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Maintenance Schedule I ShortTripKityIntervals -- GasolineEngines I Every 60,000 Miles (100 000 km): Engine Accessory Drive Belt Inspection. Fuel Tank, Cap and Lines Inspection. Exhaust Gas Recirculation System Inspection. Evaporative Control System Inspection. Every 100,000 Miles (166 000 km): Cooling System Service (or evezy 60 months, whichever occursfirst). Spark Plug Wire Inspection. Spark Plug Replacement. Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) Valve Inspection. These intervals only summarize maintenance services. Be sure to follow complete maintenance schedule the on the following pages. Long WplHighway Definition -- ,asoline Engines Follow this maintenance schedule if none of the only conditions from the Short TripKity Maintenance Schedule is true. Driving a vehicle with afully warmed engine under highway conditions causes engine oil break to down slowel: 1 7-5

Section	Page
Table of Contents	7
Seats andRestraint Systems	13
Seats and Seat Controls	13
Head Restraints	17
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone	20
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -- and the Answers	24
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly	25
Adults	25
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR) System	33
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	41
Right Front Passenger Position	41
Rear Seat Passengers	41
Children	46
Smaller Children and Babies	46
Smaller Children and Babies (Cargo Vans with Passenger Air Bags)	48
Child Restraints	49
Larger Children	57
Safety Belt Extender	60
Checking Your Restraint Systems	60
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash	60
Features and Controls	63
Keys	63
Door Locks	65
Keyless Entry System	67
Sliding Side Door	70
Theft	74
New Vehicle “Break-In”	75
Ignition Switch	75
Starting Your Gasoline Engine	76
Engine Coolant Heater	78
Automatic Transmission Operation	79
Parking Brake	82
Shifting Into Park	83
Shifting Out of Park	85
Parking Over Things That Burn	86
Engine Exhaust	86
Running Your Engine While You’re Parked	87
Windows	88
Tilt Wheel	91
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever	91
Lamps	97
Mirrors	101
Storage Compartments	103
Sun Visors	103
Cigarette Lighter/Ashtrays	104
Instrument Panel	105
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators	108
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems	121
Comfort Controls	121
Heater/Air Conditioning Controls	123
Air Conditioning	127
Heating	127
Ventilation Tips	128
Rear Window Defogger	128
Audio Systems	129
Setting the Clock for AM-FM Stereo and AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player	129
Setting the Clock for AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player	129
AM-FM Stereo	129
AM-FM Stero with Cassette Tape Player	131
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape and Automatic Tone Control	133
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player and Automatic Tone Control	139
Theft-Deterrent Feature	143
Understanding Radio Reception	146
Tips About Your Audio System	147
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	148
Care of Your Compact Discs	148
Power Antenna Mast Care	149
Your Driving and the Road	153
Defensive Driving	153
Drunken Driving	154
Control of Vehicle	157
Braking	157
Steering	160
Off-Road Recovery	162
Passing	163
Loss of Control	164
Driving at Night	165
Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads	167
City Driving	170
Freeway Driving	171
Before Leaving on a Long Trip	172
Highway Hypnosis	173
Hill and Mountain Roads	173
Winter Driving	175
Driving on Snow or Ice	175
Loading Your Vehicle	178
Towing a Trailer	180
Problems on the Road	193
Hazard Warning Flashers	193
Other Warning Devices	194
Jump Starting	194
Towing Your Vehicle	198
Engine Overheating	202
If a Tire Goes Flat	212
Changing a Flat Tire	212
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	227
Service and Appearance Care	229
Service	229
Fuel	230
Checking Things Under the Hood	234
Engine Oil	239
Air Cleaner	243
Automatic Transmission Fluid	244
Engine Coolant	248
Radiator Pressure Cap	251
Brakes	254
Battery	258
Bulb Replacement	259
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement	267
Tires	269
Cleaning the Inside of Your Vehicle	279
Cleaning the Outside of Your Vehicle	283
Appearance Care Materials Chart	287
Vehicle Identification Number	288
Electrical System	289
Instrument Panel Fuse Block	290
Capacities and Specifications	293
Maintenance schedule	301
Introduction	301
Your Vehicle and the Environment	301
How This Section is Organized	302
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services	303
Selecting the Right Schedule	303
Maintenance Schedule	304
Part B: Owner Checks and Services	343
Part C: Periodic Maintenance	347
Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants	349
Part E: Maintenance Record	351
Customer Assistance Information	355
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	355
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users	357
Chevrolet/Geo Roadside Assistance Program	358
Canadian Roadside Assistance	360
Courtesy Transportation	360
GM Participation in BBB AUTO LINE -- Alternative Dispute Resolution Program	361
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNEMENT	362
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT	363
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO GENERAL MOTORS	363
Owner Publications	364

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Maintenance

Schedule

ShortTripKityIntervals

Gasoline Engines

Every

60,000

Miles

(100

000

km):

Engine

Accessory

Drive

Belt

Inspection.

Fuel

Tank, Cap and

Lines

Inspection.

Exhaust

Gas

Recirculation

System

Inspection.

Evaporative

Control

System

Inspection.

Every

100,000

Miles

(166

000

km):

Cooling

System

Service

(or evezy

months,

whichever

occurs

first).

Spark

Plug

Wire

Inspection.

Spark Plug

Replacement.

Positive

Crankcase

Ventilation

(PCV)

Valve

Inspection.

These

intervals

only

summarize

maintenance

services.

Be sure to

the

complete

maintenance

schedule

the

following

pages.

Long

WplHighway

Definition

,asoline

Engines

this

maintenance

schedule

only

if none

the

conditions

from

the

Short

TripKity Maintenance

Schedule

true.

Driving

vehicle with

fully

warmed

engine

under

highway

conditions

causes

engine

oil

to break

down slowel:

7-5