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NOTICE: If you're not in a n idling vehicle and the engine overheats, you wouldn't be there to see the coolant temperaturegage. This could damage your vehicle. Don't let your engine run when you're not in your vehicle. Cold WeatherStarting (Diesel Engine) The following tipswill help you get good starting in cold weather. Use SAE 1OW-30 oil when the outside temperature drops below freezing. When the outside temperature drops below 0"F (- 18O C), use your engine coolant heater. If you park your vehicle in a garage, you shouldn't need to use the coolant heater until the garage temperature goes below 0°F (-1 8OC), no matter how cold itis outside. To use the engine coolantheater, first turn off the engine. Then open the hood, unwrap the electrical cordand plug it in. Ituses normal house voltage (110 volts), but: I NOTICE: After you've used the coolant heater, be sure to store the cord in the manner it was, to help keep itaway from moving engine parts. If you don't, it could be torn and damaged. 2-17

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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NOTICE:

you’re

not

an idling vehicle and

the

engine

overheats,

you

wouldn’t

there

see the

coolant

temperature gage. This

could

damage

your

vehicle. Don’t

let

your

engine

run

when

you’re

not

your

vehicle.

Cold

Weather Starting (Diesel Engine)

The

following

tips will help you get good starting in cold weather.

Use

SAE

1OW-30

oil when the outside temperature drops below freezing.

When the outside

temperature

drops

below

0”

C),

use your engine

coolant heater.

you park your vehicle

a garage, you shouldn’t need to use the coolant

heater until the

garage

temperature goes below

0°F

(-1

8OC),

no matter how

cold

it is outside.

use the engine

coolantheater, first turn off the engine. Then open the

hood, unwrap the electrical

cord and plug

in.

It uses normal house voltage

(110

volts), but:

NOTICE:

After you’ve used

the

coolant

heater,

sure

store

the

cord

the

manner

was,

help

keep

away

from

moving

engine

parts.

you

don’t,

could

torn

and

damaged.

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