1997 Chevrolet Corvette Owner's Manual - Page 126

If the Light Is Flashing The following may prevent more serious damage to your vehicle: 0 0 0 If so, your electrical system may be wet. The condition will usually be corrected when the electrical system dries out.A few driving trips should turn the light off. Have you recently changed brands of fuel? If so, be sure to fuel your vehicle with quality fuel (see "Fuel" in the Index).Poor fuel quality will cause your engine not to run as efficiently as designed. You may notice this as stalling after start-up, stalling when you put the vehicle intogear, misfiring, hesitation on acceleration or stumbling on acceleration. (These conditions may go away once the engine iswarmed up.) This will be detected by the system and cause the light to turn on. Reducing vehicle speed. Avoidinghard accelerations. Avoiding steep uphill grades. If the light stops flashing and remains on steady, see "If the Light Is On Steady" following. If the light continues to flash, when it is safe to do so, stop the vehicle.Find a safe place to park your vehicle. Turn the key off, wait at least 10 seconds and restart the engine. If the light remains on steady, see "If the Light Is On Steady" following. If the light is flashing, still follow the previous steps, and drive the vehicle toyour dealer or qualified service center forservice. If you experience one or more of these conditions, change the fuelbrand you use. It will require at least one full tankof the proper fuel to turn the light off. If none of the above steps have made the lightturn off, have your dealer orqualified service center check the vehicle. Your dealer has the proper test equipment and diagnostic tools to fixany mechanical or electrical problems that may have developed. If the LightIs On Steady You may be able to correct the emission system malfunction by considering the following: Did you just drive through a deep puddle of water? 2-77