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Turn Signals When Towing a Trailer When you tow a trailer, your vehicle has to have a different turn signal flasherand extra wiring. The green arrows on your instrument panel will flash whenever you signal aturn or lane change.Properly hooked up, the trailer lamps will also flash,telling other drivers you're about toturn, change lanes or stop. When towing a trailer, the green arrows on your instrument panel will flash for turns even if the bulbson the trailer are burned out. Thus, you may think drivers behind you are seeingyour signal when they are not. It's important to check occasionally to be sure the trailer bulbs are still working. If you are towing a trailer, you may want to drive in DRIVE (D) instead of OVERDRIVE (0) as you (or, need to, a lower gear). Parking on Hills You really should not park your vehicle, with a trailer attached, on a hill. If something goes wrong, your rig could start to move. People can be injured, and both your vehicle and the trailer can be damaged. But if you ever have to park your rig on a hill, here's how to do it: 1. Apply your regular brakes, but don't shift into PARK (P) yet. Driving On Grades Reduce speed and shift to a lower gear before you start down a long or steep downgrade. If you don't shift down, you might have to use your brakes so much that they would get hotand no longer work well. On a long uphill grade, shift down and reduce your speed to around 45 mph (70 km/h) to reduce the possibility of engine and transaxle overheating. 2. Have someone place chocks under the trailer wheels. 3. When the wheel chocks are in place, release the regular brakes until the chocks absorb the load. 4. Reapply the regular brakes. Then apply your parking brake, and then shift to PARK (P). 5. Release the regular brakes. 4-33

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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Turn Signals When

Towing

Trailer

When

you

tow a trailer, your vehicle has to have a

different

turn

signal

flasher and extra

wiring.

The

green

arrows on your instrument panel will flash whenever

you signal

a turn or

lane

change. Properly hooked up,

the trailer lamps will also

flash,

telling other

drivers

you’re

about

turn, change lanes

stop.

When towing a trailer, the green arrows

your

instrument panel will flash for turns even if the

bulbs on

the trailer are burned out. Thus, you

may think drivers

behind

you

are

seeing your signal when they are not.

It’s

important to check occasionally to be sure the trailer

bulbs are still working.

Driving On Grades

Reduce speed and shift to a lower gear

before

you start

down a

long

steep

downgrade. If

you don’t shift

down, you might have to

use your brakes

much that

they would get

hot and no longer work well.

On a

long uphill grade,

shift down and reduce your

speed

around

mph

(70

km/h) to

reduce the

possibility of engine and transaxle

overheating.

If you are towing a trailer, you

may want to

drive in

DRIVE (D) instead

OVERDRIVE

(0)

(or,

as you

need to, a lower gear).

Parking

Hills

You

really should not park your vehicle, with a trailer

attached, on

hill. If something goes wrong, your rig

could start to move. People can be injured, and both

your vehicle and the trailer can be damaged.

But

you ever have to park your rig on a hill, here’s

how to do it:

Apply your regular brakes, but don’t

shift into

PARK

(P)

yet.

Have someone place chocks under the trailer wheels.

When the wheel chocks are

in place, release the

regular brakes until the chocks absorb the load.

Reapply the regular brakes. Then apply your parking

brake, and then shift to PARK (P).

Release the regular brakes.

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