	264
Power Steering Fluid	265
Windshield Washer Fluid	266
Brakes	267
Battery	270
Vehicle Storage	270
Halogen Bulbs	272
Rear Lamps	275
Tires	281
Appearance Care	288
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle	289
Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle	293
Appearance Care Materials Chart	297
Vehicle Identification Number	298
Fuses and Circuit Breakers	300
Capacities and Specification Charts	302
Maintenance Schedule	313
Introduction	313
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services	315
Using Your Maintenance Schedule	315
Selecting the Right Schedule	315
Maintenance Schedule I	318
Maintenance Schedule II	338
Part B: Owner Checks and Services	347
Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections	350
Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants	352
Part E: Maintenance Record	354
Customer Assistance Information	357
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	357
Customer Assistance for the Hearing or Speech Impaired	359
GM Participation in BBB AUTO LINE - Alternative Dispute Resolution Program	359
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT	360
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT	361
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO GENERAL MOTORS	361
Chevrolet Roadside Assistance Program	362
Courtesy Transportation	363
Service and Owner Publications	364

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Anti-Lock

Brakes

(ABS)

Your

vehicle

has

advanced

electronic

braking

system

that

can

help

you

keep

under

control.

When

you

start

your

vehicle

and

begin

to drive

away,

you

may hear a

momentary

motor

clicking

noise.This

the

ABS

system

testing itself.

Here’s

how

anti-lock

works.

Let’s

say

the

road

wet. You’re

driving

safely.

Suddenly

animal

jumps

out

in front

you.

You

slam

the

brakes.

Here’s

what

happens

with

ABS.

computer

senses

that

wheels

are slowing down.

one

the

wheels

about

stop

rolling,

the

computer

will

separately

work

the

brakes

at each

front wheel

andat the

rear

wheels. The anti-lock

system

can

change the

brake

pressure

faster

than

any

driver

could. The computer

programmed

make

the

most

available

tire

and

road

conditions.

You

can

steer

around

the

obstacle

while

braking

hard.

you

brake,

your

computer

keeps

receiving

updates

wheel

speed

and

controls

braking

pressure

accordingly.

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