Owner's Manual
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... when to perform vehicle maintenance and whatfluids and lubricants to use. 8-1 9-1 Customer Assistance Information This section tells you how to use it to quickly find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions. 5-1 Problems on page 8- 10. Index Here's an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. The 1998 Chevrolet Express Owner's Manual 1-1 Seats and Restraint...
... when to perform vehicle maintenance and whatfluids and lubricants to use. 8-1 9-1 Customer Assistance Information This section tells you how to use it to quickly find helpful information and tips about the road and how to drive under different conditions. 5-1 Problems on page 8- 10. Index Here's an alphabetical listing of almost every subject in this manual. The 1998 Chevrolet Express Owner's Manual 1-1 Seats and Restraint...
Owner's Manual
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... air bag controller can avoid needless repair costs by turning off the vehicle immediately. 10 key For up to tow it 's exposed to minutes after the ignition is turned off and the battery disconnected,an air is bag canstill inflate during improper service. Avoid wires wrapped with yellow tape or yellow connectors. Your dealer and theGM Service Manual have to replace the air bags as well as water...
... air bag controller can avoid needless repair costs by turning off the vehicle immediately. 10 key For up to tow it 's exposed to minutes after the ignition is turned off and the battery disconnected,an air is bag canstill inflate during improper service. Avoid wires wrapped with yellow tape or yellow connectors. Your dealer and theGM Service Manual have to replace the air bags as well as water...
Owner's Manual
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... Cargo Vans and Cab andChassis Models) Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are important, so if either one of restraint would be sure to the inflating air passenger's bag. This is because the back the rear-facingchild ...vehicle -- it is in the front passenger seat. Wherever you put your vehicle has a front passenger air bag, never put a rear-facing child restraint in it , be very close to secure the child restraint properly. Both theowner's manual and the child restraint instructions are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat.We at General Motors...
... Cargo Vans and Cab andChassis Models) Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are important, so if either one of restraint would be sure to the inflating air passenger's bag. This is because the back the rear-facingchild ...vehicle -- it is in the front passenger seat. Wherever you put your vehicle has a front passenger air bag, never put a rear-facing child restraint in it , be very close to secure the child restraint properly. Both theowner's manual and the child restraint instructions are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat.We at General Motors...
Owner's Manual
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... Keys Door Locks Keyless Entry System (If Equipped) Your Doors and How They Work Theft Passlock@ New Vehicle "Break-In" Ignition Positions Starting Your Gasoline Engine Engine Coolant Heater (If Equipped) Automatic Transmission Operation Parking Brake Shifting Into PARK (P) Shifting Out of PARK (P) Parking Over Things That Burn Engine Exhaust 2-30 2-30 2-3 1 2-33 2-34 2-34 2-40 2-43 2-45 2-48 2-48 2-49 2-50 2-5 1 2-53 Running Your Engine While You're Parked Locking Rear Axle (If Equipped) Windows Horn Tilt Wheel (Option) Turn SignalMultifunction Lever Exterior Lamps Interior Lamps Mirrors...
... Keys Door Locks Keyless Entry System (If Equipped) Your Doors and How They Work Theft Passlock@ New Vehicle "Break-In" Ignition Positions Starting Your Gasoline Engine Engine Coolant Heater (If Equipped) Automatic Transmission Operation Parking Brake Shifting Into PARK (P) Shifting Out of PARK (P) Parking Over Things That Burn Engine Exhaust 2-30 2-30 2-3 1 2-33 2-34 2-34 2-40 2-43 2-45 2-48 2-48 2-49 2-50 2-5 1 2-53 Running Your Engine While You're Parked Locking Rear Axle (If Equipped) Windows Horn Tilt Wheel (Option) Turn SignalMultifunction Lever Exterior Lamps Interior Lamps Mirrors...
