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If You Do Decide To Pull A Trailer If you do, here are some important points: 0 There are many different laws, including speed limit restrictions, having to do with trailering. Make sure your rig will be legal, not only where you but live also where you'll be driving. good sourcefor this A information can be state or provincial police. 0 Consider using a sway control. You can ask a hitch dealer about sway controls. 0 Don't tow a trailer all duringthe first 500 miles at (800 km) your new vehicle is driven. Your engine, axle or other parts could be damaged. 0 Then, duringthe first 500 miles (800 k ) m that you tow a trailer, don't drive over 50 mph (80 km/h) and don't makestarts at full throttle. This helps your engine and other parts your vehicle wear at the of in heavier loads. 0 If you have an automatic transmission, you can use DRIVE (D) (or, as you needto, a lower gear) when towing a trailer. Operating your vehicle in DRIVE (D) when towing a trailer will minimize heat buildup and extend the of your transmission.If life you have a manual transmission and you towing are a trailer, it's better not to use FIFTH (5) gear. Just drive in FOURTH(4) gear (or, as you need a to, lower gear). the weight of the trailer, the weight of the trailer tongue Three important considerations have to do with weight: 0 and the weight on your vehicle's tires. 4-49

Section	Page
Table of Contents	2
Seats and Restraint Systems	8
Seats and Seat Controls	9
Safety Belts:They’re for Everyone	19
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -- and the Answers	24
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly	25
Driver Position	25
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	31
Right Front Passenger Position	32
Air Bag System	32
Rear Seat Passengers	39
Children	42
Child Restraints	45
Larger Children	55
Safety Belt Extender	58
Checking Your Restraint Systems	58
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash	59
Features and Controls	60
Keys	61
Door Locks	63
Tailgate	65
Theft	65
New Vehicle “Break-In”	66
Ignition Positions	67
Starting Your Engine	68
Automatic Transmission Operation	70
Manual Transmission Operation	74
Four-wheel Drive	77
Parking Brake	80
Shifting Into PARK (P) (Automatic Transmission Only)	82
Shifting Out of PARK (P) (Automatic Transmission)	84
Parking Over Things That Burn	84
Engine Exhaust	86
Running Your Engine While You’re Parked (Automatic Transmission)	86
Windows	88
Horn	88
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever	89
Exterior Lamps	96
Interior Lamps	96
Mirrors	97
Storage Compartments	98
Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter	99
Sun Visors	100
Convertible Top	100
Instrument Panel	113
Instrument Panel Cluster	115
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators	117
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems	128
Comfort Controls	129
Climate Control System	129
Air Conditioner Controls	130
Heating	130
Ventilation System	131
Defogging and Defrosting	132
Rear Window Defogger	132
Audio Systems	133
Setting the Clock	133
AM-FM Stereo	133
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player and Automatic Tone Control	135
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player and Automatic Tone Control	138
Understanding Radio Reception	142
Tips About Your Audio System	142
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	143
Care of Your Compact Discs	144
Care of Your Compact Disc Player	144
Antenna	144
Your Driving and the Road	146
Defensive Driving	147
Drunken Driving	148
Control of a Vehicle	151
Braking	151
Steering	155
Off-Road Recovery	157
Passing	157
Loss of Control	159
Driving Guidelines	160
Off-Road Driving with Your Chevrolet Four-Wheel-Drive Vehicle	160
Driving at Night	174
Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads	176
City Driving	179
Freeway Driving	180
Before Leaving on a Long Trip	181
Highway Hypnosis	182
Hill and Mountain Roads	182
Winter Driving	184
Recreational Vehicle Towing	188
Loading Your Vehicle	191
Towing a Trailer	193
Problems on the Road	202
Hazard Warning Flashers	203
Other Warning Devices	203
Jump Starting	204
Towing Your Vehicle	208
Engine Overheating	213
Cooling System	215
If a Tire Goes Flat	222
Changing a Flat Tire	223
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	233
Service and Appearance Care	238
Service	239
Fuel	240
Fuels in Foreign Countries	242
Filling Your Tank	242
Filling a Portable Fuel Container	244
Checking Things Under the Hood	245
Engine Oil	248
Air Cleaner	252
Automatic Transmission Fluid	254
Manual Transmission Fluid	257
Engine Coolant	261
Radiator Pressure Cap	263
Thermostat	264
Power Steering Fluid	264
Windshield Washer Fluid	265
Brakes	266
Battery	270
Bulb Replacement	271
Tires	277
Appearance Care	285
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle	286
Cleaning the Outside of the Windshield, Backglass and Wiper Blades	288
Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle	289
Special Care for Canvas Top and Plastic Windows	290
Cleaning Aluminum Wheels	291
Cleaning Tires	291
Finish Damage	292
Underbody Maintenance	292
Appearance Care Materials Chart	293
Vehicle Identification Number	294
Electrical System	294
Replacement Bulbs	298
Capacities and Specifications	298
Air Conditioning Refrigerants	300
Maintenance Schedule	304
Introduction	305
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services	307
Short Trip/City Definition	308
Short Trip/City Intervals	308
Long Trip/Highway Definition	308
Long Trip/Highway Intervals	309
Short Trip/City Maintenance Schedule	311
Long Trip/Highway Maintenance Schedule	334
Part B: Owner Checks and Services	350
Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections	354
Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants	356
Part E: Maintenance Record	358
Customer Assistance Information	360
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	361
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users	363
Chevrolet Roadside Assistance Program	364
Canadian Roadside Assistance	366
Courtesy Transportation	367
GM Participation in an Alternative Dispute Resolution Program	368
Warranty Information	369
Reporting Safety Defects to the United States Government	369
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government	370
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors	370
Ordering Service and Owner Publications in Canada	370

Match case Limit results 1 per page

You

Decide

Pull

Trailer

you do, here

are

some

important

points:

There are

many

different

laws,

including

speed

limit

restrictions,

having

with

trailering.

Make

sure

your

rig

will

legal, not

only

where

you

live but

also

where

you’ll

driving.

good

source for this

information

can

state or provincial

police.

Consider

using

sway

control.

You

can

ask

hitch

dealer

about

sway

controls.

Don’t

tow

trailer

at all

during the first

500

miles

(800

km)

your

new

vehicle

driven.

Your

engine,

axle or other parts

could

damaged.

Then,

during the first

500

miles

(800

km)

that

you

tow

trailer,

don’t drive over

mph

(80

km/h)

and

don’t

make starts at full throttle. This helps

your

engine and

other

parts

your

vehicle

wear

in at the

heavier

loads.

you

have

automatic

transmission,

you

can

use

DRIVE

(D)

(or,

you

need

to,

lower

gear)

when

towing

trailer.

Operating

your

vehicle

DRIVE

(D)

when

towing

trailer

will

minimize

heat

buildup

and

extend

the

life of

your

transmission.

you

have

manual

transmission

and

you

are

towing

trailer,

it’s

better

not

use

FIFTH

(5)

gear.

Just

drive

FOURTH

(4)

gear

(or,

you

need

to, a

lower

gear).

Three important

considerations

have

with

weight:

the weight

the

trailer,

the

weight of the trailer

tongue

and

the

weight

your

vehicle’s

tires.

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