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Defensive Driving The best advice anyone give about driving is: can Drive defensively. Please start with a very important safety device in your Chevrolet: Buckleup. (See "Safety Belts" in the Index.) Defensive driving really means "be ready for anything." On city streets, rural roads freeways, it means or "always expect the unexpected." Assume that pedestrians other driversare going to be or careless and make mistakes. Anticipate what they might do. Be readyfor their mistakes. Rear-end collisionsare about the most preventableof accidents. Yet they are common. Allow enough following distance. It's the best defensive driving maneuver, in both city and rural driving. never You know when the vehicle in front you is going to brake of or turn suddenly. 4-2

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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Defensive

Driving

The best

advice

anyone

can give about

driving

is:

Drive

defensively.

Please

start

with

very

important

safety

device

your

Chevrolet:

Buckle up. (See

“Safety

Belts”

the

Index.)

Defensive

driving

really

means

“be

ready

for

anything.”

city

streets,

rural

roads

or freeways, it means

“always

expect

the

unexpected.”

Assume

that

pedestrians

other

drivers

are

going

careless

and

make

mistakes.

Anticipate

what

they

might

do. Be

ready

for

their

mistakes.

Rear-end

collisions are about the most

preventable

accidents. Yet

they are

common.

Allow

enough

following

distance.

It’s

the

best

defensive

driving

maneuver,

both

city

and

rural

driving.

You never

know

when

the

vehicle

front

you is going

brake

turn

suddenly.

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