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Appearance Care Remember, cleaning products can be hazardous. Some are toxic. Others can burst into flame if you strike a match or getthem on a hot part of the vehicle. Some are dangerous if you breathe their fumes in a closed space. When you use anything from a container to clean your Chevrolet, be sure to follow the manufacturer's warnings and instructions. And always open your doors or windows when you're cleaning the inside. Never use these to clean your vehicle: Gasoline Benzene Naphtha Carbon Tetrachloride Acetone 0 Don't use any of these unless this manual says you can. In many uses, these will damage your vehicle: Alcohol 0 Laundry Soap Bleach Reducing Agents 0 Cleaning the Insideof Your Chevrolet Use a vacuum cleaner often to get rid of dust and loose dirt. Wipe vinyl or leather with a clean, damp cloth. Your Chevrolet dealer has two GM cleaners, a solvent-type spot lifter and a foam-type powdered cleaner. They will clean normal spots and stains very well. Do not use them on vinyl or leather. Here are some cleaning tips: 0 Paint Thinner Turpentine Lacquer Thinner 0 Nail Polish Remover 0 They can all be hazardous -- some more than others -- and they can all damage your vehicle, too. Always read the instructions on the cleaner label. Clean up stains as soon as you can -- before they set. Use a clean cloth or sponge, and change to a clean area often. A soft brush may be used if stains are stubborn. Use solvent-type cleaners in a well-ventilated area only. If you use them, don't saturate the stained area. If a ring forms after spot cleaning, clean the entire area immediately or it will set. 6-44

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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Appearance

Care

Remember, cleaning products can be hazardous. Some

are toxic. Others can burst into flame if

you strike

match or

getthem on

hot part of the vehicle. Some are

dangerous if

you breathe their fumes

a closed space.

When

you

use anything from a container to clean your

Chevrolet, be sure to follow the manufacturer’s

warnings and instructions. And always open your

doors

or windows when you’re cleaning the inside.

Don’t use any of these unless this manual says you can.

many uses, these will damage your vehicle:

Alcohol

Laundry Soap

Bleach

Reducing Agents

Cleaning

the

Inside

Your Chevrolet

Never

use these to clean your vehicle:

Gasoline

Benzene

Naphtha

Carbon Tetrachloride

Acetone

Paint Thinner

Turpentine

Lacquer Thinner

Nail Polish Remover

They can all

be hazardous

some more than

others

and they can all damage your vehicle, too.

Use

vacuum cleaner often

get rid of dust and loose

dirt. Wipe vinyl or leather with

clean, damp cloth.

Your Chevrolet dealer

has

two

cleaners, a

solvent-type spot lifter and a foam-type powdered

cleaner. They will clean normal spots and stains very

well. Do not use them

vinyl or leather.

Here are some cleaning tips:

Always read

the

instructions on the cleaner label.

Clean up stains as soon as you can

before they set.

Use a clean

cloth or sponge,

and

change

to a clean

area

Use solvent-type cleaners in

well-ventilated area

often.

soft

brush

may

used

stains

are

stubborn.

only.

you

use them, don’t saturate the stained area.

ring forms after spot cleaning, clean

the

entire

area immediately or it will set.

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