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Ashtrays and Lighter The center front ashtray may beon the instrument panel or on the console. To remove the instrument panel ashtray, open it, push down on the locking taband pull out the ashtray. For the console ashtray, open lid and lift out the the ashtray using the snuffer. NOTICE: Don't hold a cigarette lighter in with your hand while it is heating.If you do,it won't be able to back away from heating element when it's the ready. That can makeit overheat, damaging the lighter and the heating element. Your vehicle mayhave a rear ashtray.It is located within a small door the rear of your console rear of your at or front seat storage armrest. Push on the right of the side Sun Visors door. The ashtray will then rotate to the right usage. for You You can only access the ashtray by pushing on the door's To block out glare, you can swing down the visors. can also move themfrom side to side. right side.To remove the ashtray, push down on the snuffer located in the middle of the ashtray and lift it out. Visor Vanity Mirrors NOTICE: Don't put papers and other things that burninto your ashtrays. If you do, cigarettes or other smoking materials could set them on fire, causing damage. To use the lighter, just push it in all theway and let go. When it's ready, it will pop back by itself. 2-41

Section	Page
Table of Contents	7
Seats and Restraint Systems	15
Seats and Seat Controls	16
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
Driver Position	26
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy	33
Right Front Passenger Position	34
Air Bag System	34
Center Passenger Position	40
Rear Seat Passengers	41
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children and Small Adults	44
Children	46
Built-in Child Restraint	48
Child Restraints	62
Larger Children	70
Safety Belt Extender	73
Checking Your Restraint Systems	73
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash	74
Features and Controls	75
Keys	76
Door Locks	78
Remote Keyless Entry	80
Theft	84
PASS Key II	85
New Vehicle “Break-In”	87
Ignition Positions	87
Starting Your Engine	88
Engine Coolant Heater	89
Automatic Transaxle Operation	90
Parking Brake	94
Shifting Into PARK	95
Shifting Out of PARK	98
Parking Over Things That Burn	99
Engine Exhaust	99
Running Your Engine While You’re Parked	100
Windows	101
Horn	101
Tilt Steering Wheel	102
Turn Signal Multifunction Lever	102
Exterior Lamps	108
Interior Lamps	109
Mirrors	111
Storage Compartments	113
Ashtrays and Lighter	115
Sun Visors	115
Auxiliary Power Connection	116
Sunroof	117
Instrument Panel -- Your Information System	118
Instrument Panel Cluster	120
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators	123
ComfortControls and Audio Systems	137
Comfort Controls	138
Air Conditioning	140
Heating	140
Ventilation System	140
Defogging and Defrosting	141
Rear Window Defogger	141
Audio Systems	142
AM-FM Stereo	142
Setting the Clock	142
AM-FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player and Automatic Tone Control	144
AM-FM Stereo with Compact Disc Player Automatic Tone Control	148
Theft-Deterrent Feature	151
Understanding Radio Reception	154
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player	155
Care of Your Compact Discs	156
Fixed Mast Antenna	156
Your Driving and the Road	157
Defensive Driving	158
Drunken Driving	159
Control of a Vehicle	162
Braking	162
Steering	166
Off-Road Recovery	168
Passing	169
Loss of Control	170
Driving at Night	171
Driving in Rain and on Wet Roads	173
City Driving	176
Freeway Driving	177
Before Leaving on a Long Trip	178
Highway Hypnosis	179
Hill and Mountain Roads	179
Winter Driving	181
Loading Your Vehicle	185
Towing a Trailer	187
Problems on the Road	195
Hazards Warning Flashers	196
Jump Starting	197
Towing Your Vehicle	202
Engine Overheating	207
Cooling System	209
If a Tire Goes Flat	218
Changing a Flat Tire	218
Compact Spare Tire	229
If You’re Stuck: In Sand, Mud, Ice or Snow	230
Service and Appearance Care	233
Service	234
Fuel	235
Fuels in Foreign Countries	236
Filling Your Tank	237
Checking Things Under the Hood	239
Engine Oil	243
Air Cleaner	249
Automatic Transaxle Fluid	250
Engine Coolant	254
Power Steering Fluid	258
Windshield Washer Fluid	259
Brakes	260
Battery	263
Bulb Replacement	264
Halogen Bulbs	264
Windshield Wiper Blade Replacement	271
Tires	271
Appearance Care	279
Cleaning the Inside of Your Chevrolet	279
Cleaning the Built-In Child Restraint	282
Care of Safety Belts and Built-in Child Restraint Harness	283
Cleaning Glass Surfaces	283
Cleaning the Outside of the Windshield and Wiper Blades	284
Cleaning Aluminum Wheels	285
Cleaning Tires	286
Sheet Metal Damage	286
Finish Damage	286
Underbody Maintenance	286
Chemical Paint Spotting	286
Appearance Care Materials Chart	287
Vehicle Identification Number	288
Electrical System	288
Capacities and Specifications	296
Air Conditioning Refrigerants	298
MaintenanceSchedule	301
Introduction	302
Your Vehicle and the Environment	302
How This Section is Organized	303
Part A: Scheduled Maintenance	304
Using Your Maintenance Schedule	304
Selecting the Right Schedule	304
Part B: Owner Checks and Services	337
At Each Fuel Fill	337
At Least Once a Month	337
At Least Twice a Year	338
At Least Once a Year	338
Part C: Periodic Maintenance Inspections	341
Steering, Suspension and Front Drive Axle Boot and Seal Inspection	341
Exhaust System Inspection	341
Radiator and Heater Hose Inspection	341
Throttle Linkage Inspection	341
Brake System Inspection	341
Part D: Recommended Fluids and Lubricants	342
Part E: Maintenance Record	344
Customer Assistance Information	349
Customer Satisfaction Procedure	350
Customer Assistance for Text Telephone (TTY) Users	352
Chevrolet/Geo Roadside Assistance Program	353
Canadian Roadside Assistance	355
Courtesy Transportation	356
GM Participation in an Alternative Dispute Resolution Program	357
Warranty Information	358
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT	358
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS TO THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT	359
REPORTING SAFETY TO GENERAL MOTORS	359
Owner Publications in Canada	359

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Ashtrays and

Lighter

The center front ashtray

may

be on the

instrument

panel

or on the console.

remove

the

instrument

panel

ashtray,

open it, push

down on the

locking

tab and pull

out the

ashtray.

For the

console

ashtray,

open

the lid and lift

out

the

ashtray

using

the

snuffer.

Your vehicle

mayhave

rear

ashtray. It is located

within

small

door

at the

rear

your

console

or rear of

your

front

seat

storage

armrest.

Push

the

right

side

of the

door.

The

ashtray

will

then

rotate

the

right

for usage.

You can

only

access

the

ashtray

pushing

the

door's

right

side.

remove

the

ashtray,

push

down

the

snuffer

located

the

middle

the

ashtray

and

lift

out.

NOTICE:

Don't

hold a cigarette lighter

with

your

hand

while it is

heating.

you

do,it won't

be able to

back

away

from

the heating

element

when

it's

ready. That can

make

it overheat,

damaging

the

lighter and the heating

element.

Sun

Visors

block out glare,

you

can

swing

down

the

visors.

You

can also move

them from side

side.

Visor Vanity Mirrors

NOTICE:

Don't put papers and other things that

burn

into

your ashtrays.

you

do,

cigarettes or other

smoking materials could

set

them

fire,

causing

damage.

use the lighter, just push

all

the way and

let

go.

When

it's

ready,

will

pop

back

itself.

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