Owner's Manual
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... radio, power windows and the windshield wipers when the engine is off. Hard stops with new linings can mean premature wear and earlier replacement. Don't tow a trailer during break-in the Index for the first miles (805 km). Ignition Positions Your key lets you turn it was before you inserted the key. 2-17 Avoid making hard stops for thefirst 500 miles (805 km). Your steering wheel will perform...
... radio, power windows and the windshield wipers when the engine is off. Hard stops with new linings can mean premature wear and earlier replacement. Don't tow a trailer during break-in the Index for the first miles (805 km). Ignition Positions Your key lets you turn it was before you inserted the key. 2-17 Avoid making hard stops for thefirst 500 miles (805 km). Your steering wheel will perform...
Owner's Manual
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... it offers more power and lower fuel economy than DRIVE (D). If you need to, a lower gear) when towing a trailer to the rear wheels when you more power for normal driving. SECOND (2): This position gives you are trying to start your transmission. You may use SECOND (2) on slippery road surfaces. DRIVE (D): This position is firmly on steep hills. It can help control your speed as you manually select on very...
... it offers more power and lower fuel economy than DRIVE (D). If you need to, a lower gear) when towing a trailer to the rear wheels when you more power for normal driving. SECOND (2): This position gives you are trying to start your transmission. You may use SECOND (2) on slippery road surfaces. DRIVE (D): This position is firmly on steep hills. It can help control your speed as you manually select on very...
Owner's Manual
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... down . This could damage your left foot. Push down the parking brake pedal with your brakes or shift into PARK (P) to drive. Use your right foot. Parking Brake To set the parking brake, hold the regular brake pedal down with your transmission. You could overheat and damage the transmission. Pull the handle, locatedjust above the parking brake pedal, marked BRAKE RELEASE to release the parking brake. go I f the ignition is on . 2-24
... down . This could damage your left foot. Push down the parking brake pedal with your brakes or shift into PARK (P) to drive. Use your right foot. Parking Brake To set the parking brake, hold the regular brake pedal down with your transmission. You could overheat and damage the transmission. Pull the handle, locatedjust above the parking brake pedal, marked BRAKE RELEASE to release the parking brake. go I f the ignition is on . 2-24
Owner's Manual
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.... The express-down feature that allows the window to the RUN position. Push the rear of the switch with thepower window symbol on each doorto raise or lower your side door windows. The driver's window switch also has an express-down mode can be cancelled at desired position. The driver's door has a switch for onesecond to lower the window. Your power windows will work when the ignition hasbeen turned to lower without holding the switch. To...
.... The express-down feature that allows the window to the RUN position. Push the rear of the switch with thepower window symbol on each doorto raise or lower your side door windows. The driver's window switch also has an express-down mode can be cancelled at desired position. The driver's door has a switch for onesecond to lower the window. Your power windows will work when the ignition hasbeen turned to lower without holding the switch. To...
Owner's Manual
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... have conditioning, your air heater controls will allow you .Your comfort control system uses ozone-friendly R- 134a refrigerant. Your vehicle also has a flow-through the heater HEAT This ' floor vents. The knob has four speed positions. air. e +setting directs air through ventilation system described later in your van. With these systems, you of relative temperature the air flowing into the passenger area of your vehicle. fan off...
... have conditioning, your air heater controls will allow you .Your comfort control system uses ozone-friendly R- 134a refrigerant. Your vehicle also has a flow-through the heater HEAT This ' floor vents. The knob has four speed positions. air. e +setting directs air through ventilation system described later in your van. With these systems, you of relative temperature the air flowing into the passenger area of your vehicle. fan off...
Owner's Manual
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... relative temperature of the air flowing into the passenger area of the heating system control panel controls the fan speed. The knob has four speed positions. To turn the on the left side of your vehicle's fuel economy. Move the knob toward the red area forwarmer air. DEFROST This setting directs air through the windshield defroster vents. Fan Knob The knob on fan off, move the knob...
