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Assume that pedestrians or otherdrivers are going to be careless and make mistakes. Anticipatewhat they might do. Be ready for their mistakes. Rear-end collisions areabout the most preventable of accidents. Yet they are common. Allow enough following distance. It's the best defensive driving maneuver, in both city and rural driving. You never know when the vehicle in front of you is going to brake or turn suddenly. Drunken Driving Death and injury associated with drinking and driving is a national tragedy. It's the number one contributor to the highway death toll, claiming thousands of victims every year. Alcohol affects fourthings that anyone needs to drive a vehicle: Judgment 0 Muscular Coordination Vision Attentiveness Police recordsshow that almost half of all motor vehicle-related deaths involve alcohol.In most cases, these deaths arethe result of someone who was drinking and driving. Inrecent years, some 18,000annual motor vehicle-related deaths have been associated with the use of alcohol, with more than 300,000 people injured. Many adults - by some estimates, nearly half the adult population choose never to drink alcohol, so they never drive after drinking. For persons under 2 1, it'sagainst the law in every U.S. state to drink alcohol. There are good medical, psychological and developmental reasons for these laws. The obvious way to solve this highway safety problem is for people never to drink alcoholand then drive. But what if people do? How much is "too much" if the driver plans to drive? It's a lot less than many might think. Although it depends on each person and situation, here is some general information on the problem. The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of someone who is drinking depends upon four things: How much alcohol consumed The drinker's body weight The amount of food that is consumed before and during drinking The length of time it has taken the drinker to consume the alcohol According to the American Medical Association, a 180-pound (82kg) person who drinks three 12-ounce (355 ml) bottles of beer in an hour will end up with a BAC of about 0.06 percent. The person would reach the same 4-2

Section	Page
Table of Contents	6
Seats and Restraint Systems	16
Seats and Seat Controls	16
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone	33
Why Safety Belts Work	34
Here Are Questions Many People Ask About Safety Belts - and the Answers	36
Supplemental Inflatable Restraint System	44
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	49
Right Front Passenger Position	49
Children	55
Child Restraints	56
Larger Children	62
Checking Your Restraint Systems	65
Replacing Seat and Restraint System Parts After a Crash	65
Features & Controls	68
Keys	68
Door Locks	73
Keyless Entry System	75
Theft	77
New Vehicle “Break-ln”	78
Ignition Switch	79
Starting Your Engine	80
Automatic Transmission	87
Five Speed Manual Transmission	90
Locking Rear Axle	92
Parking Brake	93
Parking Over Things That Burn	97
Engine Exhaust	98
Windows	102
Horn	105
Tilt Wheel	106
Multifunction Lever	106
Windshield Wipers	108
Mirrors	119
Sun Visors	122
Cigarette Lighter/Ashtrays	124
Storage Compartments	125
Instrument Panel	134
Warning Lights and Indicators	136
Comfort Controls & Audio Systems	156
Comfort Controls	156
Heater Controls	156
Air Conditioning Controls	157
Ventilation System	163
Audio Systems	164
Setting the Clock (Audio Systems without AUTO TONE System)	164
Setting the Clock (Audio Systems with AUTO TONE System)	165
How to Operate Your ETR AM-FM Stereo Audio System	165
How to Operate Your ETR AM-FM Stereo Audio Cassette System	167
How to Operate Your ETR , AM-FM Stereo Audio Cassette ATC System	169
How to Operate Your ETR AM-FM Stereo Audio Compact Disc ATC System	174
Remote Cassette Player -ETR AM-FM Stereo Audio Compact Disc ATC System	180
Understanding Radio Reception	181
Care of Your Cassette Player and Tapes	182
Fixed Mast Antenna	183
Your Driving and the Road	184
Defensive Driving	184
Drunken Driving	185
Control of a Vehicle	187
Braking	188
Steering	190
Off-Road Driving with Your Four-wheel Drive Vehicle	195
Driving In Mud, Sand, Snow, or Ice	204
Driving at Night	206
Driving in the Rain	207
City Driving	209
Freeway Driving	210
Hill and Mountain Roads	212
Winter Driving	214
Towing a Trailer	222
Problems on the Road	234
Hazard Warning Flashers	234
Jump Starting	235
Towing Your Vehicle	240
Engine Overheating	242
If a Tire Goes Flat	257
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	274
Service & Appearance Care	278
Service	278
Fuel	279
Checking Things Under the Hood	290
Hood Release	290
Engine Oil	291
Air Cleaner	302
Automatic Transmission Nuid	303
Rear Axle	308
Engine Coolant	310
Power Steering Fluid	316
Windshield Washer Fluid	317
Brake Master Cylinder	318
Battery	322
Bulb Replacement	323
Exhaust System	330
Tires	331
Appearance Care	339
Vehicle Identification Number	349
Service Parts Identification Label	351
Add-on Electrical Equipment	351
Fuses and Circuit Breakers	352
Maintenance Schedule	364
Introduction	364
Your Vehicle and the Environment	364
How This Section is Organized	365
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services	366
Using Your Maintenance Schedule	366
Selecting the Right Schedule	366
Part B: Owner Checks and Services	455
Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections	459
Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants	460
Part E: Maintenance Record	463
Customer Assistance Information	466
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	466
Customer Assistance for the Hearing or Speech lmpaired (TDD)	468
GM Participation in BBB AUTO LINE - Alternative Dispute Resolution Program*	468
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT	469
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT	470
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO GENERAL MOTORS	470
Chevrolet Roadside Assistance Program	470
Canadian Roadside Assistance	472
Courtesy Transportation	472
Service and Owner Publications	473

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Assume that pedestrians or

other drivers are going to be careless and make

mistakes.

Anticipate what they might do. Be ready for their mistakes.

Rear-end collisions

are about the most preventable of accidents. Yet they

are common. Allow enough following distance.

It’s

the best defensive

driving maneuver, in both city and rural driving. You never know when the

vehicle in front of

you

is going

brake or turn suddenly.

Drunken

Driving

Death and injury associated with drinking and driving

a national tragedy.

It’s the number one contributor

the highway death toll, claiming

thousands of victims every year.

Alcohol affects

four

things that anyone needs to

drive

a vehicle:

Judgment

Muscular Coordination

Vision

Attentiveness

Police

records show that almost half

of all motor vehicle-related deaths

involve

alcohol. In most cases, these deaths

are the result of someone who

was drinking and driving.

In recent years, some

18,000

annual motor

vehicle-related deaths have been associated with the use

alcohol, with

than

300,000

people injured.

Many adults

by some estimates, nearly half the adult population

choose never to drink alcohol,

they never drive after drinking. For

persons under

it’s against the law in every

U.S.

state

drink

alcohol.

There

are good medical, psychological and developmental reasons for

these

laws.

The obvious way

solve this highway safety problem

for people never

drink

alcohol and then drive. But what if people do? How much is

“too

much” if the driver plans to

drive? It’s a

lot

less than many might think.

Although it depends on each person and situation, here is some general

information on the problem.

The Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)

someone who is drinking

depends upon four things:

How much alcohol consumed

The drinker’s body weight

The amount of

food

that

consumed before and during drinking

The length

time it has taken the drinker

consume the alcohol

According to the American Medical Association, a 180-pound

(82

kg)

person who drinks three 12-ounce

(355

ml) bottles

beer in an hour will

end up

with a

BAC

of about

0.06

percent. The person would reach the same

4-2