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AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (0): position is for This normal driving. If you need more power forpassing, and you're: Going less than 35 mph (55 kmk), push your accelerator pedal about halfway down. Going about 35 mph (55 km/h) or more, push the accelerator pedal all the way down. You'll shift down to the next gear and have more power. Here are sometimes you might choose DRIVE (D) instead of AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (0): When driving on hilly, winding roads. 0 When towing a trailer, so there is less shifting between gears. When going down a steep hill. NOTICE: If your vehicle seemsto start up rather slowly, or if it seems not to shift gears as you go faster, something may be wrong with a transaxle system sensor. If you drive very far thatway, your vehicle can be damaged. So, if this happens, have your vehicle serviced right away. Until then, you can use SECOND (2) when you are driving less than 35 mph (55 k d h ) and AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (0) higher speeds. for DRIVE (D): This position is also used for normal driving, but it offers more power and lower fuel economy than AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (03). SECOND (2): This position gives you more power but lower fuel economy. You can use SECOND (2) on hills. It can help control your speed as you go down steep mountain roads, but then you would also want to use your brakesoff and on. NOTICE: Don't drive in SECOND for more than 25 miles (2) (41 km) at speeds over55 mph (88 kmk), or you can damage your transaxle. Use DRJYE (D) or AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE (03) much as as possible. Don't shift into SECOND (2) unless you are going slower than 65 mph (105 km/h), or you can damage your engine. 2-1

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
Seats and Restraint Systems	13
Seats and Seat Controls	13
Head Restraints	17
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone	18
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts -- and the Answers	22
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly	23
Adults	23
Driver Position	23
Air Bag System	29
How the Air Bag System Works	31
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Chevrolet	34
Safety Belt use During Pregnancy	35
Right Front Passenger	35
Center Passenger Position	35
Rear Seat Passengers	37
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults	40
Children	42
Smaller Children and Babies	42
Child Restraints	44
Larger Children	53
Safety Belt Extender	56
Checking Your Restraint Systems	56
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash	56
Features and Controls	59
Keys	59
Door Locks	61
Remote Lock Control	62
Trunk	64
Theft	65
PASS-Key II	66
New Vehicle “Break-In”	67
Ignition Switch	68
Starting Your Engine	69
Engine Coolant Heater	70
Automatic Transaxle Operation	71
Shifting Into PARK (P)	75
Shifting Out of PARK (P)	78
Parking Over Things That Burn	79
Engine Exhaust	79
Running Your Engine While You’re Parked	80
Windows	81
Horn	81
Tilt Steering Wheel	82
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever	82
Lamps	88
Mirrors	91
Storage Compartments	92
Ashtrays and Lighter	94
Sun Visors	95
Sunroof	95
Instrument Panel -- Your Information System	96
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators	100
Comfort Controls and Audio Systems	113
Comfort Controls	113
Air Conditioning	115
Heating	115
Ventilation System	115
Defogging and Defrosting	116
Rear Window Defogger	116
Audio Systems	117
Setting the Clock for Systems Without Automatic Tone Control	117
Setting the Clock for Systems with Automatic Tone Control	117
AM-FM Stereo	118
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player	119
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player and Automatic Tone Control	122
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player and Automatic Tone Control	126
Theft-Deterrent Feature	130
Understanding Radio Reception	132
Tips About Your Audio System	132
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	133
Care of Your Compact Discs	134
Fixed Mast Antenna	134
Your Driving and the Road	137
Defensive Driving	137
Drunken Driving	138
Control of a Vehicle	141
Braking	141
Steering	144
Off-Road Recovery	146
Passing	147
Loss of Control	148
Driving at Night	149
Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads	151
City Driving	153
Freeway Driving	154
Before Leaving on a Long Trip	155
Hill and Mountain Roads	157
Winter Driving	158
Loading Your Vehicle	162
Towing A Trailer	164
Problems on the Road	173
Hazard Warning Flashers	173
Other Warning Devices	174
Jump Starting	174
Towing Your Vehicle	179
Engine Overheating	184
If a Tire Goes Flat	194
Changing a Flat Tire	194
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	206
Service and Appearance Care	209
Service	209
Doing Your Own Service Work	209
Fuel	210
Checking Things Under the Hood	214
Engine Oil	217
Air Cleaner	223
Automatic Transaxle	224
Engine Coolant	227
Radiator Pressure Cap	231
Power Steering Fluid	231
Brakes	233
Battery	236
Bulb Replacement	237
Tires	244
Appearance Care	252
Cleaning the Inside of Your Chevrolet	252
Cleaning the Outside of Your Chevrolet	256
Appearance Care Materials Chart	259
Vehicle Identification umber (VIN)	260
Electrical System	260
Fuses and Circuit Breakers	261
Replacement Bulbs	268
Capacities and Specifications	269
Vehicle Dimensions	271
Maintenance Schedule	273
Introduction	273
Your Vehicle and the Environment	273
How This Section is Organized	274
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services	275
Maintenance Schedule	276
Short Trip/City Definition	276
Long Trip/Highway Definition	277
Short Trip/City Maintenance Schedule	278
Long Trip/Highway Maintenance Schedule	298
Part B: Owner Checks and Services	308
At Each Fuel Fill	308
At Least Once a Month	308
At Least Twice a Year	309
At Least Once a Year	309
Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections	312
Part D: Recommended Fluidsand Lubricants	313
Part E: Maintenance Record	315
Customer Assistance Information	319
Customer Satisfaction Procedures	319
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY)	321
Chevrolet Roadside Assistance Program	322
Canadian Roadside Assistance	324
Courtesy Transportation	324
GM Participation in BBB AUTO LINE - Alternative Dispute Resolution Program	325
Reporting Safety Defects to the United States	326
Reporting Safety Defects to the Candian Government	327
Reporting Safety Defects to General Motors	327
Service and Owner Publications	327

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AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE

(0):

This position is

for

normal driving.

you need more

power

for passing, and

you’re:

Going

less than

mph

(55

kmk), push your

accelerator pedal about halfway down.

Going

about

mph

(55

km/h) or more, push the

accelerator pedal all

the way down.

You’ll

shift

down

the

gear

and

have

power.

NOTICE:

If your vehicle

seems

to start

rather

slowly,

or if it seems not to shift gears

you

go faster,

something may be wrong with

transaxle system

sensor.

you drive very far

that way, your

vehicle can be damaged.

So,

if this happens, have

your vehicle serviced right away. Until then, you

can use SECOND

(2)

when

you are driving less

than

mph

(55

k d h )

and AUTOMATIC

OVERDRIVE

(0)

for

higher speeds.

DRIVE

(D):

This position is

also used for normal

driving, but

offers more power and lower

fuel

economy than AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE

(03).

Here

are

some

times you might choose

DRIVE

(D)

instead of AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE

(0):

When driving on hilly, winding roads.

When towing a trailer,

there is less shifting

between gears.

When

going down a

steep

hill.

SECOND

(2):

This position gives you more power but

lower

fuel

economy.

You

can

use

SECOND

(2)

on hills.

It can help control your speed

you go down steep

mountain roads, but then you would also want

use

your

brakes

off

and on.

NOTICE:

Don’t drive

SECOND

(2)

for more than

miles

(41

km)

at speeds

over

mph

(88

kmk),

you

can damage your

transaxle. Use

DRJYE

(D)

or AUTOMATIC

OVERDRIVE

(03)

as much

possible.

Don’t shift into SECOND

(2)

unless you are going

slower than

mph

(105

km/h),

you can

damage your engine.

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