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If You're Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow What you don't want do when your vehicle is stuck to is to spin your wheels too The method known as fast. "rocking" can help you get out when you're stuck, but you must use caution. I NOTICE: Spinning your wheels can destroy parts of your vehicle as well as the tires. If you spin the wheels too fast while shifting your transaxle back and forth, you can destroy your transaxle. For information about using tire chains on your vehicle, see "Tire Chains'' in the Index. Rocking your vehicle to get out: it First, turn your steering wheel and right. That will left clear the area around your front wheels. Then shift back and forth between REVERSE (R) and a forward gear, spinning the wheels as little as possible. Release the accelerator pedal while shift, and press lightly on you the accelerator pedal when the transaxle is in gear. If that doesn't get you out after a few tries, you may need to be towed out. you do need to be towed out, see If "Towing Your Vehicle" in the Index. 5-33

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
How to Use this Manual	8
Seats and Restraint Systems	11
Seats and Seat Controls	11
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone	15
Why Safety Belts Work	16
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly	20
Driver Position	20
Air Bag System	27
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	33
Right Front Passenger Position	33
Center Passenger Position	33
Rear Seat Passengers	35
Children	41
Smaller Children and Babies	41
Child Restraints	43
Larger Children	52
Safety Belt Extender	55
Checking Your Restraint Systems	56
Replacing Seat and Restraint System	56
Features and Controls	57
Keys	57
Door Locks	59
Theft	65
PASS-Key II	66
New Vehicle “Break-In”	67
Ignition Switch	68
Starting Your Engine	69
Engine Coolant Heater	71
Automatic Transaxle	72
Parking Brake	76
Shifting Out of PARK	79
Parking Over Things That Burn	80
Engine Exhaust	80
Windows	82
Turn Signal / Multifunction Lever	83
Windshield Wipers	85
Lamps	89
Mirrors	92
Storage and Compartments	94
Sun Visors	95
Ashtrays and Lighter	96
Instrument Panel -- Your Information System	98
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators	101
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems	111
Air Conditioning with Electronic Controls	111
Heating	113
Defogging and Defrosting Windows	113
Rear Window Defogger	114
Audio Systems	115
Setting the Clock	115
AM/FM Stereo Radio	115
AM/FM Stereo Radio with Cassette Tape Player	117
Playing a Compact Disc	122
Theftlock	123
Understanding Radio Reception	125
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	126
Care of Your Compact Discs	127
Fixed Mast Antenna	127
Your Driving and the Road	129
Defensive Driving	129
Drunken Driving	130
Control of a Vehicle	133
Braking	133
Steering	137
Off-Road Recovery	139
Driving at Night	142
Driving in the Rain	144
City Driving	146
Freeway Driving	147
Before Leaving on a Long Trip	148
Highway Hypnosis	149
Hill and Mountain Roads	149
Winter Driving	151
Loading Your Vehicle	155
Towing a Trailer	157
Problems on the Road	165
Hazard Warning Flashers	165
Jump Starting	166
Towing Your Vehicle	171
Engine Overheating	176
If a Tire Gu& Flat	186
Changing a Flat Tire	187
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	197
Service and Appearance Care	199
Service	199
Fuel	201
Fuels in Foreign Countries	202
Checking Things Under the Hood	205
Engine Oil	208
Air Cleaner	213
Automatic Transaxle Fluid	214
Engine Coolant	217
Power Steering Fluid	220
Windshield Washer Fluid	222
Brakes	223
Battery	225
Halogen Bulbs	226
Windshield Wiper Blade	232
Tires	233
Appearance Care	241
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)	249
Fuses and Circuit Breakers	250
Replacement Bulbs	256
Capacities and Specifications	257
Maintenance Schedule	259
Introduction	259
Your Vehicle and the Environment	259
How This Section is Organized	260
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance	261
Using Your Maintenance Schedule	261
Selecting the Right Schedule	261
Schedule I	264
Schedule II	284
Part B: Owner Checks and Services	294
At Each Fuel Fill	294
At Least Once a Month	294
At Least Once a Year	294
Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections	297
Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants	298
Part E: Maintenance Record	300
Customer Assistance Information	303
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	303
Customer Assistance for the Hearing or Speech Impaired TDD	304
GM Participation in BBB AUTO Line - Alternative Dispute Resolution Program	305
Reporting Safety Defects	306
Chevrolet Roadside Assistance	307
Courtesy Transportation	308
Service and Owner Publications	309

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You’re

Stuck:

Sand,

Mud,

Ice

Snow

What

you

don’t

want

to do when

your

vehicle

stuck

spin

your

wheels

too

fast. The method

known

“rocking”

can

help

you

get

out

when

you’re

stuck,

but

you

must

use

caution.

NOTICE:

Spinning

your

wheels

can

destroy

parts

your

vehicle

well

the

tires.

you

spin

the

wheels

too

fast

while

shifting

your

transaxle

back

and

forth,

you

can

destroy

your

transaxle.

For

information

about

using

tire

chains

your

vehicle,

see “Tire

Chains’’

the

Index.

Rocking

your

vehicle

get

out:

First,

turn

your

steering

wheel

left and

right.

That

will

clear the area

around

your

front

wheels.

Then

shift

back

and

forth

between

REVERSE

(R)

and

forward

gear,

spinning the wheels as little as

possible.

Release

the

accelerator

pedal

while

you

shift,

and

press

lightly

the

accelerator

pedal

when

the

transaxle

in gear.

that

doesn’t

get

you

out

after

few

tries,

you

may

need

towed

out.

you do

need

towed

out,

see

“Towing

Your

Vehicle”

the

Index.

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