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Driving with a Trailer Towing a trailer requires a certain amount of experience. Before setting out forthe open road, you'll want to get to know your rig. Acquaint yourself with the feel of handling and braking with the added weight of the trailer. And always keep in mind that the vehicle you are driving is now a good deal longer and not nearly as responsive as your vehicle isby itself. Before you start, check the trailer hitch and platform (and attachments), safety chains, electrical connector, lamps, tires and mirror adjustment. If the trailer has electric brakes, start your vehicle and trailer moving and then apply the trailer brake controller by hand to be sure the brakes are working. This letsyou check your electrical connection at the same time. During your trip, check occasionally to be sure that the load is secure, and that the lamps and any trailer brakes are still working. Passing You'll need more passing distance up ahead when you're towing a trailer. And, because you're a good deal longer, you'll need to go much farther beyond the passed vehicle before you can return to your lane. Backing Up Hold the bottom of the steering wheel with one hand. Then, to move the trailer to the left, justmove that hand to the left. To move the trailer to the right, move your hand to the right. Always back up slowly and, if possible, have someone guide you. Making Turns I NOTICE: Making very sharp turns while trailering could cause the trailer to come in contact with the vehicle. Your vehicle could be damaged. Avoid making very sharp turns while trailering. When you're turning witha trailer, make wider turns than normal. Do this so your trailer won't strike soft shoulders, curbs, road signs, trees, other objects. Avoid jerky or or sudden maneuvers. Signal well in advance. Following Distance Stay at least twice as far behind the vehicle ahead as you would when driving your vehicle without a trailer. This can help you avoid situations that require heavy braking and sudden turns. 4-32

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
Seats and Restraint Systems	11
Seats and Seat Controls	11
Head Restraints	15
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
Adults	21
Air Bag System	27
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Chevrolet	32
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	33
Right Front Passenger	33
Center Passenger	33
Rear Seat Passengers	35
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults	38
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 Parts After a Crash	56
Features and Controls	57
Keys	57
Door Locks	59
Remote Lock Control	60
Trunk Lock	63
Theft	64
PASS-Key II	65
New Vehicle “Break-In”	66
Ignition Switch	66
Starting Your Engine	67
Engine Coolant Heater	69
Automatic Transaxle	70
Shifting Into PARK (P)	74
Shifting Out of Park (P)	77
Parking Over Things That Burn	78
Engine Exhaust	78
Running Your Engine While You’re Parked	79
Windows	79
Horn	80
Tilt Steering Wheel	80
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever	81
Lamps	87
Mirrors	90
Convenience Net	92
Storage and Compartments	92
Ashtrays and Lighter	94
Instrument Panel -- Your Information System	96
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators	98
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems	111
Air Conditioning with Electronic Controls	111
Air Conditioning	113
Heating	113
Ventilation	113
Defogging and Defrosting	113
Audio Systems	115
Setting the Clock	115
AM/FM Stereo Radio	115
AM/FM Stereo Radio with Cassette Tape Player	117
AM/FM Stereo Radios with Automatic Tone Control	118
THEFTLOCK	123
Understanding Radio Reception	125
Tips About Your Audio System	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	136
Off-Road Recovery	138
Passing	139
Loss of Control	140
Driving at Night	141
Driving in the Rain	143
City Driving	145
Freeway Driving	146
Before Leaving on a Long Trip	147
Hill and Mountain Roads	148
Winter Driving	150
Loading Your Vehicle	154
Towing a Trailer	156
Problems on the Road	163
Hazard Warning Flashers	163
Jump Starting	164
Towing Your Vehicle	169
Engine Overheating	174
If a Tire Goes Flat	184
Changing a Flat Tire	184
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	194
Service and Appearance Care	195
Service	195
Doing Your Own Service Work	196
Fuel	197
Checking Things Under the Hood	201
Engine Oil	204
Air Cleaner	209
Automatic Transaxle	210
Engine Coolant	213
Power Steering Fluid	216
Thermostat	216
Brakes	219
Battery	221
Bulb Replacement	222
Tires	230
Appearance Care	238
Cleaning the Inside of your Chevrolet	238
Cleaning the Outside of Your Chevrolet	242
Appearance Care and Maintenance Materials	246
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)	247
Service Parts Identification	247
Fuses and Circuit Breakers	248
Replacement Bulbs	254
Capacities and Specifications	255
Maintenance Schedule	259
Introduction	259
Your Vehicle and the Environment	259
How This Section is Organized	260
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services	261
Maintenance Schedule	262
Maintenance Schedule I	264
Maintenance 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 to the United States Government	306
Reporting Safety Defects to the Canadian Government	307
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors	307
Chevrolet Roadside Assistance Program	307
Canadian Roadside Assistance	309
Service and Owner Publications	309

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Driving

with

Trailer

Towing a trailer requires a certain amount of experience.

Before setting out

for the open road, you’ll want to get

know your rig. Acquaint yourself with the feel of

handling and braking with the added weight of the

trailer. And always keep in mind that the vehicle

you

are

driving is now

good deal longer and not nearly as

responsive

your vehicle

is by itself.

Before you start, check the trailer hitch and platform

(and attachments), safety chains, electrical connector,

lamps, tires and mirror adjustment. If the trailer has

electric brakes, start your vehicle and trailer moving and

then apply the trailer brake controller by hand to be sure

the brakes are working. This

lets you check your

electrical connection at the same time.

During your trip, check occasionally to be sure that the

load

secure, and that the lamps and any trailer brakes

are still working.

Following

Distance

Stay at least twice as far behind the vehicle ahead as you

would when driving your vehicle without a trailer. This

can

help

you avoid situations that require heavy braking

and sudden turns.

Passing

You’ll need more passing distance up ahead when

you’re towing a trailer. And, because you’re a good deal

longer, you’ll need to go much farther beyond the

passed vehicle before you can return

your lane.

Backing

Hold the bottom of the steering wheel with one hand.

Then, to move the trailer to the left,

just move that hand

the

left.

move the trailer

the right, move your

hand

to the right. Always back up slowly and, if

possible, have someone guide you.

Making

Turns

NOTICE:

Making

very

sharp

turns

while

trailering

could

cause

the

trailer

come

contact

with

the

vehicle.

Your

vehicle

could

damaged.

Avoid

making

very

sharp

turns

while

trailering.

When

you’re

turning

with a trailer,

make

wider

turns

than

normal.

this

your

trailer

won’t

strike

soft

shoulders,

curbs,

road

signs,

trees,

or other

objects.

Avoid

jerky or

sudden

maneuvers.

Signal

well

advance.

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