... relative temperature of the air flowing into the passenger area of the heating system control panel controls the fan speed. The knob has four speed positions. To turn the on the left side of your vehicle's fuel economy. Move the knob toward the red area forwarmer air. DEFROST This setting directs air through the windshield defroster vents. Fan Knob The knob on fan off, move the knob...
Owner's Manual
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... speed, turn the fan control knobon the left for heating.The control knob can be system combination, controls provided to regulate the are If your vehicle has a rear air conditioning and rear heater and the floor vents for floor Rear Passenger Control The rear control worksjust like the front control. Rear Air Conditioning and Rear Heater Front Passenger Control To adjust the air temperature, turn theknob toward the blue area. To regulate the airflow location, adjust the center knob on the control panel. For warmer air, turn...
... speed, turn the fan control knobon the left for heating.The control knob can be system combination, controls provided to regulate the are If your vehicle has a rear air conditioning and rear heater and the floor vents for floor Rear Passenger Control The rear control worksjust like the front control. Rear Air Conditioning and Rear Heater Front Passenger Control To adjust the air temperature, turn theknob toward the blue area. To regulate the airflow location, adjust the center knob on the control panel. For warmer air, turn...
Owner's Manual
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... instrument panel. 3-6 Outside air will work at its best. When the air conditioning, DEFROST or BLEND is designed cycle the compressor to on LO may noticea slight increase or decrease in engine speed, due to circulate throughout your vehicle. This helps air to compressor operation. Your vehicle has air vents in the center and the sides on , you enter a vehicle in cold weather, turn the blower fan to circulate. The heater...
... instrument panel. 3-6 Outside air will work at its best. When the air conditioning, DEFROST or BLEND is designed cycle the compressor to on LO may noticea slight increase or decrease in engine speed, due to circulate throughout your vehicle. This helps air to compressor operation. Your vehicle has air vents in the center and the sides on , you enter a vehicle in cold weather, turn the blower fan to circulate. The heater...
Owner's Manual
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... you can drive. See "Driving on Grades" in a traffic jam, shift to NEUTRAL (N); If the warning contikties, pull over,stop, and park your heater to full hot at the highest fan speed and open the window as fast asnormal idle speed. Now see orhear no longer have the overheat warning, you get service help right away. 1. But then, ifyou still have an air conditioner, turn ofSthe engine and...
... you can drive. See "Driving on Grades" in a traffic jam, shift to NEUTRAL (N); If the warning contikties, pull over,stop, and park your heater to full hot at the highest fan speed and open the window as fast asnormal idle speed. Now see orhear no longer have the overheat warning, you get service help right away. 1. But then, ifyou still have an air conditioner, turn ofSthe engine and...
Owner's Manual
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...25 6-26 6-27 6-3 1 Service Fuel (Gasoline Engine) Fuels in Foreign Countries (Gasoline Engines) Filling Your Tank (Gasoline Engine) Filling a Portable Fuel Container Checking Things Under the Hood Noise Control System Engine Oil (Gasoline Engine) Air Cleaner (Gasoline Engines) Automatic Transmission Fluid Rear Axle Engine Coolant Radiator Pressure Cap Thermostat Power Steering Fluid Windshield WasherFluid Brakes Battery 6-32 6-32 6-40 6-4 1 6-5 1 6-5 1 6-55 6-56 6-57 6-57 6-57 6-59 6-60 6-6 1 6-66 6-67 6- 69 Bulb Replacement Halogen Bulbs Windshield WiperBlade Replacement Tires Appearance Care...
