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Filling a Portable Fuel Container Checking ThingsUnder the Hood I I I Never fill a portable fuel container while it is in your vehicle. Static electricity discharge from the container can ignite the gasoline vapor. You can be badly burned and your vehicle damaged if this occurs. To help avoid injury toyou and others: Dispense gasoline only into approved containers. 0 Do not fill a container while it is inside a vehicle, in a vehicle's trunk, pickupbed or on any surface other than the ground. Bring thefill nozzle in contact with the inside of the fill opening before operating the nozzle. Contact shouldbe maintained until thefilling is complete. Don't smoke while pumping gasoline. r An electric fan under the hood can start up and injure you even when the engineis not running. Keep hands,clothing and tools away from any underhood electric fan. Things that burncan get on hot engine parts and start a fire. These include liquids like gasoline, oil, coolant, brake fluid, windshield washer and other fluids, and plastic or rubber. You or others could be burned.Be careful not to drop spill or things that will burn ontoa hot engine. 6-8

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
Seats and Restraint Systems	11
Seats and Seat Controls	12
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone	16
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts and the Answers	20
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly	21
Driver Position	21
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	29
Right Front Passenger Position	30
Air Bag System	30
Center Passenger Position	36
Rear Seat Passengers	37
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults	40
Children	43
Built-in Child Restraint	45
Child Restraints	58
Larger Children	71
Safety Belt Extender	74
Checking Your Restraint Systems	74
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash	75
Features and Controls	77
Keys	78
Door Locks	80
Remote Keyless Entry	81
Trunk	85
Theft	86
PASS-Key II	87
Ignition Positions	89
Starting Your Engine	90
Engine Coolant Heater	93
Automatic Transaxle Operation	94
Parking Brake	98
Shifting Into PARK	99
Shifting Out of PARK	102
Parking Over Things That Burn	102
Engine Exhaust	103
Running Your Engine While You’re Parked	103
Windows	104
Horn	105
Tilt Steering Wheel	105
Turn Signal / Multifunction Lever	106
Exterior Lamps	112
Interior Lamps	113
Mirrors	115
Storage Compartments	116
Ashtrays and Lighter	117
Sun Visors	118
Auxiliary Power Connection	120
Sunroof	121
On Star System	121
Instrument Panel -- Your Information System	122
Instrument Panel Cluster	124
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators	127
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems	139
Comfort Controls	140
Air Conditioning	142
Heating	142
Ventilation System	142
Ventilation Tips	143
Defogging and Defrosting	143
Rear Window Defogger	143
Audio Systems	144
Setting the Clock for Systems without Automatic Tone Control	144
Setting the Clock for Systems with Automatic Tone Control	144
AM-FM Stereo	144
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player and Automatic Tone Control	146
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player and Automatic Tone Control	151
Theft-Deterrent Feature	155
Audio Steering Wheel Controls	157
Understanding Radio Reception	157
Tips About Your Audio System	158
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	159
Care of Your Compact Discs	160
Care of Your Compact Disc Player	160
Fixed Mast Antenna	160
Your Driving and the Road	163
Defensive Driving	164
Drunken Driving	165
Control of a Vehicle	167
Braking	168
Steering	172
Off-Road Recovery	174
Passing	174
Loss of Control	175
Driving at Night	177
Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads	178
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	190
Towing a Trailer	192
Problems on the Road	199
Hazard Warning Flashers	200
Jump Starting	201
Towing Your Vehicle	206
Engine Overheating	212
Cooling System	215
If a Tire Goes Flat	224
Changing a Flat Tire	224
Compact Spare Tire	236
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	237
Service and Appearance Care	239
Service	240
Fuel	242
Checking Things Under the Hood	246
Engine Oil	250
Air Cleaner	256
Automatic Transaxle Fluid	257
Engine Coolant	260
Windshield Washer Fluid	266
Brakes	267
Battery	270
Bulb Replacement	271
Tires	277
Appearance Care	285
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle	286
Cleaning the Built-in Child Restraint	288
Care of Safety Belts and Built-in Child Restraint Harness	288
Cleaning Glass Surfaces	289
Cleaning the Outside of the Windshield and Wiper Blades	289
Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle	289
Cleaning Aluminum Wheels	291
Cleaning Tires	291
Finish Damage	292
Underbody Maintenance	292
Chemical Paint Spotting	292
Appearance Care Materials Chart	293
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)	294
Service Parts Identification Label	294
Electrical System	294
Replacement Bulbs	301
Capacities and Specifications	302
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts	303
Vehicle Dimensions	304
Air Conditioning Refrigerants	304
Maintenance Schedule	305
Introduction	306
Your Vehicle and the Environment	306
How this Section is Organized	307
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services	307
Using Your Maintenance Schedule	308
Part B: Owner Checks and Services	317
At Each Fuel Fill	317
At Least Once a Month	317
At Least Twice a Year	317
At Least Once a Year	318
Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections	321
Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle Boot and Seal Inspection	321
Exhaust System Inspection	321
Engine Cooling System Inspection	321
Throttle System Inspection	321
Brake System Inspection	321
Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants	322
Part E: Maintenance Record	324
Customer Assistance Information	329
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	330
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users	332
Chevrolet Roadside Assistance Program	333
Canadian Roadside Assistance	335
Courtesy Transportation	336
GM Participation in an Alternative Dispute Resolution Program	337
Warranty Information	338
Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government	338
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government	339
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors	339
Ordering Service and Owner Publications in Canada	339

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Filling

Portable Fuel Container

Checking

Things Under the Hood

Never fill

portable

fuel

container while

your vehicle. Static

electricity

discharge

from

the

container

can

ignite

the

gasoline vapor. You can

be badly

burned

and

your

vehicle damaged

this

occurs.

help avoid injury

to you and

others:

Dispense gasoline only into

approved

containers.

Do not fill a

container while

is inside

vehicle, in a vehicle’s trunk,

pickup bed or

any

surface

other

than

the

ground.

inside of the fill opening before operating

the nozzle. Contact

should be maintained

until

the

filling

complete.

Bring

the fill

nozzle in

contact

with

the

Don’t smoke while pumping gasoline.

An electric fan

under

the

hood can

start

and

injure you even when the

engine

not

running.

Keep

hands, clothing and tools

away

from

any

underhood

electric

fan.

Things that

burn can get on

hot

engine

parts

and

start

a fire. These

include

liquids

gasoline,

oil, coolant, brake fluid, windshield

washer

and

other fluids, and plastic or rubber. You or others

could be

burned. Be careful

not

drop

or spill

things that will burn

onto

hot engine.

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