1997 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Owner's Manual - Page 102

-WarningLights, Gages and Indicators This part-describes the warn-inglights and gages that .may be on your vehicle. The pictures will help you .locate them. Warning lightsand gages dan signal that somexhing is wrong before it becomes serious enough to cause an expensive repair or replacement. Paying attention to your warning iights and gages could also Save you or others from'injury. Warning lights come ofi when there- maybe or is a 'problem with one of your vehic-le's Eurictions. As y0.u will see in the detailson the next few pages, some warning lights come on briefly when you start the enginejitst'to.Jet you know they're working. If y0.u are familiar with thi.s.section, you should-.not-be alarmed when this happens. Gages. can indicate when there .may be. or is a problem with one.of-:your vehicle's €unctions. Often gages and warning lights work togethex to letyou.-knowwhen there's a prabklem with your vehicle:. The :safety bekt light will also C C ~ on a d stay -on €or.ab.out20 seconds, then it will-flash forabout 55 seconds. T the driver's f belt is already buckled, neither th:e tone-nor the fight will come ,on. 2-55