...25 6-26 6-27 6-3 1 Service Fuel (Gasoline Engine) Fuels in Foreign Countries (Gasoline Engines) Filling Your Tank (Gasoline Engine) Filling a Portable Fuel Container Checking Things Under the Hood Noise Control System Engine Oil (Gasoline Engine) Air Cleaner (Gasoline Engines) Automatic Transmission Fluid Rear Axle Engine Coolant Radiator Pressure Cap Thermostat Power Steering Fluid Windshield WasherFluid Brakes Battery 6-32 6-32 6-40 6-4 1 6-5 1 6-5 1 6-55 6-56 6-57 6-57 6-57 6-59 6-60 6-6 1 6-66 6-67 6- 69 Bulb Replacement Halogen Bulbs Windshield WiperBlade Replacement Tires Appearance Care...
Owner's Manual
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... exceed manufacturer specifications. Insulation: Removal of more than for the purpose of design incorporated into any person. The Maintenance Schedule provides information on the hood prop. If your vehicle has a 7.4 liter engine and air conditioning, your Warranty booklet. The noise control system warranty is in your vehicle will have aauxiliary engine fanin addition to compliance with Federal noise emission standards for vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of...
... exceed manufacturer specifications. Insulation: Removal of more than for the purpose of design incorporated into any person. The Maintenance Schedule provides information on the hood prop. If your vehicle has a 7.4 liter engine and air conditioning, your Warranty booklet. The noise control system warranty is in your vehicle will have aauxiliary engine fanin addition to compliance with Federal noise emission standards for vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of...
Owner's Manual
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..., Ignition Switch Instrument Panel Fuse Block Instrument Panel Fuse Block, Headlamp Switch Rear Auxiliary Blower Motor Relays Heated 0 2 Sensors, Mass Air Flow Sensor, EGR ValveSolenoid, Evap Canister Purge Valve, Crankshaft Position Sensor, Secondary Air Injection Relay (Diesel), Water in Fuel Sensor (Diesel), Fuel Heater (Diesel), Glowplug Relay (Diesel), Wastegate Solenoid (Diesel) Air Conditioning Clutch Relay Spare Fuses Upfitter Provisions Upfitter Provisions Right-hand Headlamp (Export only) U AIC SPARE NAME BLOWER ABS CIRCUITS PROTECTED Front Blower Motor Electronic Brake Control...
..., Ignition Switch Instrument Panel Fuse Block Instrument Panel Fuse Block, Headlamp Switch Rear Auxiliary Blower Motor Relays Heated 0 2 Sensors, Mass Air Flow Sensor, EGR ValveSolenoid, Evap Canister Purge Valve, Crankshaft Position Sensor, Secondary Air Injection Relay (Diesel), Water in Fuel Sensor (Diesel), Fuel Heater (Diesel), Glowplug Relay (Diesel), Wastegate Solenoid (Diesel) Air Conditioning Clutch Relay Spare Fuses Upfitter Provisions Upfitter Provisions Right-hand Headlamp (Export only) U AIC SPARE NAME BLOWER ABS CIRCUITS PROTECTED Front Blower Motor Electronic Brake Control...
Owner's Manual
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... 000 km): Fuel Filter Replacement. Air Cleaner Filter Replacement. I Long Tripmighway Intervals -- Automatic Transmission Service (normal conditions). Spark Plug Replacement. Drive Axle Service. Gasoline Engines Every 60,000 Miles (100 000 km): Engine Accessory Drive Belt Inspection. Every 150,000 Miles (240 km): Cooling System 000 Service (or every 60 months, whichever occursfirst). Maintenance Schedule Long Tripmighway Intervals -- Gasoline Engines Every 7,500 Miles (12 500 km): Engine Oil and Filter Change (or every 12 months, whichever occurs first). Fuel Tank, Cap and...
... 000 km): Fuel Filter Replacement. Air Cleaner Filter Replacement. I Long Tripmighway Intervals -- Automatic Transmission Service (normal conditions). Spark Plug Replacement. Drive Axle Service. Gasoline Engines Every 60,000 Miles (100 000 km): Engine Accessory Drive Belt Inspection. Every 150,000 Miles (240 km): Cooling System 000 Service (or every 60 months, whichever occursfirst). Maintenance Schedule Long Tripmighway Intervals -- Gasoline Engines Every 7,500 Miles (12 500 km): Engine Oil and Filter Change (or every 12 months, whichever occurs first). Fuel Tank, Cap and...
