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Your car can tow a trailer if it is equipped with either the 3800 V6 or the 5.7L LT1 engine and proper trailer towing equipment. To identify what the vehicle trailering capacity is for your vehicle, you should read the information in "Weight ofthe Trailer" that appears later in this section. But trailering is different than just driving your vehicle by itself. Trailering means changes in handling, durability, and fuel economy. Successful, safe trailering takes correct equipment, and it has to be used properly. That's the reason for this part. In it are many time-tested, important trailering tips and safety rules. Many of these are important for your safety and that of your passengers. So please read this section carefully before you pull a trailer. Load-pulling components such as the engine, transmission, rear axle, wheel assemblies and tires are forced to work harder against the drag of the added weight. The engine is required to operate at relatively higher speeds and under greater loads, generating extra heat. What's more, the trailer adds considerably to wind resistance, increasing the pulling requirements. 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 live but also where you'll be driving. A good source for this information can be state or provincial police. dealer about sway controls. a Consider using a sway control. You can ask a hitch a Don't tow a trailer at all during the first 1,000 miles (1 600 km) your new vehicle is driven. Your engine, axle or other parts could be damaged. 0 Then, during the first 500 miles (800 k ) you m that tow a trailer, don't drive over 50 mph (80 km/h) and don't make starts at full throttle. This helps your engine and other parts of your vehicle wear in at the heavier loads. Obey speed limit restrictions when towing a trailer. Don't drive faster than the maximum posted speed for trailers (or no more than 55 mph (90 k / )to mh) save wear on your vehicle's parts. 0 4-32

Section	Page
Table of Contents	2
Seats and Restraint Systems	12
Seats and Seat Controls	12
Head Restraints	15
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone	18
Why Safety Belts Work	19
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -- and the Answers	22
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly	23
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint	30
How the Air Bag System Works	32
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	37
Children	41
Child Restraints	43
Larger Children	49
Safety Belt Extender	52
Checking Your Restraint Systems	52
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash	52
Features and Controls	56
Keys	56
Door Locks	58
Theft	67
Theft-Deterren Alarm System	68
PASS-Key II	71
New Vehicle “Break-In”	77
Ignition Positions	77
Starting Your Engine	79
Engine Coolant Heater	82
Automatic Transmission Operation	83
Parking Brake	91
Parking Over Things That Burn	95
Engine Exhaust	96
Running Your Engine While You’re Parked	96
Windows	97
Horn	97
Turn Signal Multifunction Lever	98
Windshield Wipers	100
Windshield Washer	101
Cruise Control	101
Lamps	105
Interior Lamps	107
Mirrors	110
Storage Compartments	112
Ashtray and Lighter	114
Sun Visors	115
Convertible Top	121
Instrument Panel	127
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators	130
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems	144
Comfort Controls	144
Heating	146
Ventilation System	147
Defogging and Defrosting	147
Audio Systems	149
Setting the Clock	149
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player	150
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player	152
Delco-Bose AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player	155
Delco-Bose AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player	158
Theft-Deterrent Feature	160
Understanding Radio Reception	162
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	163
Care of Your Compact Discs	164
Fixed Mast Antenna	164
Your Driving and the Road	166
Defensive Driving	166
Drunken Driving	167
Control of a Vehicle	170
Braking	170
Steering	175
Off-Road Recovery	177
Driving at Night	180
Driving in Rain	182
City Driving	185
Freeway Driving	186
Before Leaving on a Long Trip	187
Highway Hypnosis	188
Hill and Mountain Roads	188
Winter Driving	190
Loading Your Vehicle	194
Towing a Trailer	196
Problems on the Road	208
Hazard Warning Flashers	208
Jump Starting	209
Towing Your Vehicle	214
Engine Overheating	221
If a Tire Goes Flat	234
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	247
Service and Appearance Care	252
Service	252
Fuel	254
Filling Your Tank	256
Checking Things Under the Hood	257
Engine Oil	261
Air Cleaner	267
Automatic Transmission Fluid	270
Manual Transmission Fluid	275
Hydraulic Clutch	276
Engine Coolant	277
Thermostat	281
Power Steering Fluid	281
Windshield Washer Fluid	282
Brakes	284
Battery	288
Halogen Bulbs	288
Tires	298
Appearance Care	307
Cleaning the Inside of Your Chevrolet	307
Cleaning the Outside of Your Chevrolet	312
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)	316
Electrical System	317
Fuses and Circuit Breakers	318
Replacement Bulbs	323
Capacities and Specifications	324
Maintenance Schedule	328
Introduction	328
How This Section is Organized	329
Part A: Using Your Maintenance Schedule	330
Selecting the Right Schedule	330
Short TriplCity Definition	331
Short TriplCity Intervals	331
Long Trip/City Definition	332
Long Trip/City Intervals	332
Part B: Owner Checks and Services	366
Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections	370
Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants	371
Part E: Maintenance Record	373
CustomerAssistanceInformation	378
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	378
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users	380
Chevrolet Roadside Assistance Program	381
Courtesy Transportation	383
GM Participation in BBB AUTO LINE - Alternative Dispute Resolution Progra	384
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT	385
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT	386
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO GENERAL MOTORS	386
Service and Owner Publications	386

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Your

car can tow

trailer if it is equipped with either the

3800

or the

5.7L

LT1

engine and proper trailer

towing equipment.

identify what the vehicle

trailering capacity is for your vehicle, you should read

the information in

“Weight

of the Trailer” that appears

later in this section. But trailering

different than just

driving your vehicle by itself. Trailering means changes

in handling, durability, and fuel economy. Successful,

safe trailering takes correct equipment, and it has to be

used

properly.

That’s the reason for this part. In it

are

many

time-tested, important trailering tips and safety rules.

Many

these are important for your safety and that of

your passengers.

please read this section carefully

before you pull a trailer.

Load-pulling components such as the engine,

transmission, rear axle, wheel assemblies and tires are

forced to

work harder against the drag of the added

weight. The engine is required to operate at relatively

higher speeds and under greater loads, generating extra

heat. What’s more, the trailer adds considerably to

wind

resistance, increasing the pulling requirements.

You

Decide

Pull

Trailer

you do, here are some important points:

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 live but

also where you’ll be driving.

good source for this

information can be state or provincial police.

Consider using a sway control. You can ask a hitch

dealer about sway controls.

Don’t

tow

trailer at all during the first

1,000

miles

600

km)

your

new vehicle is driven. Your engine,

axle or other parts could be damaged.

Then, during the first

500

miles

(800

km)

that

you

tow a trailer, don’t drive over

mph

(80

km/h)

and

don’t make starts at full throttle. This helps your

engine and other parts of your vehicle wear in at the

heavier loads.

Obey speed limit restrictions when towing a trailer.

Don’t drive faster than

the maximum posted speed

for trailers (or no more than

mph

(90

km/h))

save wear on your

vehicle’s parts.

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