Owner's Manual
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... taxi, police or delivery service. 0 If you haven't used yourvehicle under severe service conditions listed previously and, therefore, haven't changed yourautomatic transmission fluid, change both the fluid and filter. 0 Inspect Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) valve. Gasoline Engines I [ Pressure test the cooling system and pressure cap. An Emission Control Service. Inspect hoses. In hilly or mountainous terrain. - Long Tripmighway Maintenance Schedule -- or if the vehicle is over 8600 lbs. When doing frequent trailer towing. -
... taxi, police or delivery service. 0 If you haven't used yourvehicle under severe service conditions listed previously and, therefore, haven't changed yourautomatic transmission fluid, change both the fluid and filter. 0 Inspect Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) valve. Gasoline Engines I [ Pressure test the cooling system and pressure cap. An Emission Control Service. Inspect hoses. In hilly or mountainous terrain. - Long Tripmighway Maintenance Schedule -- or if the vehicle is over 8600 lbs. When doing frequent trailer towing. -
Owner's Manual
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... diagnosis and service your check, money order, and or creditcard information to Helm, Incorporated (address below.) CURRENT PUBLICATIONS FOR 1998 CHEVROLET SERVICE MANUALS OWNER'S INFORMATION Service Manuals have the diagnosis and repair information Owner publications are available for Owners and intended to knowledgeably service General Motors cars and trucks. specify year and model name the vehicle. RETAIL SELL PRICE: $1 5.00 Without Portfolio: Owner's Manual only. The owner's manual include the Maintenance will electrical, steering, body, etc.
... diagnosis and service your check, money order, and or creditcard information to Helm, Incorporated (address below.) CURRENT PUBLICATIONS FOR 1998 CHEVROLET SERVICE MANUALS OWNER'S INFORMATION Service Manuals have the diagnosis and repair information Owner publications are available for Owners and intended to knowledgeably service General Motors cars and trucks. specify year and model name the vehicle. RETAIL SELL PRICE: $1 5.00 Without Portfolio: Owner's Manual only. The owner's manual include the Maintenance will electrical, steering, body, etc.
Owner's Manual
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..., 4-7 2-56 Brake System Warning ...ChargingSystem ...2-54 2-62 CheckGages ...Daytime Running Lamps Indicator ...2-62 Exterior ...2-40 2-43 Interior ...1- 12, 2-53 Safety Belt Reminder ...2-61 Security ...Service Engine Soon ...2-58 4-27 Loading YourVehicle ...Locks ...2-4 2-4 Door ...Ignition Transmission Check ...7-41 PowerDoor ...2-5 2-5 RearDoorSecurity ...Sliding Door Child Security...2-6 LossofControl ...4-12 7-44 Lubricants and Fluids ...7-39 Lubrication Service, Body ...Maintenance. Automatic Transmission ...2-22 New Vehicle Break-In ...2-17 4-14 Nightvision ...Noise Control System...
..., 4-7 2-56 Brake System Warning ...ChargingSystem ...2-54 2-62 CheckGages ...Daytime Running Lamps Indicator ...2-62 Exterior ...2-40 2-43 Interior ...1- 12, 2-53 Safety Belt Reminder ...2-61 Security ...Service Engine Soon ...2-58 4-27 Loading YourVehicle ...Locks ...2-4 2-4 Door ...Ignition Transmission Check ...7-41 PowerDoor ...2-5 2-5 RearDoorSecurity ...Sliding Door Child Security...2-6 LossofControl ...4-12 7-44 Lubricants and Fluids ...7-39 Lubrication Service, Body ...Maintenance. Automatic Transmission ...2-22 New Vehicle Break-In ...2-17 4-14 Nightvision ...Noise Control System...